Dairy free yoghurt that isn't minging?

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19mo dd is going dairy free - she eats a lot of plain Greek yoghurt. We've only tried one so far - Tesco Free From Soya based Yoghurt Alternative (catchy name, eh?)

DD ate some but not the usual gallon she'd have of her usual lidl stuff and not with the same gusto. I'm not blaming her. I found it to be a bit like wallpaper paste.

Save us from a thousand dodgy yoghurt trials with your recommendations please...

We are dairy and egg free here and decided to go soya free too just in case which doesn't leave much.

I've just bought some plain CoYo (coconut milk yoghurt) which is pricey but does have that Greek yoghurt feel. Also it does have a coconut flavour but is v nice in smoothies and with granola.

I really like the Alpro soya yoghurts.

Alpro coconut yoghurt is really nice with berries/mango.

alpro are nice, my DS3 doesn't like the coyo ones but does like the coconut co ones and i believe pudology have some in holland and barretts but i havent tried those yet.

Co-yo are pretty nice and work well I curries/dhal. DS won't eat it as a yogurt though and is dairy soy and egg free so we just give yogurts a miss.

DD also has the alpro ones. But she's never had any other kind, so wouldn't notice the difference.

I bought Alpro Vanilla (which is ok, not something I'd wrestle you for but not minging). Very sweet, I put a spoonful of lemoncurd to cut the sweetness, but the lemoncurd isn't dairyfree.

The Alpro Strawberry with Rhubarb is nice too

I'm not a fan of chocolate DF though.

Co-Yo

I don't even like coconut but this is abso-bally-loutly gorgeous ..............light, fluffy, more a pudding that a yoghurt in texture

But ££,

alpro almond is really nice!

I make a yogurt like desert by wizzing up a can of coconut milk with strawberries (or whatever). It obviously isn't yogurt but it looks like yogurt, you eat it like yogurt and has the texture of yogurt IYSWIM.

Alpro fruity ones. Can't get on with the plain unless I add a gallon of honey

DS has the tesco kids fromage frais style (think its strawberry) and likes it.

For another quick pudding I can recommend the Alpro chocolate pot things. Yuuuum!

Erm, give the CoYo chocolate one a miss, very sour

Love the CoYo- all of them. I haven't an overly sweet teeth tooth and love the chocolate one.

Expensive though. Still working out how to make my own

I tried Alpro soya natural and it tasted a lot like paper.

Never bought from supermarket as they cost a bomb, but Pret's coconut yoghurt with bits is utterly sublime... reckon former generally must be nice.

Can you try making your own? This site has some interesting tips on getting the best flavour

Alligator that's a helpful link - we've tried making dairy and soya free yoghurt before, we thickened it with xanthum gum and the texture was absolutely revolting. I'll try some of the other suggested thickeners and see if they're any better. And I like the suggestion from another poster of whizzing up canned coconut milk with some fruit.

Someone on a facebook group I'm in was making jelly with dairy free milks and creams to make them more puddingy. Might be worth a go?

alpro ones are pretty good actually. wasn't keen on the co-yo by the time you realised they weren't as heavy as you thought they would be from the taste I already felt sick from how heavy they were

Tum, you're right, xanthum gum is hideous. I haven't tried it but this recipe advocated making your own soya milk and uses pectin as a thickener.
It looks a bit complicated though...

Another vote for coyo, dear but lovely. More for a treat after Sunday lunch than everyday eating though.

Haven't really found an everyday one that cuts the mustard, so I make simple rice pudding instead and serve with fruit- like a mueller rice sort of idea.

I use pudding or arborio rice, plus a pourable coconut milk like koko or tesco/m&s's own brand plus a wee bit of honey. Its good made with a chocolate flavoured coconut milk too. You can add vanilla, lemon zest, cinnamon,(or peanut butter to a chcolate one) as well to flavour it. Not a yogurt per se but does the same job.

Provamel soy + almond is lovely!
Holland and Baz sells it.

The only ones 3yo DD2 will touch is the Alpro ones (either the puddingy ones or the more yoghurt like ones from the fridge).

I remember paying $15 for a small pot of coconut yoghurt when we lived in NZ (equivalent of about £7 ) and she had half a spoon and refused any more. So I'm a bit wary of experimenting!

I like the lactofree ones and the alpro ones. I hate coconut milk too! It tastes like cardboard to me.

Are you able to experiment beyond completely dairy free?

If you're able to, I'd suggest trying the Lacto free range of yoghurts - although I really wish they'd do an unsweetened one.

Alternatively try the pots of sheeps milk or goats milk yoghurt, which most big supermarkets seem to sell. They're unsweetened.