Milk Kefir Irish Soda Bread

Milk Kefir Irish Soda Bread

If you are looking for a soda bread that has an extra health kick, this is it! This soda bread is easy to make and includes Milk Kefir which makes it extra delicious and nutritious. It is a quick and easy addition to any lunch or dinner and doesn’t involve the extra work like other breads...

Coconut Kefir Cheese with Dukkah

Coconut Kefir Cheese with Dukkah

If you cannot have dairy, this recipe is a great cheese alternative! Using coconut kefir cheese you are still receiving the benefits of kefir, but it is dairy free. Rolling this cheese in Dukkah, an Egyptian condiment made of ground nuts, seeds, spices, and herbs, brings you a savory treat full of benefits. This recipe came...

The Ultimate Guide to Milk Kefir

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Maintaining a healthy microbiome can boost your immune system, improve your digestion and gut health, increase your brainpower, and may even prevent a variety of diseases.

But you don’t have to buy fancy pills, capsules, or designer foods to build up your body’s microscopic allies.

As it turns out, traditional foods like milk kefir are less expensive, healthier, and more effective at delivering “good” bacteria where you need them most.

Scientific research demonstrates 6 major health benefits from drinking traditional milk kefir, with new findings coming out all the time.

Keep reading to learn all the different ways milk kefir can boost your health, how to safely make it at home and 3 kefir recipes that will put any store-bought kefir to shame.

Milk Kefir Berry Smoothie with Greens

Milk Kefir Berry Smoothie with Greens

If you are looking for a quick and healthy morning smoothie, this is it! It combines milk kefir, which is full of probiotics, greens which are high in nutrients and antioxidants, and berry powder which are loaded with antioxidants and help to reduce inflammation! This recipe came to us from Lindel in the Gut Health Guru’s...

Savory Milk Kefir Cheese Spread

Savory Milk Kefir Cheese Spread

A savory cheese spread is always great to use on your fresh baked sourdough and even better, this one uses milk kefir cheese as the main ingredient! Milk Kefir cheese is full of wonderful probiotics and also loaded with calcium! It’s very simple to make but we have to warn you, you’ll want to eat the...

Nourishing Pumpkin Kefir Soup

kefir pumpkin soup recipe

Ingredients: ✓ 500g Pumpkin ✓ 1 Sweet Potato ✓ 1/2 Cooked Beetroot ✓ Nutmeg ✓ Salt ✓ Freshly Ground Black Pepper ✓ Roasted Pumpkin Seeds ✓ Creamy Homemade Kefir (Left on a Sieve for 8 Hours) ✓ Chilli Oil ✓ Pumpkin Seed Oil   Method: In a large saucepan, gently fry the pumpkin and sweet potato. After a few minutes, add beetroot, spices and water....

Macadamia and Raspberry Kefir Ice Cream

Macadamia and Raspberry Kefir Ice Cream

If you are looking for a delicious, healthy, and refreshing treat, you’re going to love this ice cream! It is made with milk kefir and kefir cheese so you know that it is full of probiotics to improve your gut health! You can top this with the wonderful Rhubarb Jam to get more prebiotics into your...

Nourishing Pumpkin Kefir Soup

pumpkin kefir soup recipe

Ingredients: ✓ 500g Pumpkin ✓ 1 Sweet Potato ✓ 1/2 Cooked Beetroot ✓ Creamy Kefir (Left on a Sieve for 8 Hours) ✓ 250mL Water ✓ 1 tbsp Chilli Oil  ✓ Nutmeg ✓ Salt  ✓ Chopped Pumpkin Seeds (for Serving) ✓ Pumpkin Seed Oil (for Serving)   Method: In a large saucepan, gently fry the sweet potato...

Beetroot, Fennel, and Garlic Milk Kefir Cheese

milk kefir cheese recipe

Milk Kefir cheese is an amazing addition to your diet! It is full of probiotics, nutrients, and is just an overall amazing addition for gut health. Spicing it up with beetroot, fennel, garlic, and other beautiful herbs adds a savory deliciousness that you will want to spread onto your sourdough bread or crackers for extra probiotics!...

Quick & Delicious Kefir Smoothie

Quick & Delicious Kefir Smoothie

Ingredients: ✓ 1 cup of homemade kefir ✓ 1/2 cup of fresh fruits ✓ 1/2 cup of frozen berries ✓1 tbsp of chia seeds ✓ 1 tbsp of flax seeds ✓ 1 tbsp of organic cocoa powder Method: In a blender first, pour in the kefir then add in the rest of the ingredients. Press 'blend',...

Fresh & Fruity Kefir Probiotic Popsicles

Fresh & Fruity Kefir Probiotic Popsicles

Ingredients: ✓ 200mL of homemade kefir ✓ 1 tbsp organic honey ✓ 1/2 cup of fresh berries (or fruit of your choice) ✓1 tsp of vanilla powder Method: Mix kefir with honey, before stirring in fruit and vanilla. Tip - if you'd prefer smoother, creamier popsicles, blend the fruit first! Fill your ice lolly moulds with...