These gut-friendly yoghurt unicorn slices for kids are fun, simple and delicious. They will become a favourite treat among your kids, as they have with mine!
I’m constantly baking and making healthy treats for my kids. My two eldest daughters share a variety of allergies between them, so we make a lot of our snacks from scratch.
Any chance I get, I want my kids to eat gut-friendly foods and probiotic-rich foods are perfect. Plain yoghurt with no added sugar is a cheaper and easier way to incorporate good bacteria into your kids’ little guts. More on this soon.
I don’t know about you, but it’s hard to find a recipe that all of my kids love. There will often be one of my kids who don’t love what I make and I’ve come to accept it that they each have their own taste preferences. However, I find that anything with yoghurt in it is a winner! So this recipe is sure to be a hit in your household too.
What will be covered
- Why probiotic-rich foods are good for little guts
- What you will need for this recipe
- Ingredients list
- Method
- Notes
- Full recipe
Why probiotic-rich foods are good for little guts
As a Holistic Nutrition Consultant for mamas and babies, I believe in the power of probiotic-rich foods for good health.
I was listening to a podcast about gut health recently and the person being interviewed described our guts as forests. The more diverse a forest is, the more beautiful and healthy it is. Our guts are similar in this way that when there is a healthy diversity, it flourishes. When there is not a lot of diversity, it suffers.
Good bacteria comes from probiotic-rich foods like fermented vegetables, kimchi, sauerkraut, plain yoghurt, yoghurt kefir, miso, tempeh and pickles (not the supermarket sourced kind).
Children with eczema and allergies often require more support nourishing their gut (microbiome), so offering them probiotic-rich foods is a great place to start.
Studies have shown that the gut microbiome is important for healthy brain function in infants (source). So adding in probiotic-rich foods is a great way to support their gut and impact their brain function!
As a mother of two daughters with severe allergies, it is my mission to inform mothers about the power of looking after your own gut while pregnant to support the gut and immunity of your baby (check out my blog post about how to look after your gut health during pregnancy here).
What you will need for these gut-friendly yoghurt unicorn slices for kids
- 2x medium sized bowls
- 1x large bowl
- A fork
- Rectangular ceramic dish
- Baking paper
- Cling wrap
Ingredients list
- Blueberries
- Strawberries
- Plain yoghurt
- Honey
- Coconut flakes
- Toppings of choice
Method for these gut-friendly yoghurt unicorn slices for kids
- Wash the blueberries and strawberries and place them in two separate small bowls.
- Microwave the berries separately for 60 seconds so they become soft and are easy to squish.
3. Squish the berries separately with a fork until they become like a berry coulis texture.
4. In a large bowl, mix the yoghurt and honey together.
5. Pour half of the yoghurt into the blueberry mixture and stir in well.
6. Do the same with the strawberry mixture with the rest of the yoghurt.
7. On some baking paper on the ceramic dish, pour the blueberry mixture in.
8. Then add the strawberry mixture and use the fork to make some nice patterns with the pink and purple colours.
9. Add coconut flakes and your chosen toppings like sprinkles or goji berries.
10. Cover with cling wrap and pop into freezer for two hours before cutting up and serving.
Notes about recipe
- While you may want to skip heating up the blueberries and strawberries, this is an essential step to making that beautiful ‘unicorn’ swirly pattern.
- If your child has a dairy intolerance, then you can definitely use a non-dairy yoghurt for this recipe.
- I would suggest not using yoghurt with added sugar, as this can impact the benefits of probiotics that are often in plain yoghurt.
- To sweeten the yoghurt, you can use honey like I used in this recipe, or another natural syrup like maple syrup or agave syrup.
- I found that using cling wrap to cover the slices instead of leaving it open in the freezer made it less icy and more smooth.
- You can also add various other fruits to the recipe, like mango, banana or peaches. However, it may change the colour slightly.
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Gut-friendly Yoghurt Unicorn Slices for Kids
Equipment
- 2 Bowls (small)
- 1 Bowl (large)
- 1 Fork
- 1 Rectangular ceramic dish
- 1 Baking paper
- 1 Cling wrap
Ingredients
- 1 cup Blueberries
- 1 cup Strawberries
- 2 cups Plain yoghurt
- 3 tbsp Honey
- 1/2 cup Coconut flakes (or topping of choice)
Instructions
- Place washed blueberries in bowl and microwave for 60 seconds.
- Do the same with the washed strawberries in a separate bowl.
- Once heated, squish the blueberries and strawberries separately until it becomes like a coulis texture.
- In a large bowl, mix the yoghurt and honey together.
- Pour half of the yoghurt mixture into the blueberries and stir.
- Pour the rest of the yoghurt mixture into the strawberries and stir.
- On a sheet of baking paper in a ceramic dish, pour in the blueberry mixture.
- Add the strawberry mixture and use the fork to swirl it around.
- Add the coconut flakes and/or your favourite toppings.
- Cover with cling wrap and freeze for two hours.
- Once ready, cut into medium slices and enjoy!
Notes
- While you may want to skip heating up the blueberries and strawberries, this is an essential step to making that beautiful ‘unicorn’ swirly pattern.
- If your child has a dairy intolerance, then you can definitely use a non-dairy yoghurt for this recipe.
- I would suggest not using yoghurt with added sugar, as this can impact the benefits of probiotics that are often in plain yoghurt.
- To sweeten the yoghurt, you can use honey like I used in this recipe, or another natural syrup like maple syrup or agave syrup.
- I found that using cling wrap to cover the slices instead of leaving it open in the freezer made it less icy and more smooth.
- You can also add various other fruits to the recipe, like mango, banana or peaches. However, it may change the colour slightly.
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