It only took a split second. He took one look at the box on the kitchen table and said "you can make frozen yogurt". My husband loves frozen treats. There is a special koozie in our cabinet that is designed to fit a pint of ice cream. He bought it years ago when there was a major ice cream eating phase going on here. We definitely made our contribution to a certain frozen treat company that year. Anyway, I thought his suggestion was brilliant and I made vanilla frozen yogurt.
Why did I choose vanilla for the batch of frozen yogurt? There are so many flavor possibilities and yet I chose a simple one. It has to do with how I enjoy snacking on plain Greek yogurt. I will stir in a teaspoon of sugar to sweeten it slightly. Occasionally I'll get vanilla when I want something other than plain. It seemed fitting to make my first frozen yogurt with the flavor profile of how I enjoy it non-frozen.
Frozen yogurt is tricky to make. The difficulty comes with using non-fat or low-fat as it will get hard after setting in the freezer. I found a recipe that had gelatin in the ingredients. I thought it would help with keeping it from becoming hard as a brick. It does give it a fluffy instead of icy texture. It is still hard when straight out of the freezer. All you have to do is let it set out a few minutes and then it softens enough to scoop. This vanilla frozen yogurt is slightly sweet with the tang of Greek yogurt. A light vanilla flavor makes it a good base for many toppings.
I have plenty yogurt to try more recipes. Thanks to the kind folks at Chobani for sending a big variety pack to enjoy. Now to decide what flavor for the next batch. I have a feeling it will be utilizing fresh summer fruit. Stay tuned...
Vanilla Frozen Yogurt
Ingredients
- 2 ¼ cups whole milk
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 envelope unflavored gelatin
- 1 ½ cups vanilla Greek yogurt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Combine the milk, sugar, and gelatin in a saucepan. Set stand for 1 minute.
- Cook over medium-low heat for 5 minutes or until the gelatin dissolves.
- Let the mixture cool completely to room temperature.
- Stir in the yogurt and vanilla. Cover and refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight.
- Pour the mixture to an ice cream maker and freeze according to the manufacturer's instructions.
- Transfer the frozen yogurt to a freezer safe container. Enjoy immediately for soft-serve consistency or freeze for at least 2 hours.
- If frozen hard, let it set out for a few minutes to soften before serving.
Notes
Recipe adapted from one in the booklet that came with my Krups Ice Cream Maker which is no longer on the market.
Disclosure: I received a variety pack of Greek yogurt from Chobani. I was under no obligation to give a review, positive or otherwise. All opinions are my own unless stated or contained within a guest post.
What a beautiful picture of the yogurt... love that you paired it with blueberries. I need to get an ice cream maker to try this recipe.
Yes, you must get an ice cream maker! I don't know what I would do without mine.
So pretty
Thank you Terry
Oooh I love vanilla and so clever how you fixed the iciness problem!
I was so curious before I made it and once it was done I really liked the fluffiness from the gelatin.
Mmm...hot weather and frozen treats. Sign me up! 🙂
Consider yourself signed up...
Yum! This is a keeper recipe if I ever saw one. I love frozen yogurt! And anything with Greek yogurt. Thank you, Renee!
Thanks Kim! Same here with Greek yogurt. I just love it.
Interesting concept with adding the gelatin! I've always made ice cream but never yogurt. I love how your yogurt is blank canvas yet you brought it to life with the blueberries.
Thanks Carla. I wanted to keep it simple but needed something to add to the plain white of the yogurt.
Ooooh, how about peach fro yo, with blueberries strewn on top? Invite me over!
Fantastic suggestion!
This looks awesome. Isn't yogurt amazing stuff?
Thank you and yes, yogurt is very amazing.
What a beautiful frozen yogurt treat--and I love your food styling here. That reminds me: I must read your post on food styling next! Cheers!
Alaiyo
Thank you for your kind words Alaiyo!