Smoked Yogurt Parfait

 
 

Tequila marinated mango and strawberries, Agave and pepitas oat brittle, Calabrian chili, Flowers

Alex Switzer of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN

Yield: 2 plated desserts

Ingredients:

For smoking:

  • 1 cup plain Greek yogurt

  • 1 cup hickory chips

For the crumble:

  • 1/2 cup oats

  • 1/2 cup roasted and salted pepitas

  • 1/2 cup blue agave syrup

For the fruit:

  • 1/2 cup sliced strawberries

  • 1/2 cup diced mango

  • 2 tablespoons tequila

  • 1 teaspoon triple sec

  • Squeeze of 1 lime

To finish:

  • Lime zest

  • Calabrian chili

  • Edible flowers

Method:

  1. Smoke the yogurt: Light the wood chips in a metal container until they have glowing embers. Place your chips and the yogurt in an open container and place both under a large, metal mixing bowl to trap in the smoke. Let sit for two minutes, stir the yogurt, and place under the bowl again with the smoking wood and let sit for two more minutes. You could also do this in the oven instead of using a large bowl as a lid.

  2. Make the crumble: Put all the ingredients in a small pot and put on the stove top over LOW heat. Let the agave reduce and let the oats toast to a nice noisette color.

  3. Marinate the fruit: Put your fruit and the liquor in a non-reactive bowl, give the mixture a gentle stir so as to not break up the fruit, and let sit for at least ten minutes.

  4. To serve: Take a large dollop of your yogurt, spoon it onto the edge of your bowl, and drag the spoon atop the yogurt, creating a pleasant swoosh in your bowl. Add the rest of your yogurt in a dollop on the bottom of the bowl. Spoon your fruit over the yogurt in the bottom of the bowl. Let your crumble cool so it’s safe to handle and spoon that on top of your fruit. Finish with lime zest and flower blossoms, and pinch a small amount of Calabrian chili onto your yogurt for a nice kick.

yogurt, parfait, mango
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Yield: 2
Author: Alex Switzer of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN
Smoked Yogurt Parfait

Smoked Yogurt Parfait

Ingredients

For smoking:
  • 1 cup plain Greek yogurt
  • 1 cup hickory chips
For the crumble:
  • 1/2 cup oats
  • 1/2 cup roasted and salted pepitas
  • 1/2 cup blue agave syrup
For the fruit:
  • 1/2 cup sliced strawberries
  • 1/2 cup diced mango
  • 2 tablespoons tequila
  • 1 teaspoon triple sec
  • Squeeze of 1 lime
To finish:
  • Lime zest
  • Calabrian chili
  • Edible flowers

Instructions

  1. Smoke the yogurt: Light the wood chips in a metal container until they have glowing embers. Place your chips and the yogurt in an open container and place both under a large, metal mixing bowl to trap in the smoke. Let sit for two minutes, stir the yogurt, and place under the bowl again with the smoking wood and let sit for two more minutes. You could also do this in the oven instead of using a large bowl as a lid.
  2. Make the crumble: Put all the ingredients in a small pot and put on the stove top over LOW heat. Let the agave reduce and let the oats toast to a nice noisette color.
  3. Marinate the fruit: Put your fruit and the liquor in a non-reactive bowl, give the mixture a gentle stir so as to not break up the fruit, and let sit for at least ten minutes.
  4. To serve: Take a large dollop of your yogurt, spoon it onto the edge of your bowl, and drag the spoon atop the yogurt, creating a pleasant swoosh in your bowl. Add the rest of your yogurt in a dollop on the bottom of the bowl. Spoon your fruit over the yogurt in the bottom of the bowl. Let your crumble cool so it’s safe to handle and spoon that on top of your fruit. Finish with lime zest and flower blossoms, and pinch a small amount of Calabrian chili onto your yogurt for a nice kick.

Notes

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