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Frozen Greek Yogurt Bark with Berries, Pistachios & Cacao Nibs
A slab of vanilla Greek yogurt with a peanut butter ripple, frozen hard, then cracked into shards you eat out of hand like a bar of chocolate. Sliced strawberries and blueberries freeze into it like stained glass; pistachios and cacao nibs give it crunch and a bitter edge. It takes 10 minutes of effort and tastes like a treat because it is one.
Total Time
10 mins + freezing
Frozen Greek Yogurt Bark with Berries, Pistachios & Cacao Nibs
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Frozen Greek Yogurt Bark with Berries, Pistachios & Cacao Nibs
Method: No-Cook·Cuisine: American
Cook Time
None (freezes 4 hrs)
Total Time
10 mins + freezing
Ingredients
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2 1/2 cups plain 2% Greek yogurt
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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Pinch of fine salt
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2 tablespoons natural peanut butter
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1 cup strawberries, hulled and sliced about 1/4 inch thick
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1/2 cup blueberries
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1/3 cup shelled unsalted pistachios, roughly chopped
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2 tablespoons cacao nibs (or finely chopped 85% dark chocolate)
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Optional: flaky salt for the top
Instructions
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1
Line a rimmed baking sheet (about 9 by 13 inches) with parchment, leaving a little overhang on two sides so you can lift the bark out later.
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2
Stir the yogurt, vanilla, and pinch of salt together in a bowl until smooth. Spread it over the parchment in an even layer about 1/2 inch thick — thinner than that and the pieces snap too small; thicker and they're hard to bite.
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3
Warm the peanut butter in the microwave for 15 to 20 seconds, until it's loose enough to drizzle. Spoon it over the yogurt in thin lines, then drag a knife tip through a few times to make swirls.
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4
Press the strawberry slices and blueberries into the surface, cut-side down, so they're half-submerged and won't fall off once frozen. Scatter the pistachios and cacao nibs over everything and press gently so they stick. Finish with flaky salt if using.
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5
Freeze uncovered at least 4 hours, until completely firm and the center doesn't give when pressed. Lift the slab out by the parchment and break it into 8 roughly equal pieces with your hands. Eat within a few minutes of taking it out — it softens fast.
Meal Prep Tip
Store the broken pieces in a zip-top bag or lidded container in the freezer for up to 1 month, with parchment between layers so they don't fuse. The berries get icy rather than soft over time, which most people like; the pistachios stay crunchy throughout.
Make It Yours
Dairy-free
Use an unsweetened, thick plant yogurt (soy or a Greek-style almond). Most cost about 6 g of protein per piece, so add 2 tablespoons of hemp seeds to the mix to keep the protein close to the original.
Nut-free
Swap the peanut butter for sunflower seed butter and the pistachios for toasted pumpkin seeds. Flavor shifts a little toward toasty, nutrition stays within a gram of the original.
Heartier (more protein)
Stir 1/4 cup unflavored whey or plant protein into the yogurt before spreading. Raises protein to about 13 g per piece and makes the bark slightly firmer and chewier when frozen.
Keto
Use raspberries in place of the strawberries and skip the blueberries. Brings net carbs to about 5 g per piece, inside the keto limit, and the raspberries' tartness pairs well with the cacao.
If you want it sweeter
Add 1/2 teaspoon of monk fruit or allulose to the yogurt, or — the better option — use the ripest in-season berries you can find and let the vanilla and salt do the rest.
Nutrition
Per piece (1/8 of the slab) — estimate, without optional flaky salt.
Calories
130
Net Carbs
7g
Total Carbs
9g
Fiber
2g
Protein
10g
Fat
7g
Saturated Fat
2g
Total Sugars
5g
Added Sugars
0g
Sodium
50mg
Nutrition pending review by our registered dietitian — estimate only. Not medical advice. Total sugars are from fruit and dairy; added sugar is zero.
Keywords
DessertLow-CarbMake-aheadGreek YogurtNo-CookHigh Protein
Besides Sugar
Besides Sugar: Portion Built Into the Shape
A tub of frozen yogurt invites a second scoop; a bark breaks into pieces, and a piece is a portion. Each shard here carries about 10 grams of protein from the yogurt and peanut butter and only about 7 grams of net carbs, most of it from the fruit, so the carbohydrate load is small and the protein helps one piece feel like enough. Deciding the portion before you're hungry is half the game.
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