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Yogurt with Fruit

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We consume and extraordinary amount of yogurt in our household. We have it for breakfast with fruit or granola or in smoothies, I spoon it over curries and spicy dishes, I mix it with equal parts of lighter-than-light mayo for a low calorie salad dressing/dip, I make cakes with it.

In the autumn of 2015 I had the pleasure of trying out the Hansells Yogurt Starter Kit. They’d sent me one of their starter kits and a selection of different yogurts to try out with it.

I admit I was skeptical.

Yogurt with Fruit

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I’ve been making my own homemade plain natural yogurt for over ten years in one litre batches with an electronic Lakeland yogurt maker. It was really simple – 4 tbsp skimmed milk powder stirred into one litre of UHT supermarket brand full fat milk and one heaped tablespoonful of [a popular UK organic brand] plain natural yogurt as a starter. I could then take one tablespoon from each fresh batch to start off the next lot of yogurt, and repeat for five or six batches. Six litres of plain natural yogurt would cost me about £5. It was fantastic.

Until something changed. The yogurt no longer turned out the way it was supposed to. It was thin and curdled and not like yogurt was supposed to be at all. I suspect the brand of yogurt I was using no longer had as many active cultures in it. After spending such a long time trying to find a decent replacement brand I stopped making my own yogurt and we had to start buying shop bought again.

Yogurt with Fruit

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Until Hansells sent me their yogurt starter kit.

I mind trying another brand starter kit many, many years ago, but the sachets were full of thickeners and sweeteners and the texture was all wrong. Thickeners do not belong in yogurt! So yes, I was skeptical. What exactly was in these sachets of yogurt from Hansells?

The answer? Whole milk powder, four active cultures and two probiotics! No rubbish! Even the flavoured yogurts just have a bit of sugar, some natural flavouring and natural colouring (like beet red).

And they taste fantastic!

Yogurt with Honey

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They’re so simple to make too. Simply fill the provided 1 kg container half full to the first with cold water from the tap, add the contents of your chosen sachet, pop the lid on and shake, shake, shake (doing a little dance in your kitchen, of course!), fill to the top line, shake again, open the lid slightly to release excess air, and close again. Boil your kettle, fill the yogurt maker to the right line for your climate (we’re in a cold climate so I have to fill it to the top line), pop the tub in, affix the lid and leave for 8-10 hours or overnight and presto – gorgeous, thick, creamy and delicious yogurt!

Each 1 kg batch will keep for 2 weeks in the refrigerator, so you can always have yogurt on hand when needed.

I’m a Hansells convert now. My old Lakeland electric yogurt maker has been given away and there’s always a batch of Hansells yogurt in my fridge now.

Hansells Yogurt Starter Kit

The Hansells Yogurt Starter Kit retails for £22.60, but it’s currently on offer from Hansells directly (and Amazon) for only £14, and this includes the yogurt maker, a 1 kg container, 2 x 500 gram containers and six varieties of yogurt to try. You can then buy replacement sachets for between £10-£13 for six – working out to be from £0.83 to £1.13 for 500 grams.

GIVEAWAY

Hansells have very kindly offered the chance for one of my UK readers to win one of their Hansells Yogurt Starter Kits worth £22.60. Simply fill out the Rafflecopter entry form below!

HOW TO ENTER

For your chance to win a Hansells Yogurt Starter Kit worth £22.60, enter using the Rafflecopter form below. Come back and tweet about the giveaway every day for more chances to win!

TERMS & CONDITIONS

This giveaway is open to UK entries only. Entrants must be age 18 or over. The winners will need to respond within 30 days of being contacted; failure to do this may result in another winner being selected.

The prize is offered and provided by Hansells. The prize is to win Hansells Yogurt Starter Kit worth £22.60. There is no cash alternative and the prize is not transferable.

There is no entry fee and no purchase is necessary to enter this giveaway. The promoter (Elizabeth’s Kitchen Diary) reserves the right to cancel or amend the giveaway and these terms and conditions without notice.

Entry into our giveaways will be deemed as acceptance of these terms and conditions.

If you need some help using Rafflecopter, here’s a quick clip to show you how. Rafflecopter will pick the winners at random from all the entries received. I will be verifying entries and any automated entries or those who have claimed they have made the mandatory blog post comment and really haven’t will be disqualified. It’s mandatory!

Closing date is midnight (that’s 00:00 hours, 12 am on Friday night/Saturday morning) on Saturday 30 January 2016 (GMT) and the winner will be announced shortly afterwards.

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Comments

  35. maggie riordan says

    January 29, 2016 at 12:53 pm

    i LOVE PLAIN YOGURT AND RUNNY HONEY, BUT ALSO COFFEE YOGURT USING A FEW DROPS OF CAMP COFFEE AND SOME SPLENDA SWEETENER

    Reply

  40. Hayley Todd says

    January 29, 2016 at 9:42 am

    I love eating yoghurt just as it is! There is nothing nicer than fresh made yoghurt! I also like to mix it with various nuts, granola and oat flakes as a yummy mid-morning snack!

