As autumn sneaks into our lives like a cat burglar stealing warmth from summer, Trader Joe’s is here to sweeten the season with a surprising twist on a yogurt classic. Their new Pumpkin Non-Fat Yogurt is making bold claims that it tastes just like pumpkin pie—without the guilt of a calorie overload. Can this creamy concoction really pack all the fall flavor we crave into a guilt-free scoop? Buckle up your taste buds, because we’re about to find out if this yogurt is a seasonal sensation or just a pumpkin pie pretender.
Trader Joe’s Pumpkin Greek Nonfat Yogurt, I wasn’t expecting much from this yogurt. It’s October now and we’ve had a month of pumpkin spice flavored products inundating our senses every time we walk into a Trader Joe’s. I almost passed this one up because it was put in next to all the other yogurts and just kind of blended in. But I spied it with all the other yogurts so in the spirit of the season, grabbed a couple to eat for breakfast the next day.
You can see the bright orange color! clearly they are putting some squash colors in there with the pumpkin puree listed on the ingredients list. The yogurt is firm Greek style yogurt and stood up to the spoon.
I am a big fan of Greek styled non-fat yogurt, well actually any amount of fat is OK with me. But I tried this the next morning and I thought I was having dessert after Thanksgiving dinner. It tasted exactly like pumpkin pie! I was shocked. The spices and flavors perfectly meld together for decadent flavor. I’ll be buying a lot more of this.
When I finished, I thought it would make an excellent pumpkin pie and you don’t need to add any spices. There are a lot of yogurt based pumpkin pie recipes out there and I just adapted this one.
Recipe for Trader Joe’s Pumpkin Pie with Pumpkin Yogurt
We can leave out all the seasonings because it’s right in the yogurt!
- 15 oz cooked and pureed pumpkin
- 1 contain of Trader Joe’s Pumpkin Greek Nonfat Yogurt
- 1/3 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 pie shell
- Preheat oven to 350f
- Mix all the ingredients together in a large bowl
- Pour mixture into pie shell
- Bake for 1 hour until center is down with toothpick test
- Let rest until cool and serve with whipped cream
INGREDIENTS
grade a pasteurized skim milk, pumpkin puree, natural milled cane sugar, modified corn starch, natural flavor, annatto extract for color, salt, nutmeg, cinnamon cloves, ginger and live active cultures.
Calories (Trader Joe’s version, 1 container, 8 oz) Calories: 190 Fat: 0 g Carbs: 29 g Fiber: 0 g Sugars: 23 g Sodium: 80 mg Protein: 18 g
