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Recipe: Lúcuma coconut mousse v2.0
This is a revamped version of the lúcuma coconut mousse I posted a while ago, this time with the added benefit of the probiotic cultures in CO YO and the collagen in gelatin. Lúcuma coconut mousse v2.0 Yield: 4-6 servings Ingredients Base 1 cup (100g) almond meal 1 tablespoon cocoa powder 50g salted butter 1 tablespoon maple syrup Mousse 1 400g tub plain CO YO 2 tablespoons lúcuma powder 2 teaspoons maple syrup 4 teaspoons cold water 1 teaspoon gelatin (grass-fed recommended) To serve a few squares of dark chocolate (85% recommended) Directions Base Preheat oven to 180°C. Melt the butter and mix with the rest of ingredients. Line a…
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Recipe: Dairy-free mango lassi
Love mango lassi but have a hard time digesting dairy? Fear no more, here’s a friendly recipe for you, featuring CO YO. Dairy-free mango lassi Yield: 2 servings Ingredients 1 250g tub mango CO YO 1 1/2 cups frozen mango 1/2 cup water Directions Process all ingredients in a blender and enjoy.
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Recipe: Two dips with CO YO
As promised, here’s a recipe featuring the wonderful coconut yoghurt CO YO. Serve with cucumber slices, on top of salad greens, or however you prefer. Trout and tuna dips Yield: about 1 cup each Ingredients Trout & beetroot dip 100g beetroot 100g smoked trout fillet 4 tablespoons natural CO YO 1 gherkin, chopped 1 tablespoon gherkin liquid 1 tablespoon minced dill Curried tuna dip 185g can tuna in springwater 8 tablespoons natural CO YO 2 gherkins, chopped 1 teaspoon curry powder 1/2 tablespoon Dijon mustard Directions Trout & beetroot dip Cut beetroot in chunks and steam until soft (20-30 minutes). Mash beetroot and trout with a fork, add the rest…
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Product review: CO YO coconut yoghurt
CO YO, the wonderful company making coconut yoghurt available for those who can’t tolerate dairy (or choose not to have it), has been around for a while but has been recently trying to expand their reach. Their yoghurts are vegan and free of dairy, soy, gluten, lactose, and added sugar. They have quite a few varieties that come in tubs from 250g up to 1k. All flavours contain organic coconut milk (88% in the fruit varieties, 98% in the plain and chocolate), starch (tapioca, pectin), stevia and live vegan cultures including Lactobacillus casei, L. rhamnosus, L. acidophilus, L. bulgaricus, Bif. bifidum, Bif. lactis, and S. Thermophilus. Note: I’m not quite…
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Product review: CO YO (coconut milk yoghurt)
There was a guy called “El tío Johnny” (uncle Johnny) who had a TV show back home when I was a little girl. Towards the end of every episode he drank a tall glass of milk bottoms-up. I always loved milk so it’s not like I needed the encouragement but I’m sure he helped lots of parents to get their children to drink milk. Fast forward a couple of decades, when gastritis came to my life. Dairy became an issue but I didn’t want to quit, so I started using lactose-free dairy products, as suggested by one of the multiple doctors I saw. I learned how most people stop producing…
