Yougurt-Lime Drink

This is a versatile beverage because you have the choice of making it with just yogurt; adding fruit and blending it just enough to transform the drink into a whipped, frothy, chunky fruit beverage; or adding frozen fruit to create a dessert drink. This drink is festive, yet the coconut milk flavored with cinnamon and cloves gives it a mellow flavor.

Ingredients:
1/3 cup freshly squeezed lime juice

1 cup plain low-fat yogurt

1/3 cup honey2 cups purified water

1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract

1/8 teaspoon ground cloves

1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/4 ounces canned light coconut milk

1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Instructions:
Mix the ingredients together in a bowl. Chill for 2 hours. Pour into 8-ounce glasses, sprinkle cinnamon on top, and serve.

Tips:

To create a Low-Fat Tropical Shake: Add 2 cups frozen fruit, or 1 cup fresh fruit and 1 cup ice. I recommend papaya or peeled and sliced peaches (about 1/2 papaya or 3 peaches). Use a blender to blend everything together. Garnish with a sprinkling of cinnamon and a straw.

Peach-Yogurt Lime Drink: For a different kind of fruit taste and some festivity, add 1 pitted peach, sliced in half, to the yogurt-lime drink and pulse it in the blender just enough to blend the fruit but maintain some chunks. Pour 1/2 cup into each of 6 cups and serve. The delicate chunks of peach will color the frothy coconut milk with hues of red, pink, and yellow.

**I would substitute cashew milk for the coconut milk**