Homemade Berry Frozen Yogurt Recipe

Homemade Frozen Yogurt is a creamy delicious frozen dessert treat, made with fresh or frozen berries, yogurt, and cream. So good you won’t even miss ice cream! Perfect for snack, dessert or any occasion!

 

I will start out by saying I don’t like yogurt! But I love Frozen Yogurt. Especially creamy frozen yogurt with fresh fruit.

In my working days in Toronto, a few co workers and I would sometimes go to the underground concourse and get ourselves a scoop or two of the creamy delicious frozen yogurt with any choice of fruit. I would always choose mixed berries.

Now when I go back to Toronto I still love to splurge on a frozen yogurt. The last one I tried was a Chocolate Frozen Yogurt and it was sooo good! Living in Italy you have no choice but to love Gelato, and yes Frozen Yogurt is becoming popular too.

For the past few years, I have been posting a lot of ice cream and frozen dessert recipes including no churn ice cream. But it’s been a while since I’ve shared a recipe for an ice cream maker.

Yes, no churn ice cream is so easy but sometimes I love to pull out the machine put it to good use! And let me tell you if you don’t have an ice cream maker, you will not regret buying one. You can use it to not only make ice cream but also amazing frozen yogurt like this one.

Ingredients

• Whole plain yogurt: Use whole fat regular yogurt, it’s needed to freeze and make it creamy.
• Vanilla: Vanilla extract adds flavouring to the dessert.
• Cream: Be sure to use whole/heavy or whipping cream that is at least 30% fat.
• Corn syrup: It helps to keep the frozen yogurt smooth by preventing ice crystals from forming. It is also used to help sweeten the mixture. It is optional so you don’t have to include it if you prefer not to.
• Fine/fruit sugar: It mixes and combined better than granulated sugar.
• Berries: Nothing like berries for the perfect flavour combination, you can use fresh or frozen berries. If you use frozen then no need to thaw them.

How to Make Homemade Frozen Yogurt

Whisk the yogurt, vanilla, cream, corn syrup, and fine sugar in a large bowl. Then stir in the berries.

Pour the yogurt mixture into the ice cream machine and churn until thick. Be sure to follow the instructions for your machine when you churn the frozen yogurt. If you enjoy soft serve, you can serve it immediately. Or place in a container with a lid and freeze until it’s firm, this is what I do.

Frozen Yogurt Recipe Tips

1. Because yogurt has more water than fat you need to use a whole fat yogurt or you are going to get ice crystals, and that is the last thing you want in a creamy frozen dessert.
2. You are definitely going to need a little sugar, I used fine / fruit sugar.
3. A tablespoon of corn syrup is like extra security on keeping away those ice crystals.
4. And yes you are going to have to add a little cream. Why? Cream will also help keep those ice crystals away and give your frozen yogurt a creamy and rich consistency.
5. Store it in the coldest part of your freezer, which is usually in the back. You don’t want it exposed to warm air when the freezer is opened – this can cause it to melt partially and refreeze which can create ice crystals and make the texture grainy.
6. If you keep it stored properly, it will keep well for a few weeks. If it lasts that long which it doesn’t at my house.

Frozen Yogurt Variations

Are you imagining all the flavors you can make with this frozen yogurt recipe? You don’t have to use berries, you can use other kinds of fruit to make it just how you like it. Here are other ideas:

• Chopped peaches or apricots
• Chopped mango
• Papaya
• Blackberries
• Raspberries
• Cherries pitted and cut in half
• Chopped bananas

Or maybe try a combination of fruit. Peaches and blueberries would be delicious or a tropical frozen yogurt with papaya and mango.

How to store Frozen Yogurt

Keep any leftovers stored in an airtight container in the freezer. It will keep for up to two weeks, but it is always best flavor wise consumed within the first 3-4 days.

And believe me, homemade frozen yogurt it so easy and so much better than store-bought. Just think of all the flavours you can make. With all the wonderful fresh fruit and berries in the summertime, frozen yogurt could be your new favourite frozen treat. Enjoy!

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Updated from June 24, 2021.

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