This post is sponsored by Tillamook, a local brand my family and I have long loved and supported. All opinions and photos are my own.

My family is definitely a yogurt-loving family. We always have yogurt in our refrigerator, and we use it in so many different recipes, from our smoothies, to cookies, to salad dressings, and so many other delicious items.

I was super excited to learn about and have the opportunity to try out the new Tillamook Farmstyle Greek Yogurt. Have you seen these in your local grocery store shelves?

I love Greek yogurt because it gives me a nice protein boost during those busy days of running from meetings to kids’ activities to working on late night deadlines.

The Tillamook Farmstyle Greek Yogurts come in 32 ounce containers for the two Plain and Simple varieties (choose from 0% fat and 2% fat), and they come in 5.3 ounce containers in a variety of delicious flavors, featuring locally sourced fruit and nuts from the Pacific Northwest. These include some of my family’s favorite local flavors like Oregon Blueberries and Oregon Strawberry. As a mom, I love that they all contain no artificial sweeteners, colors, flavors, growth hormones, or high fructose corn syrup.

We incorporate Greek yogurt into a lot of the food we eat on a regular basis. I decided to try the new Tillamook Farmstyle Greek Yogurt in two different types of recipes so you can see how truly versatile Greek yogurt is:

1. Coffee Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Frozen Yogurt
2. Greek Yogurt Veggie Dip

I’m also excited that Tillamook is giving away a large variety pack of Farmstyle Greek Yogurt for ONE lucky Urban Bliss Life reader, so you can try these in your recipes as well! Simply enter via the Rafflecopter giveaway widget at the bottom of this post.

In the meantime, here are two yummy recipes to try.

Coffee Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Frozen Yogurt

I always wanted to make an eggless cookie dough, and in searching through recipes, found several different chocolate chip cookie dough frozen yogurt recipes, most of them stemming from Anna at Cruncy Creamy Sweet. I knew I wanted to use the Tillamook Coffeehouse Blend Farmstyle Greek Yogurt in my “sweet” recipe, and this looked like a wonderful base for it.

The first thing you should know about this recipe is that, because we’re using Greek yogurt, this has a very tangy/tart frozen yogurt flavor. If you like the tangy taste of frozen yogurt over the super sweet taste of traditional ice cream, you’ll like this recipe! The consistency is also thicker than regular frozen yogurt.

The FULL RECIPE is at the bottom of this post. You’ll need butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, flour, salt, baking soda, vanilla extract, chocolate chips or mini chocolate chips, Tillamook Farmstyle Greek Plain and Simple Yogurt (not pictured below) . . .

and for the coffee flavor, I used a 5.3 ounce container of Tillamook Coffeehouse Blend Greek Yogurt.

The result is a delicious delight for those who love the tangy flavors of frozen yogurt combined with a safe-to-eat, eggless chocolate chip cookie dough.

Coffee Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Frozen Yogurt

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Ingredients

• 1 cup butter softened
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup flour
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips or mini chocolate chips
• 1 container 5.3 oz of Tillamook Coffeehouse Blend Farmstyle Greek Yogurt
• 1/3 cup Tillamook Farmstyle Greek Yogurt Plain and Simple 0% fat

Instructions

• In a stand mixer with a paddle attachment (I love my Beater Blade), mix the softened butter with granulated and light brown sugars until well blended, about 2 minutes.
• Add the vanilla extract and blend for another minute.
• In a medium bowl, blend the flour, baking soda, and salt until combined. Mix in the chocolate chips.
• Gradually add the flour with chocolate chips mixture to the stand mixer bowl and mix until well blended, about 1-2 minutes.
• Add both of the Tillamook Farmstyle Greek Yogurts. Mix until well blended.
• Spoon into a freezer safe plastic container with airtight lid and freeze until the frozen yogurt is set, at least 4 hours but preferably overnight.

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Greek Yogurt Veggie Dip

My second recipe using greek yogurt is this tasty, healthy veggie dip. I love this dip for parties, for when you’ve got a bunch of your kids’ friends coming over after school, or just to keep on hand for veggie snacking.

For this recipe, you just need carrots, celery, chives, lemon, Neufchatel cheese, dill, and Tillamook Farmstyle Greek Yogurt Plain and Simple.

It comes together so quickly and easily! Keep it refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 3 days. I like to make this recipe a day or even two days before the day of a party for a fast, easy, delicious and nutritious party dip.

Greek Yogurt Veggie Dip

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Ingredients

• 1 cup Tillamook Farmstyle Greek Yogurt Plain and Simple use either 0% or 2% fat
• 8 ounces of Neufchatel cheese softened to room temperature
• 1/4 cup finely grated carrots
• 3 Tablespoons finely diced celery
• 1 Tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon finely chopped chives
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest plus 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon dill
• salt and pepper

Instructions

• In a large bowl, combine the Greek yogurt, Neufchatel cheese, carrots, celery, chives, lemon zest plus juice, and dill. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Notes

Keep refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 3 days.

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Now it’s GIVEAWAY time!!

Tillamook Farmstyle Greek Yogurt Giveaway

Enter to win a Tillamook #Farmstyle Greek Yogurt #FirstTaste Prize Pack worth $30. Deadline to enter: 11:59pm Monday April 7, 2014.

Winner will receive Tillamook Farmstyle Greek Yogurt in the following quantities and flavors: TWO of EACH of the following (in 5.3 ounce containers): Cinnamon Hazelnut, Coffeehouse Blend, Honey Peach, Old Fashioned Vanilla, Oregon Blueberry, Oregon Strawberry , Washington Raspberry. PLUS, ONE of EACH of the following (in large 32 oz containers): Plain and Simple 0% and Plain and Simple 2%. (Retail value: $30)

Winners MUST be able to provide a physical address (no PO Boxes) and must reside in one of these states: OR, WA, ID, CA, NV, AZ, UT, MT, WY, CO, NM. If you do not live in one of these states, you are unfortunately not eligible to win this sweepstakes.

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Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Tillamook. All opinions and photos are, as always, my own.