None of the cookbooks I had aboard even talked about frozen yogurt, so I learned by trial and error and added it to the list of things to include if I ever wrote a cookbook for cruisers. My recipe is detailed below, but one thing to note is that while you can make frozen yogurt from commercial yogurt, it's infinitely better when made with homemade or Greek-style since they don't have gelatin added, which many commercial yogurts add as a thickener.
Prep Time 2 minutesminutes
Freezing 6 hourshours
Total Time 6 hourshours2 minutesminutes
Servings 2
Calories 90kcal
Carbs (g): 10
Ingredients
1cupyogurtGreek or homemade
2tspsugar
Add-in flavoringsSee list in notes
Instructions
Mix the yogurt, sugar and any add-ins (see below for ideas) in a small container.
Cover and place the container in the freezer for about 6 hours, until frozen to about the consistency of ice cream.
Notes
Some of our favorite add-ins:
Fresh or canned fruit, cut into cubes no larger than ½”
Soft dried fruits like raisins, dates, apricots, prunes, figs or cranberries, cut into bite-sized pieces
Nuts
A swirl of honey, peanut butter or Nutella
Almost any sort of chocolate candy, cut into bite-sized bits M&M’s or Reese’s pieces
Oreos or other cookies, broken into bits
Granola or bran cereal (good with honey instead of sugar)
Vanilla, rum, Kahlua, Amaretto or orange liquor
Nestle’s Quik or other flavorings for milk (if they contain a lot of sugar, decrease or eliminate the sugar)
A swirl of Hershey’s syrup -- wonderful with a few peanuts thrown in
A small margarine tub with lid works best as the freezing container. The thin “hard” plastic works much better than the thicker “soft” plastic of most food storage containers. A thick plastic bag can also work, if you are very careful to check for holes. Later, I discovered these wonderful one-serving freezer containers (they also work really well for making a single large ice cube).
Nutrition Facts
Frozen Yogurt
Amount Per Serving
Calories 90Calories from Fat 36
% Daily Value*
Fat 4g6%
Saturated Fat 3g15%
Cholesterol 16mg5%
Sodium 56mg2%
Potassium 190mg5%
Carbohydrates 10g3%
Sugar 10g11%
Protein 4g8%
Vitamin A 121IU2%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Calcium 148mg15%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.