My favorite snack is a scoop of plain Greek yogurt with some marionberry freezer jam on top. The other day it really reminded me of cheesecake. Of course, Greek yogurt is not cheesecake! But the combination of flavors and textures took me in that direction.
Rather than mixing it all up the way the pre-mixed fruit yogurts are made, I just put the jam on top of the yogurt, and approached it like cheesecake. Maybe I should've tried it with a graham cracker crust, but most of the time I've just sprinkled some walnuts on top. The other day I'd run out of walnuts, so I used pine nuts instead. I was surprised by how good it was.
Am I just pretending to believe something that will never be true: the zany idea that Greek yogurt is a perfectly satisfying substitute for cheesecake? For me, this delicious, healthy snack pushes all the same buttons. That must be why Greek yogurt ends up in my shopping basket, and I couldn't tell you the last time I had cheesecake.
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