Create a Unique Yogurt Flavor with Essential Oils

Plain yogurt tastes great alone, but it is something that you may need to acquire a taste for. If you aren’t used to plain yogurt or would like to give your yogurt a little flavoring while keeping it healthy, try adding a little essential oil and other mix-ins.

You can be as daring as you want with your flavor combinations, but here are some delicious and simple combinations to get you started:
1–2 drops lemon + strawberries or mangoes
1–2 drops orange or tangerine + blackberries (+ coconut, optional)
1–2 drops lime + raspberries
1 drop grapefruit + blueberries or cherries
1–2 toothpicks cardamom + apricots or pistachios (+ coconut, optional)
1–2 toothpicks ginger + peaches + granola

In fact, you don’t even need to add fruit or any other mix-in. Try just a drop or two of an essential oil (suggested oils below), and see what you think!

Flavored Yogurt

Servings: Yield 1 1/4 cups (300 ml) | Time: 5 minutes | Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients:

• 1 cup (240 ml) plain yogurt
• 1 Tbsp. (15 ml) maple syrup or honey, optional
• 1/4 cup desired mix-ins (see lists below for ideas), optional
• Essential oil of choice (see lists below for ideas)

Instructions:

1. Put all ingredients in a food processor, blender, or bowl (using a whisk), and blend until combined.

Flavor Ideas:

Essential Oils: orange (1–2 drops), lemon (1–3 drops), lime (1–2 drops), grapefruit (1 drop), tangerine (1–2 drops), cardamom (1–2 toothpicks), cinnamon (1–2 toothpicks or 1 drop), ginger (1 toothpick), lemongrass (1 toothpick)
Mix-ins: Fruit (strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, mangoes, pineapple, banana, peaches, cherries, etc.), shredded coconut, chocolate chips, peanut butter, nuts, granola, etc.

Flavor Pairings:

Orange essential oil: apricot, blackberries, blueberries, cherries, coconut, chocolate, pineapple, vanilla, almonds
Lemon essential oil: apricot, any berry, cherries, nectarine, peach, pineapple, mango, banana, coconut, granola
Lime essential oil: any berry, cherry, coconut, banana, mango, pineapple, papaya, granola
Grapefruit essential oil: blackberries, blueberries, cherries, coconut, pineapple, banana, mango
Tangerine essential oil: blackberries, blueberries, cherries, coconut, granola
Cardamom essential oil: pistachios, coconut, apricot, blueberries, granola
Cinnamon essential oil: peanut butter, banana, granola, coconut, blackberries, walnuts
Ginger essential oil: banana, blueberries, raspberries, almonds, apricot, chocolate, coconut, hazelnuts, peach, pineapple, tropical fruit, granola
Lemongrass essential oil: cherries, berries, coconut, tropical fruit, vanilla