Pillars Drinkable Greek Yogurt Recipe
A copy of Pillars drinkable Greek yogurt: nonfat Greek yogurt thinned with water, with vanilla and no added sugar. About 155 calories, 25 g protein.
- Total
- 3 min
- Serves
- 1
- Calories (est.)
- 155
Pillars drinkable Greek yogurt is a thin, pourable yogurt with 22 grams of protein in a 12-ounce bottle and no added sugar. A homemade version is nonfat Greek yogurt and water: blend a cup of yogurt with half a cup of cold water, half a teaspoon of vanilla and a few drops of stevia. That glass has about 25 grams of protein and 155 calories.
What Pillars drinkable Greek yogurt is
Pillars sells its drinkable Greek yogurt in 12-ounce and 32-ounce bottles, in flavours that include vanilla, strawberry, strawberry banana, mixed berry, mango, peach, raspberry and coconut. The company gives 22 grams of protein per 12-ounce bottle, no added sugar, billions of probiotics and prebiotic fibre. The Strawberry Banana bottle has 130 calories, 22 grams of protein, no fat, 6 grams of sugars and 2 grams of fibre.
The copy below comes to about 155 calories and 25 grams of protein by USDA figures. It is a reconstruction from those figures, and MakeFoodLovely is not connected with Pillars.
Recipe
Vanilla Drinkable Greek Yogurt
A reconstruction of Pillars drinkable Greek yogurt — nonfat Greek yogurt blended with water, vanilla and stevia, with no added sugar. One 12-ounce glass with about 25 grams of protein.
- Prep
- 3 min
- Total
- 3 min
- Serves
- 1
- Cuisine
- American
Ingredients
- 1 cup plain nonfat Greek yogurt
- 1/2 cup cold water
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon liquid stevia
Instructions
- Put the yogurt, the water, the vanilla and the stevia in a blender or a jar with a tight lid.
- Blend for 15 seconds, or shake hard for 30 seconds, until smooth.
- Taste, add another drop or two of stevia if wanted, and drink it cold.
Nutrition
- Calories:
- 155
Calculated from the ingredient quantities above using the USDA FoodData Central database, then divided by the number of servings. It is an estimate and will vary with the exact products you use.
Where the 22 grams come from
The label's numbers are close to those of plain nonfat Greek yogurt diluted with water. By the entry in USDA FoodData Central, a cup of nonfat Greek yogurt has about 150 calories, 25 grams of protein and 8 grams of sugars, all of them the milk's own.
| Pillars, 12 oz | This recipe, 12 oz | |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 130 | about 155 |
| Protein | 22 g | about 25 g |
| Sugars | 6 g | about 8 g |
| Added sugar | 0 g | 0 g |
| Fat | 0 g | under 1 g |
| Fibre | 2 g | 0 g |
The bottle's fibre is added; the copy has none. For the same 130 calories and 22 grams, use a scant cup of yogurt.
Sweetened without sugar
Plain nonfat Greek yogurt is sour, and water does not change that. A few drops of liquid stevia or monk fruit sweeten the glass without adding sugar. With 1 teaspoon of honey in their place the glass has 20 more calories and 6 grams of added sugar.
Fruit flavours
Fruit brings its own sugar, which is not counted as added.
- Strawberry: blend in 1/2 cup of strawberries. About 25 more calories.
- Strawberry banana: 1/3 cup of strawberries and a third of a banana. About 50 more calories.
- Mango or peach: 1/3 cup of chopped ripe fruit.
Strain the drink for a texture as smooth as the bottle's. A drinkable yogurt that is sweetened with sugar and fruit from the start is the Chobani yogurt drink copy on this site.
Thinner, thicker, and how long it keeps
Half a cup of water to a cup of yogurt pours like a smoothie. Three quarters of a cup makes it as thin as milk. The drink keeps 3 days in a closed bottle in the refrigerator and separates as it stands, so shake it.
Yogurt eaten with a spoon is the Chobani Flip. More protein for breakfast is in the Trader Joe's protein pancakes.
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