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Let me tell you the story of how I created the best fruit salad, or “pie,” that my family has ever tasted. They request it every night, but I make it about once a week. This dish is fantastic and beautiful enough to serve to company or take to a potluck, but easy enough to serve it regularly to your own family. Enjoy!

One night we were expecting dinner guests, two 20-year-old guys. I was having last minute doubts about the QUANTITY of food I had planned. Had I taken into account into how much food two 20-year-old men eat? I started remembering how much my husband ate when we first met and how much my brothers used to eat.

I really didn’t want to run to the store for anything, and I like for the dishes to be a little nicer when guests come. (If it is a normal night with just my family and I think we need filler food with the meal, then I’ll grab a can of green beans, jar of applesauce, or a bag of carrots, whether it “goes” with the meal or not.)

Because the meal already had a meat entree (BBQ), rolls, corn, and salad, I wanted something that complemented it but didn’t compete with any of those things … the result was yogurt cup pie. That first night, my kids kept saying “we get a dessert with dinner!” But it is healthy enough for me to add it to meals. We’ve had it every week since it was created.

And it was created with normal stuff I just had in my fridge/freezer.

Yogurt Cup Pie

I called it yogurt cup pie, because a mix-in yogurt cup was my inspiration and I make it in a pie dish. You know how mix-in yogurt cups have fruit on the bottom and then you mix in the yogurt on top. Yeah, that’s pretty much it! Of course, I add a few ingredients to the fruit to make it taste fresh and melt in your mouth all at once.

Every ingredient can be adjusted until it’s the right ratio for you. It’s not too serious – have fun with it!

Here was the fruit before we added the yogurt. I love frozen fruit because it is already chopped up and ready to go!!! I felt that needed to be emphasized, if you’re a busy mom like me. It doesn’t matter if frozen fruit isn’t the most beautiful, because it is hidden by the yogurt and then once it is served, it all mixes together into its heavenly form.

This is the yogurt I used. My kids fought over who got to lick the spoon I used to spread it out.

Add a little garnish on top if you want. Looks a little fancier, but it all just mixes in to the frozen fruit.

I hope your family loves this recipe as much as we do. All the good protein in that yogurt makes me feel good when some of my pickier people eat it up. Yay, protein!

From my home to yours,
Mary

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