Here's one that I make as a light summer dessert. I made it instead of a birthday cake for husband's birthday last year. And yes, it's G. I. compliant
Ingredients:
- about 2 litres of berries, whatever type you prefer. I use strawberries, blueberries, and then a mixed berry combo - all frozen. You can use fresh berries too.
- 2 large containers (650 mL, I think?) of vanilla flavoured yogurt. Here's the brand I prefer:
http://www.yoplait.ca/source/en/source.aspx NOTE: If you want your yogurt to be thicker, then drain it over a bowl using cheesecloth (instructions below)
Take the berries and grind them up in a blender or food processer, to whatever level of chunkiness you like. If you prefer to leave them whole and they are small-ish berries, that works too.
Get a medium-to-large, fairly deep glass dish. (NOTE: If you like, put a layer of graham cracker or oreo crust on the bottom, however that makes it non-compliant. I usually skip the crust entirely.)
Spread a layer of crushed berries into the bottom of the pan.
Spread a layer of vanilla yogurt over the berries.
Keep on layering until the pan is full. Make sure that you finish with a layer of yogurt.
Garnish the top with a few whole berries, just to make it look pretty.
Chill the whole works in the fridge. Put into the freezer for about 1/2 hour before serving to let it set up a bit.
To drain the yogurt. Note that if you're going to do this, you'll need more yogurt to complete the recipe.
Take a mixing bowl, a square of cheesecloth that's larger than the top of the bowl, and an elastic band long enough to fit tightly over the rim of the bowl.
Spread the cheesecloth over the bowl, and use the elastic to hold it in place.
Pour the yogurt into the cheescloth. The liquid will drain from the yogurt, leaving behind something akin to soft cream cheese.
Note that you can also use this technique to thicken yogurt to make "cheesecake", also a G.I. compliant dessert.
Sorry about the sketchy details. I really am a "throw it all in the bowl" sort of cook and don't do a lot of measuring.
Trinity