For bread dough, choose a fruit yoghurt if the recipe can accommodate its flavour, sugar and, depending on the product, pieces of fruit. If you’d rather make a plain dough, use a filtered ingredient or store it outside the fridge, don’t assume these qualities come with the label ‘fruit yoghurt’. Check the recipe and the pot’s instructions before buying.
If fruit is part of the result you’re after, a yoghurt with fruit pieces could be one of your ingredients. Panier de Yoplait and Carrefour Classic’ both offer products with pieces, so check that the flavour and texture will work in your recipe.
To adjust the sugar and fruit in your recipe separately, compare the ingredients rather than treating fruit yoghurt like natural yoghurt. The products described by Danone, Carrefour and Auchan don’t all contain the same ingredients.
If the ingredient needs to wait until baking day, storage becomes an important consideration. The Auchan fruit yoghurt featured here must be kept between 0 °C and +6 °C. Check the temperature and date on the product you buy.
First decide whether you want the fruit to be noticeable in the bread, then check the ingredients and storage instructions for the product you choose.
| What to consider | What to check | Who this matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Fruity flavour | The flavour, whether it contains pieces, and the sugar in the ingredients list. | I want fruit to be part of the bread and don’t mind pieces if they’re included; around 44% of consumers put fruity flavour first. |
| Dough ingredients | Fruit, thickeners or sweeteners, depending on the product, and whether it suits the recipe. | My recipe calls for a smooth dough whose ingredients I can adjust individually; around 33% of consumers put this level of control ahead of flavour. |
| Storage | The storage temperature and date on the pot, and any clear instructions for keeping it outside the fridge if needed. | I plan to bake later and need to be able to store the ingredient as instructed; this is the priority for around 23% of consumers. |
A recipe may call for an ingredient you can buy several weeks in advance, but the yoghurt’s name alone doesn’t tell you how it should be stored. Auchan says its mixed fruit yoghurt with pieces should be kept between 0 °C and +6 °C.
If you need to store it outside the fridge, look for this instruction on the exact product’s packaging. Also follow the temperature and date shown there.
Depending on the product, fruit yoghurt may contain sugar, pieces of fruit, starch, pectin or sweeteners. Its ingredients are therefore different from those in natural yoghurt, and a recipe written for natural yoghurt may need adjusting.
Compare the ingredients list with your recipe before replacing the ingredient it calls for. If the recipe doesn’t mention this substitution, try a small batch first rather than assuming the same quantity will work.
A description such as ‘blueberry’ or ‘yellow fruit’ doesn’t tell you by itself whether the yoghurt contains pieces. Yoplait and Carrefour describe products that do.
If you want a smooth dough with no pieces, look for a clear description on the pot you choose and check the ingredients.
The products mentioned contain milk, and their ingredients vary. The name of a range isn’t enough to tell you what’s in the pot you buy.
If you need to avoid an ingredient, read the full ingredients list and allergen information on the packaging of the product you’re considering.
The HiPRO Blueberry pot is a way to explore a fruity dairy product, but don’t assume it’s a filtered milk product that can be stored for a long time.
Panier de Yoplait is worth considering if you’d like to add pieces of fruit to your mixture.
Carrefour Classic’ offers a stirred yellow fruit yoghurt with pieces, which is worth considering for a deliberately fruity mixture.
The Delisse fruit yoghurt with pieces comes in a 16 × 125 g pack, which may be worth considering if you’re planning several batches.
Auchan mixed fruit yoghurt with pieces gives you a chance to compare a product with clear refrigeration instructions.
Don’t replace it with the same amount without checking the recipe. The fruit yoghurts described by Danone, Carrefour and E.Leclerc may contain fruit, sugar and other ingredients that affect the texture. Their ingredients don’t make them equivalent to filtered milk.
Check that the specific product is clearly described as having no pieces. Some Yoplait and Carrefour ranges are explicitly described as containing pieces, so the name of the fruit alone isn’t enough to tell you.
Only if the instructions for the product you choose allow it. The Auchan mixed fruit yoghurt mentioned here must be kept between 0 °C and +6 °C. Follow the temperature and date instructions on each pack.
Read the full ingredients list and allergen information for the product you buy. The fruit dairy products mentioned have different ingredients, so a general description of a range isn’t a substitute for checking the pot’s label.