New product alert! My UK friends might be familiar with the company Bessant & Drury and their delicious coconut-based frozen desserts. They’ve been around for a few years now and their ice cream/sorbet is widely available in supermarkets and independents nationwide. The company has now become the “Coconut Collaborative” and have recently launched a range of coconut yoghurts.
It’s a little ridiculous how excited I am about these but they really are amazing.
This is a yoghurt EVERYONE can eat as it’s free from dairy, soya, and gluten.
Until recently, the only dairy-free yoghurt available in the UK has been soya which I know not everyone’s so keen on. It also tends to be quite light and not really an ideal stand-in for richer dairy Greek yoghurt.
Well, this coconut yogurt is certainly that. It’s thick and luscious with that distinctive tang from the live cultures which are oh so good for us too.
They’re available in a few varieties- natural, raspberry (natural with a layer of raspberry compote), mango & passion fruit (natural with a layer of tropical fruit compote) and natural with berries & seeds (which comes with a little bag of seeds & berries for sprinkling).
Natural coconut yoghurt with homemade granola and fresh strawberries.
I always flip over packaging and check out the ingredients list of anything I buy and I was seriously impressed with these- just live coconut milk, dairy-free cultures and some starch for thickening, and the compote is only sweetened with fruit- a little grape extract.
They’re very low even in natural sugars and though they are quite high in fat, hopefully you know by now that coconut fat is friendly fat! And actually has some amazing health benefits.
Natural Coconut Yoghurt with Mango & Passion fruit Compote
The Coconut Collaborative Coconut Yoghurts are currently available in Waitrose, all Itsu stores, Daylesford Organics, Harvey Nichols, Planet Organic and other smaller independent stores. Soon to be stocked by Ocado and Sainsbury’s too!
Keep an eye out for the store locator going up on their website soon.
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[Disclaimer: The Coconut Collaborative provided me with some free samples for review purposes but I received no other compensation and, as always, all opinions are my own]
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That yoghurt looks so delicious - I will be keeping my eye out for it.
Snatch it up immediately when you see it!
I still haven’t tried ANY coconut yogurts due to expense, but these look so delicious… And I’m wanting yogurt as more than just a spicy-food accompaniment now that its summer. I used quite enjoy it as a snack/dessert with fruit:/
I had a little on top of my fajitas this evening which was sooo good. It works really well as a stand-in for sour cream as it’s so thick and tangy. Such a treat.
I still like soy yogurt for more of an everyday type yogurt though, and like you say, it is cheaper…
Oohh! This makes me so happy. I hope to see this in my grocery store soon.
Especially love-“free from dairy, but not temptation”-vegans are awesome.
How cute is that slogan?! I really like the packaging too, and obviously the taste!
Thank you so much for your wonderful review, thank you for spreading the coconut love! we are thrilled that you love our yoghurt. It really is genuinely lovely to get such great feedback. It makes all the hard work worth it.
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Thank YOU for all your hard work Steve. I really do love your yoghurt, I wouldn’t say so if I didn’t! Will definitely be stocking up next time I’m in Planet Organic.
These sound exactly like Coyo, which I love. Will have to try and compare!
You’ll love these then Lauren. Very similar definitely. I don’t think I prefer one over the other. Not sure how they compare price-wise…
I am so excited by this review (well, by the product you are reviewing
)! Your mention of ‘tang’ had me sold - I miss that terribly in the non-dairy yoghurts I’ve tried to date. They just can’t compare with tart natural yoghurt. I can’t wait to try this when we move across.
It’s really really good. If it weren’t for the price it would be a staple in my fridge. For now I’ll have to save it for an occasional treat
Wow, I’m super jealous! This looks and sounds fabulous. We have coconut yogurt here that I’ve tried, but the ingredient list isn’t as pretty and I am VERY picky about ingredient lists…that’s why I pretty much always make everything homemade. Wish we had that brand here!
I’m always so jealous of all the products you have over in the US so it’s only fair that we have something you don’t 😉
This stuff is fab.