2 Ingredient Cheesecake Greek Yogurt {the perfect ratio}
What happens when you combine plain, nonfat Greek yogurt with sugar free pudding mix? Tasty cheesecake greek yogurt! All your low calorie snack dreams become a reality!
Total calories and macros: 115 calories, 15 g protein, 11 g carbs, ZERO grams fat, and 1 point on the WW Personal points plan.
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Why you should try Cheesecake Greek Yogurt
If you like frosting, or you like cheesecake, like I do, you’ll love this simple, low calorie, high protein combo!
Ever since I started the bikini prep last year, this yogurt and pudding combo has been a daily treat! It makes me feel like I’m indulging and not being deprived at all.
I’ve actually been mixing in a LOT of different things with my Greek yogurt. In fact, I could probably buy a new house with all the money I’ve spent on Greek yogurt and sugar free pudding mix.
But, I also like to mix into Greek yogurt:
- Protein powder (especially cookies and cream)
- Peanut butter powder and honey
- Sugar free caramel
- and then for the sugar free pudding mix, I like butterscotch, pistachio, vanilla, cheesecake, and chocolate. With the most frequent appearance of pistachio!
And, before you think it’s just me, or this is weird, check out this reddit forum!
In case that’s hard to read, it’s basically a bunch of people saying they think greek yogurt plus pudding mix tastes just like cheesecake! (here’s the full thread)
Also from the thread something I haven’t tried.. adding strawberries to the chocolate pudding mix and yogurt! YUM!!
Troubleshooting the yogurt and pudding mix
Here’s my tips from 12 months of eating this!
- The Perfect Ratio!! Use only 1 tablespoon of instant pudding mix (sugar free) to 1 cup of yogurt. I’ve had many bowls of this where I used extra pudding mix, but it gets very thick and pasty! It’s more like frosting, but it does something weird to your tongue! haha. Trust me on this one.
- Use PLAIN Greek yogurt. This way you avoid extra calories you don’t need, and the pudding mix IS the sweetener!
- Eat your cheesecake greek yogurt right away. Don’t save it for later. It takes 1 minute to mix together, and then it stays soft, and won’t dry out.
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Nonfat Greek Yogurt with Sugar Free Pudding Mix
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup nonfat plain greek yogurt
- 1 tablespoon sugar free instant pudding mix
Instructions
- Stir pudding mix into your yogurt and enjoy!
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Nutrition
I make a big container using about 16oz of greek yogurt, box of sugar free cheesecake pudding. Add a little heavy cream for smoother consistency and of course some extra creamy cool whip! Also adding a little sf strawberry glaze swirled in makes it delicious! I have tried every flavor of sf pudding n this is my fav!
I use 2 small Take 2 vanilla yogurts, medium container sugar free cool whip
1 box sugar free cheesecake instant pudding, 2 cans large mandarin oranges( rinsed) 1 can crushed pineapple drained and rinsed. It’s delicious!!!!
Oh my Cindy! I LOVE THIS SO MUCH. I’ll get some mandarin oranges TODAY!
Amy
I used a sugar-free banana cream pudding and at first the taste was a little bit too bitter for me, so I added about a tablespoon of zero sugar coolwhip and mixed that in and it is perfection!
Anytime I add cool whip to ANYTHING it’s perfection. I’m legit obsessed with Cool whip!!
Ok, full disclosure…I HATE Greek yogurt! Doesn’t matter what brand or flavor, I just hate it. Sooo, for me to try this was a huge leap. I just started Weight Watchers and had already picked up some sugar free pudding and my son eats Greek yogurt so that was on hand. I used pistachio pudding, and while I don’t think this tastes like cheesecake, the consistency is there and the taste isn’t horrible lol. I would be willing to try this again with another flavor pudding and will take that as a win!
This makes me so happy!
Greek yogurt is a top notch food for eating high protein, low calorie food, so I’m glad you found a way to enjoy it! So many options with this combo!
Good luck on weight watchers!
