Two quickish questions!

Chuzzle

Question 1 - How do I make yogurt coated peanuts/dried fruit? Love them but find they are a bit expensive to buy in the shop, so can it be made at home?

Question 2 - What can I replace bananas with in some recipes for a healthy muffin/bar? Basically bananas make me ill so I can't eat them

charliee_3

hiya.. i think that the 'yoghurt' coated fruits are not actually yoghurt coated, i think its some sort of whey/ milk powder mixed with sugar and fat.. have you looked at the ingredients for a clue?

replacement for bananas you can use any fruits or vegetables (maybe not onion or garlic though?!), carrot, courgette, grated apples or pears, dried fruits like apricots, figs, dates, tropical mix.. sultanas, prunes... then add seed mix for extra bite.. yummy!

charliee_3

actually i just found http://www.ehow.com/how_2070900_yogurt-coating.html that looks quite promising...

anguk

I've done a quick search for the ingredients in yoghurt coated peanuts and this is what I've found:

Yoghurt coating (55%) (sugar, vegetable fats, lactose, wheat flour, yoghurt solids, whey powder, dextrose, modified starch, glazing agent shellac, emulsifier: soya lecithin), peanuts (45%).
http://www.goodnessdirect.co.uk/cgi-local/frameset/detail/165489_Goodness_Yogurt_Peanuts_100g.html

Yogurt Flavoured Coating (50%) (Sugar, Vegetable Fat, Whey Powder, Skimmed Milk Solids, Citric Acid, Emulsifier (Soya Lecithin), Flavouring), Roasted Peanuts, Glazing Agent (Shellac, Gum Arabic)
http://www.juliangraves.com/confectionery/yogurt-coated/yogurt-flavour-coated-peanuts-200g.html

westcoastscot

jeez shellac? they aren't even vegetarian.
wonder if I can concoct a dairy free version?

foxgloves

I've been making muffins with chopped pears in. I've used a basic muffin recipe & added 100g of chopped pears, 25 g sultanas, 1 tblsp of orange juice & the grated zest from one orange. There haven't been any complaints and there are none left!

MrsCook_2

crushed pineapple would work, its more or less the same sloppy texture as mushed up banana.

charliee_3

anguk wrote: »

I've done a quick search for the ingredients in yoghurt coated peanuts and this is what I've found:

Yoghurt coating (55%) (sugar, vegetable fats, lactose, wheat flour, yoghurt solids, whey powder, dextrose, modified starch, glazing agent shellac, emulsifier: soya lecithin), peanuts (45%).
http://www.goodnessdirect.co.uk/cgi-local/frameset/detail/165489_Goodness_Yogurt_Peanuts_100g.html

Yogurt Flavoured Coating (50%) (Sugar, Vegetable Fat, Whey Powder, Skimmed Milk Solids, Citric Acid, Emulsifier (Soya Lecithin), Flavouring), Roasted Peanuts, Glazing Agent (Shellac, Gum Arabic)
http://www.juliangraves.com/confectionery/yogurt-coated/yogurt-flavour-coated-peanuts-200g.html

i was pretty close with my guess on the ingredients... sounds delish when you put it like that!?