September 22, 2022

Yogurt with Fresh Figs, Honey, and Pine Nuts

Name: Yogurt with Fresh Figs, Honey, and Pine Nuts
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Ingredients: 1/2 cup yogurt (plain, greek or whatever is your favorite); 2 fresh figs (rinsed, top stems removed and cut in half (if very large, quarter them)); 2 teaspoons honey (your favorite kind, use more or less based on sweetness preference); 1 1/2 teaspoons pine nuts toasted (approx 3 mins); Sprig of mint as garnish (use a few extra leaves and tear on top of yogurt); Few grinds of freshly ground pepper

If you’re looking for an easy but unique yogurt breakfast, this one’s for you! Yogurt with Fresh Figs, Honey, and Pine Nuts is filled with interesting and textured flavors that meld together in each spoonful. It’s the added oomph you need to get your day started on the right note.

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Toasting the Pine Nuts

Place pine nuts in a pan over medium heat.

Cook pine nuts until lightly browned, approx. 3 mins

Toast pine nuts in a small pan over medium heat for approximately 3 minutes until nuts are lightly toasted. Alternatively, toast the nuts in the oven at 350 degrees for 3-5 mins.

Organizing the Ingredients

Organize ingredients – yogurt, fresh figs, toasted pine nuts, honey, and fresh mint.

Yogurt with Fresh Figs, Honey, and Pine Nuts

Place yogurt in a small bowl. Then add the figs, drizzle on the honey, and sprinkle with pine nuts. To complete the bowl, add a sprig of fresh mint and a few grinds of freshly ground black pepper.

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Yogurt with Fresh Figs, Honey, and Pine Nuts

Prep Time5

Total Time5

Course: Breakfast, Brunch, lunch

Cuisine: American, Mediterranean

Keyword: fresh figs, freshly ground pepper, gluten free, honey, mint, pine nuts, yogurt

Servings: 1 serving

Author: GFchow @ gfchow.com

Ingredients

1/2 cup yogurt plain, greek or whatever is your favorite
2 fresh figs rinsed, top stems removed and cut in half (if very large, quarter them)
2 teaspoons honey your favorite kind, use more or less based on sweetness preference
1 1/2 teaspoons pine nuts toasted approx 3 mins
Sprig of mint as garnish use a few extra leaves and tear on top of yogurt
Few grinds of freshly ground pepper

Instructions

Toast pine nuts in a small pan over medium heat for approximately 3 minutes until nuts are lightly toasted. Alternatively, toast the nuts in the oven at 350 degrees for 3-5 mins.
Place yogurt in a small bowl. Then add the figs, drizzle on the honey, and sprinkle with pine nuts. To complete the bowl, add a sprig of fresh mint and a few grinds of freshly ground black pepper.

Notes

If you’re not a fig lover, substitute in your favorite fruit(s).

The freshly ground black pepper and mint really add some oomph to each spoonful of yogurt.

If making this recipe for more than one person, try serving family style and let everyone make his/her own yogurt bowls.

Recipe by me.

If you like this recipe, you may also like these GFchow recipes. Homemade Gluten Free Granola, Fresh Figs with Honey, Goat Cheese, and Cracked Pepper, and Arugula with Figs, Peaches, Goat Cheese crumbles and Granola.

Gluten Free Disclaimer

The recipes you find here are considered by me to be gluten free. However, it is up to you to make sure the ingredients you use are gluten free. Whenever possible, I will list specific brands of ingredients that I use, but always be sure to check the labels yourself to verify the item is gluten free.