Try “cheesecake flavored” sugar free pudding for the cheesecake flavor 🙂
I used half the recipe.. 1/3 chobani non-fat plain Greek yogurt and 1/2 a tablespoon of sugar free chocolate pudding and OMG it was absolutely amazing !!! The perfect size for just a small snack/sweet tooth.
Glad you liked it Ashley!
I used SF banana pudding ,greek yogurt added 2 sliced strawberries and SF Hersheys syrup, mixed all that together then sliced a half of a banana down the middle put the pudding mix on top with a squirt of SF whipped cream. Tastes like a banana split !!!
BRILLIANT AMY!!
I’m totally trying this.
Amy
Love this idea! Sounds amazing! Just added a couple things to the grocery list, thanks!
You’ll love it!
Tonight I had a lemon chobani cup and mixed a tablespoon of sf vanilla instant pudding. It was yummy but not quite sf since the yogurt had some sugar in it. I added a little Trader Joe’s almond butter granola for texture. It was yummy. That’s what got me searching for other recipes, led me to your page. I will definitely try some of these suggestions!
So glad you found my blog Judy!! Your combo sounds AMAZING!!
Amy
i’m not sure that I did this correctly I used your ratio of 1 tablespoon per 1 cup of plain nonfat Greek yogurt and all I tasted was the plain yogurt. I added sugar free butter scotch instant pudding mix but could not taste it at all. Any suggestions?
Maybe try a little less yogurt (2/3 cup is one serving, so I’d start there!).
Otherwise, at least with the pistachio flavor, I think it’s pretty strong!
Also, what brand yogurt did you get? I just bought a new brand, and it’s much more “watery”.
My hubby and I tried this tonight and it was delicious! Just what we were looking for in a sweet but still macro friendly treat. Thanks for sharing!
Yea!! Glad you liked it!
Love this! Am anxious to try different flavors and try with cottage cheese! Thank you!
YES!! It’s SOOO good with cottage cheese!
I was thinking of using the jello sugar-free cheesecake pudding with non-fat yogurt and pumpkin puree (and maybe blueberries) for a low-fat low-calorie addition to thanksgiving dinner but chickened out because I wasn’t sure how to proportion the ingredients…any suggestions???
I’ve done this SO MANY TIMES!! It’s one of my favorites. I should definitely take pictures and write about it.
I might overdo it on the pumpkin, but I usually use, 1 cup Greek yogurt, 1 tablespoon pudding mix, 1/4 cup pumpkin puree and a squeeze of sugar free maple syrup!
SO GOOD!
I was reluctant to try this, but I did. I used 2Good Vanilla and pistachio powder! Game changer! Loved it and passed the recipe on. This will be around a lot.
That 2 Good Vanilla is SO GOOD! Glad you tried it with the pudding. I’ll be trying it too!
Half cup Fage nonfat Greek yogurt plus half cup frozen blueberries plus a couple packets stevia or Splenda. Delicious. 100 calories.
Yum! Thanks for sharing Leslie!
Where did you get the bowl? :)😋
haha! Not sure any more, but probably Walmart!!
Just made this. 1 x 750g Liberté plan Greek 0% fat. I measured and it’s exactly 3 cups. 1 cup is 250g. 3 TBSP Fat free JellO pudding mix. Used a blender. Putting in individual snap-lock top glass containers. I see what you mean about the tongue texture thing. I am going to experiment with some milk and report back after a few attempts.
I’ve never used a blender before! I’ll definitely be trying that.
Also, milk is a good idea!
Wow, wonderful. Satisfies the sweet tooth!
I made this last night with cheesecake pudding and added a few mini chocolate chips. So good!! I want to do it with strawberries and add some Walden Farms strawberry syrup next!
Really good
Have you or anyone else tried using some SF Jello instead of pudding. There are so many flavors of Jello. Peach, Lime, Blueberry, Orange, even Pineapple. I buy Greek Yogurt Zero, it’s the one with the black label. My mind is not remembering the brand. Sorry about that. Trying Plain or Vanilla Yogurt and with Orange a Creamscicle. I’m going to try this. **
Oh my goodness, YES! I’ve done this with fruity jello mix, and even DRINK mixes like crystal light. It opens up a WORLD of flavor options!!
