Fro-yo girl here. I found a new yogurt to try while shopping at Sprouts the other day: Esti Dairy-Free Yogurt. Esti’s dairy-free yogurt is vegan, gluten-free, non-GMO, probiotic, contains no starches, and is made with coconut milk. One cup is 4.2 oz and retails for $2.29 at Sprouts. During my visit, Esti was on sale for $1.99.
Vanilla Yogurt: Really good but very rich, like eating coconut cream with a hint of vanilla. The sweetness and richness were natural. The texture was super thick, thicker than regular yogurt, and creamy. It’s high and fat and filling. The yogurt was not tangy. It was more like cream than yogurt.
Plain Yogurt: Similar to the vanilla flavor – super rich and natural tasting. One serving is 230 calories, 21g total fat, 12 total carbs, 9g total sugars, 2g protein.
Ingredients (Plain): Organic coconut milk (organic coconut extract, organic coconut water), organic maple syrup, agar agar
Available flavors: Chocolate, Almond Chocolate, Vanilla, Plain, Mix Berries
Esti Yogurt is rich and natural tasting. My only issue would be that it’s too rich to eat on a regular basis.
4 out of 5 stars.
You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.
Looking for more frozen yogurt news, discussion boards, and resources? Check out the International Frozen Yogurt Association website at http://internationalfrozenyogurt.com/. The IFYA is the independent voice of the frozen yogurt industry.
Fro-yo girl here. Cocomo Froyo made its debut at Smorgsaburg LA on July 22, 2018. The new food stand is from the Goa Taco folks.
Cocomo Froyo starts with handmade traditional yogurt made from coconuts that is then slowly churned into frozen yogurt. It’s plant-based, vegan, dairy-free, and soy-free. They also don’t use plastic spoons or cups.
Right now, Cocomo Froyo is only available at Smorgsaburg, which is held most Sundays from 10 AM – 4 PM. You can find their stall in Ice Cream Alley, to the left of the main entrance.
There were two flavor combinations available:
* Fresh summer berries, raspberry chia pudding, rose jelly, basil
* Toasted coconut, fresh pineapple, pineapple chips, fresh mint
One serving comes with two scoops and toppings for $7. The creation is assembled to order. They even had an anti-griddle to make little coconut discs.
The summer berries creation was very pretty. It included fresh flower petals. The blueberries, strawberries, and raspberries were super fresh. The frozen yogurt was light and refreshing, with some larger ice chunks. It wasn’t as smooth as I expected, but the lightness and the fact that it wasn’t too sweet made it well suited to a hot Sunday afternoon. It reminded me of shaved ice. The toppings were impeccably fresh and/or interesting. I particularly liked the microbasil – the pop of flavor it added. The toppings seemed better than the frozen yogurt. The froyo had no tang.
You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.
* COCOMO FROYO: 787 S Alameda St., Los Angeles, CA
Looking for more frozen yogurt news, discussion boards, and resources? Check out the International Frozen Yogurt Association website at http://internationalfrozenyogurt.com/. The IFYA is the independent voice of the frozen yogurt industry.