    Reply

  41. jo liddement says

    January 29, 2016 at 9:39 am

    I enjoy making a raita with yogurt and adding a splash on top of a chilli is actually very cooling and nice and in the summer I love mixing fruit from the garden mixed with natural yogurt to create my own flavours

    Reply

  42. Catriona Hutchinson says

    January 29, 2016 at 9:29 am

    With EVERYTHING! All meals of the day. Would love to have a crack at making my own as we buy so much.

    Reply

  48. Julie says

    January 28, 2016 at 11:51 pm

    With strawberries and blueberries generously added by myself.

    The Hansels twitter isn’t working from the rafflecopter by the way 🙁

    Reply

  69. Jennifer Rhymer says

    January 28, 2016 at 2:57 pm

    Sometimes for breakfast or sometimes after lunch, just on its own but I love lots of different flavours

    Reply

  73. Victoria Prince says

    January 28, 2016 at 12:39 pm

    Usually just on it’s own, sometimes with fresh fruit – if I do that usually berries and usually raspberries!

    Reply

  83. Patricia Whittaker says

    January 27, 2016 at 10:54 pm

    I love natural yoghurt everyday for breakfast with raspberries and blueberries and the same for pudding.

    Reply

    • Kerry Miller says

      January 27, 2016 at 4:48 pm

      Pressed before I answered lol – I eat mine on it’s own, over fruit, over cereal, mixed with honey or maple syrup

      Reply

  101. Vicky Online says

    January 27, 2016 at 9:23 am

    I had a yoghurt maker about 30 years ago. I bet the technology has moved on a lot since then. It would be cool to find out.

    Reply

  108. Barbara Handley says

    January 26, 2016 at 7:09 pm

    I add it to my breakfast porridge and eat it as a snack mixed with fresh fruit pieces later in the day.

    Reply

  147. Tanya Brannan says

    January 24, 2016 at 1:03 pm

    I very rarely eat yoghurt as a lot of it is too full of rubbish for me. This sounds a great way of doing it, and I certainly am entering the competition! Thank you for the opportunity

    Tx

    Reply

  183. Tori Gabriel says

    January 23, 2016 at 3:37 am

    What a great giveaway. I have never tried making my own yoghurt before. I tend to always go shop bought. I would love to attempt my own as the entire household likes yoghurt.

    I add it to smoothies.

    Reply

  201. Courtney kemal says

    January 22, 2016 at 10:06 pm

    When I’m on a strict diet, I’ll eat my yogurt with juice light fruits like strawberries diced up and throw them in the yogurt, If I feel slightly cheeky, I’ll have granola (so carby so just as a treat) with my yogurt with some fruits on top, or if I feel naughty I’ll raisins (once again, as a treat because they are rather carby) or a banana! 🙂

    I love Yogurt!

    ~~***~~ XOXO ~~***~~ Thanks so much for a chance to win at your generous giveaway!! ~~***~~ XOXO ~~***~~

    Reply

  203. Jo Carroll says

    January 22, 2016 at 9:19 pm

    I started making up my own yoghurts using the excellent Easiyo satchets a few years ago and have yet to come across anything better but I’d love to give hansell’s a go to see how it compares? x

    Reply

  204. Nayna Kanabar says

    January 22, 2016 at 8:58 pm

    I too make my own yoghurt and having the right starter is most importance. This yoghurt maker sounds great but is it powdered milk you are using because I read that you add water to the mix???

    Reply

  227. Sue C says

    January 22, 2016 at 5:57 pm

    I just eat it plain on its own…when I was a kid though, my mum made yoghurt and then we used to have it with brown sugar on top. Yum!

    Reply

  266. Daniella says

    January 22, 2016 at 12:20 pm

    We’re a big fan of Yoghurt in our house. I tend to buy plain or greek yoghurt and put my own chopped fruit into it or chai seeds.

    Reply

  269. Gerri Tennant says

    January 22, 2016 at 11:49 am

    With fresh fruit chopped into it. On cereals. In baked desserts. As a savoury dressing mixed with mint and cucmber or peanut butter. On its own.

    Reply

  273. Romana Richards says

    January 22, 2016 at 11:25 am

    I usually have it over a curry but sometimes I make a green goddess dressing with it to have over lobster or other seafood or I someties spoon a blob of thick set onto a bowl of beetroot and apple soup.

    Reply

  276. Lexy says

    January 22, 2016 at 10:55 am

    What a super offer. This sounds great and would save having to buy a cow for the amount of yogurt our family goes through in a week! Add the yogurt to some whizzed up strawberries, blueberries and protein powder then top with pistachio nuts. Makes a yummy post training snack.

    Reply

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