Do you use the same measurements if you want to try with the dry peanut butter?
I usually use 2 tablespoons of the peanut butter powder!
Judy, this is what I do. Soft set whatever flavor of gelatin you like and then throw in 1 cup of the plain Greek yogurt. whip it all up together with a mixer (preferably with chilled beaters.) make sure to scrape up all parts of the bowl. then you can chill it in the bowl or in serving dishes. I made this for my kids years ago before I ever heard of keto or low carb. It is cold, refreshing, and you can eat a bunch.
A little unsweetened cocoa powder, cardamom, stevia and alcohol-free vanilla extract added, then layered with sugar free reddiwhip…Couple more carbs but absolutely decadent.
Sounds amazing!
I add crushed freeze dried fruit, no extra moisture
YUM!! That sounds amazing Katt!
Used SF Pistachio with 1 large container Greek Yogurt. Made ahead and got real heavy, but still tasty. Next time make individual servings. This is delicious!!!
Oh my gosh! I know exactly what you are talking about. It thickens up so much if you let it sit! Fresh is the only way to eat this! haha
This would make enough for one person correct? how would you make a bigger amount?
Yes! It’s perfect for one serving. I’ve never made a large batch before, but you could scale it to 4 servings and use the whole box of pudding mix.
LoVe this. I make my own yogurt…I like it thick and not too tart. You have to try it with coconut cream pudding. 😱.
I thought there was something wrong with my yogurt because I had that tongue feel people are talking about. So weird.
Where do you get coconut cream pudding?! I must try this!
Is the teaspoon of pudding mix level or heaping?
It’s one level tablespoon!
Thank you so much for the great idea! This is a delicious base that you can do so much with. My favorite is adding 2 tbsp sugar free or light whipped topping (cool whip), folding it in and topping with fruit.
I can’t believe I haven’t tried this with fruit yet!!
It’s great with fruit and crushed up granola bars
That does sound great!
Suggest using Two Good plain or vanilla, as it is extra filtered. The finished product turned out smoother than just a regular plain Greek. Also I added a tablespoon of Splenda. Very good. The cheesecake flavor is still a little too tart though. Any other flavor you use will still taste like a flavored cheesecake.
Sounds delicious!
It does sound delicious!
This is surprisingly yummy! I find that adding some water, maybe 1-3 tablespoons depending on the consistency you want, helps decrease that odd texture. the water really thins and smooths out the mixture!
Great idea Caitlin!! It made me wonder too if a little milk or almond milk would also be good!
This is delicious I use two tablespoons in my Greek yogurt cup I get the same thing on tongue weird it does go away I’m excited to try other flavors I did the 1 tbsp pb2 with the 2 tbsp vanilla pudding mix yum I like it sweet
YUM!! I like it sweet too! I’ve been using vanilla pudding in cottage cheese a lot too recently.
Do you think the pudding would add enough flavor to disguise the taste of the cottage cheese? I know…weird question, but cottage cheese is so good for you and I just don’t like it, so I try to think of ways to maybe make it work.
So, this is greek yogurt, not cottage cheese.I do like pistachio pudding mix with cottage cheese though. It won’t disguise the texture, but I don’t think cottage cheese has much of a taste
Years ago I used to make a recipe using a large carton of cottage cheese, a packet of orange jello and a can of fruit cocktail. It was a favorite dish our whole family liked for get togethers. It’s even better if you use canned mandarin oranges.
YES!! We did this too. We called it “Grandma salad”, and it was tradition to have it on Thanksgiving. We usually dumbed a few cans of “fruit cocktail” in it. SO YUMMY. In fact, I think I’ll make it Thursday!Thanks for sharing!
Amy
Can’t wait to try! I e been doing the cottage cheese puddings and I’m real sure about the ratio, but this tastes JUST like cheesecake. I used cottage cheese, not sure the brand. Maybe a cup and a half and added like 1/4 cup vanilla unsweetened almond milk, a tablespoon of vanilla instant breakfast, and sugar free cheesecake, maybe 3 tablespoons and 1-2 if the white chocolate jello! I would just keep tasting like I did and I wish I had write it down. I could have put it in a crust and nobody would know! Just a different cheese lol. If you can figure it out please let me know oh and if not sweet enough use a tablespoon of swerve. 😘
I’m going to try your version!! When you say white chocolate jello, you mean pudding mix, right? And the vanilla instant breakfast? Is that a drink?
