Luscious strawberry yogurt made with thick and creamy Greek-style yogurt.

2 cups fresh strawberries—stalks removed and cut into quarters

2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons superfine (caster) sugar

2 tablespoons water

½ teaspoon vanilla essence

16 oz (500g) Greek-style yogurt

PLACE the strawberries in a bowl with 2 teaspoons of sugar and 2 tablespoons of water, stir, then cover and leave to macerate in the fridge overnight. DRAIN away any liquid and divide the strawberries in half, then mash half into a pulp with a fork. PLACE the yogurt in a large bowl, then add the vanilla essence and two tablespoons of sugar. ADD the chopped and the pulped strawberries and fold all the ingredients together.

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