Strained Yogurt
I've been wanting to make labneh for a while now. Labneh is strained yogurt, also known as yogurt cheese. The title is a little misleading, because when most people think cheese, they think curds and chunks and crumbles. My labneh came out about as thick as sour cream, which is hella exciting. It still has the sourness of yogurt, so I might go as far as to say it's halfway between sour cream and cream cheese.
That being said, I was thinking on what to do with it. I added a little salt, but then I remembered that I had a packet of Hidden Valley Ranch seasoning in my cupboard that I was originally going to use for a crockpot recipe I didn't go through with. So I stuck it in, gave it a stir, added some garlic juice, and omg. So tasty!
I did the math using a few sources on line, and I discovered that the calories per cup with the strain/reduce has 87% less calories. That means my yogurt has gone from 120 calories per cup to 105 calories per cup, which is 13 calories per fluid ounce, or 2 tablespoons. Two tablespoons of sour cream is 60 calories.
47 calories less and just as freaking tasty? Sign me up. I want to go buy pita chips and nom now.
That being said, I was thinking on what to do with it. I added a little salt, but then I remembered that I had a packet of Hidden Valley Ranch seasoning in my cupboard that I was originally going to use for a crockpot recipe I didn't go through with. So I stuck it in, gave it a stir, added some garlic juice, and omg. So tasty!
I did the math using a few sources on line, and I discovered that the calories per cup with the strain/reduce has 87% less calories. That means my yogurt has gone from 120 calories per cup to 105 calories per cup, which is 13 calories per fluid ounce, or 2 tablespoons. Two tablespoons of sour cream is 60 calories.
47 calories less and just as freaking tasty? Sign me up. I want to go buy pita chips and nom now.
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