Thanks!
Amy
I had some coconut milk nonfat yogurt. And nonfat no sugar vanilla pudding. Sprinkle of homemade granola and 1 tsp of sugar free raspberry jam. Awesome! Thank you
That sounds delicious! Thanks for sharing!
I used a Two Good strawberry yogurt with 1/2 top of the sugar free cheesecake pudding mix and oh my gooosssshhhhh it was yummy!
I need to get some of that yogurt! I haven’t tried it yet~!
Bought SF pudding mix and greek yogurt at the store, thinking it might be good since I have tried greek yogurt with raspberry jello mix before. Googled recipe to find a good ratio and found this, then was super surprised and happy to see you’re from BYU! That’s where I’m currently studying. Thanks for your recipe 🙂 Excited to explore your blog more.
Wow! I’m so excited to try this 2 Ingredient Instant Cheesecake!:) I always wanted to make one. Thanks and happy new year!:)
Freaking amazing, genius hack for easy desserts without the crust. YUM!
Do you have to use sugar free?
You do not! the calories of course will be different though.
would freezing it make it icecream like? just wondering if you have tried with cottage cheese instead?
I have been eating it with cottage cheese! In fact, just this week, and I love it. I shared it on my full day of eating reel here. https://www.instagram.com/reel/CXKLHwODMDg/
I haven’t tried freezing it yet. But I’d be curious how it would turn out. It might get too icy, but I’ll try
I just discovered this on my own in August. I had a craving for pistachio pudding and did not want to use milk and decided to experiment with yogurt. You are so right about using too much, it will have a pasty texture and it does do something funny to the tongue. I found your website because I thought there had to be a recipe where thinning out the yogurt to one cup would make a less thick pudding with the greek yogurt.
So glad you found me Lilly!
It’s true.. while I think the perfect ratio might be different for everyone, I like just 1 tablespoon to 1 cup of yogurt. There is also a HUGE difference in how thick the yogurt is with different brands. The Fage yogurt is VERY THICK, while my store brand is almost runny! Definitely makes a different outcome for each. I usually prefer the runnier yogurt. Plus it’s cheaper!
Is it 1 cup of yogurt or 2/3 c.?
I use 1 cup, but the calories and macros are calculated based on 2/3 cup, because it’s 1 serving of yogurt, according to the label. Which is why I put 2/3 in the recipe. You can do either. It’s pretty much the same.
Yum!! I did cheesecake flavor sf pudding mix and cut up strawberries. So good!! Thank you for this suggestion
That sounds delicious!!
Hello, I tried the recipe, but it doesn’t work. I had the same problem as someone else, no jello where I’m living. I tried with pudding mix ( https://imperialbaking.be/fr/produits/pudding-powder-gout-vanille ) and I tried with Maïzena but none of it works… Do you know what I can use which is not jello? Maybe agar-agar?
Thank you 🙂
I didn’t mention it, but I use regular yogurt
Hi Emilie,
What didn’t work about it? It just didn’t taste good?
Delicious but sad
Is the pudding mix like jelly ? I live in the UK and am not sure what to use as I can’t get that jello brand… Any suggestions??? 🙂
It’s not at all. It’s a flavored powder and has maltodextrin and cornstarch.
Do you have an instant pudding mixes?
I believe what we call pudding in the US is the same as custard in the UK. Any instant custard mix should work.
Thanks Gigi!!! That should help!
YUM!! I do pistachio pudding mix and greek yogurt. That’s my favorite
Did you add crushed pineapple to this mixture or just put it on the side?
Hi Tina.
Where are you seeing Pineapple? I don’t remember using it.
This is just too simple for such a delicious dessert.
Try adding a few Grape Nuts if you can stand the carbs. Tastes great!!!
I can always stand the carbs!Sounds delicious!