Greek Yogurt with Oreos: Sweet and Creamy High Protein Snack
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If you’re a yogurt-maker like me, you always look for new ways to eat your yogurt. This recipe for Greek Yogurt with Oreos veers toward sweet and decadent but boasts a higher protein content than most snacks.
You can buy Cookies and Cream Greek Yogurt in the grocery store, but I wanted to make it myself with my own homemade yogurt.
My first attempts weren’t so good. The tanginess of yogurt didn’t seem to dance well with the sweetness and crunchiness of Oreo cookies (paid link).
I finally figured it out.
It’s absolutely addicting. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.
What Makes This Recipe Unique
I discovered the best way is to stir a tablespoon of Cookies and Cream Frosting into 6 ounces of sweetened unflavored or vanilla-flavored Greek yogurt.
This method works better than crumbling a cookie into the yogurt.
Maybe it’s the added sugar and butter in the frosting. Or maybe it’s because the crumbled cookies become slightly soft after marinating in all that butter and sugar.
Speaking of marinating, I like to make the frosting ahead of time. A couple of hours in the fridge will help to soften the cookies.
Either way, yogurt done this way is always a good idea. It fully satisfies the Cookies and Cream ice cream cravings that so often taunt me.
Ingredients and Substitutions
- POWDERED SUGAR: (AKA Confectioners’ Sugar or Icing Sugar) The first four ingredients are part of a mixture that contains the Oreos. In my opinion, this is infinitely better than simply chopping up Oreos and adding them to the yogurt.
- BUTTER: Use salted or unsalted butter. Soften it first.
- HALF & HALF or HEAVY CREAM: Milk could be substituted, but the finished product won’t be as decadent.
- OREOS: The Oreo brand of chocolate sandwich cookies is my favorite, but use any brand you like. In fact, no law says you have to stick with chocolate. Experiment and have fun with other flavors. I think lemon sandwich cookies would be particularly tasty.
- GREEK YOGURT: Greek yogurt is the source of the protein. Icelandic yogurt will provide even more. Regular yogurt does not have as much protein as either of these.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. You can make this decadent treat up to 10 days (depending on how fresh your yogurt is to start with) ahead of time. Store in the fridge.
(Not to be confused with Oreo cookie frozen yogurt. That’s a different animal.)
No. It changes the consistency, and the yogurt will separate when it’s thawed.
However, you can freeze the Cookies and Cream Frosting.
If you are going to the trouble to make the frosting and you’ve got the cookies, you might as well double the batch and double your pleasure.
Try frosting a pan of microwave brownies. Yum! A layer of chocolate ganache over the top will make the most fabulous Cookies and Cream Brownies you’ve ever tasted.
Spread over a pan of Chocolate Cinnamon Rolls. I know, it’s decadent!!
Use it to frost vanilla or chocolate cupcakes.
Do you need me to go on? I think you get the idea.
Yes. Buy unflavored Greek yogurt or vanilla-flavored yogurt from the store.
But while you’re here, can I convince you to try making yogurt yourself if you like to have fun in your kitchen?
You can get more details about making Greek yogurt on this website, as well as information and encouragement to help you if and when things don’t go right.
Help at Your Fingertips: For questions or suggestions, email Paula at saladinajar.com. If you need help, I’m happy to troubleshoot via email (faster than leaving a comment). Attach pictures and as many details as possible for the best advice.
Greek Yogurt with Oreos
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Ingredients
- 1 cup (120 g) powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons butter, softened
- 1-2 tablespoons half & half or heavy cream plus a little extra if necessary to make it smooth
- 7 (84 g) crushed Oreo sandwich cookies
- 40 oz (1134 g) unflavored 2% Greek yogurt
Instructions
- Combine the first three ingredients to make Cookies and Cream Frosting. Stir together until smooth.
- Stir in crushed cookies.
- Chill for a least a couple of hours so the cookies will soften a bit.
- Add 1 tablespoon of frosting to 5 ounces of Greek yogurt.
- Stir well. Garnish with more chopped Oreos if desired.
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As a retired home economist, I created Saladinajar.com to share my belief that you don’t have to be a chef to find joy in creating homemade food worth sharing. Bread machines (used in an unconventional way), homemade yogurt, and quick microwave recipes are my specialty.