Greek cuisine · Breakfast & Eggs

Yaourti me Glyko tou Koutaliou

Thick yogurt with homemade spoon sweet of sour cherries, cinnamon and lemon.

Ingredients · for 4 servings

• 500 g Greek yogurt
• 400 g cherries (pitted)
• 250 g sugar
• 1 lemon
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 80 ml water
• 50 g walnuts

Instructions

1. Mix the pitted cherries with the sugar in a bowl and let stand covered for 3 hours until they have visibly released juice.
2. Put the fruit with its juice, the water and the cinnamon stick into a wide pot and bring to a boil over medium heat, skimming off the rising foam.
3. Simmer gently uncovered for 30–35 min. until the syrup forms a thick thread off the ladle and a drop holds its shape on a cold plate.
4. Stir in the juice of half a lemon so the syrup doesn't crystallize, and let the sweet cool completely.
5. Roughly chop the walnuts and toast in a dry pan for 3 min. until fragrant.
6. Spoon the yogurt into four bowls, top each with 2 tbsp of the spoon sweet and its syrup, sprinkle with walnuts and serve well chilled.