7 Best Frozen Yogurt Recipes for National Frozen Yogurt Day
Depending on who you ask, yogurt can be a quick and healthy dessert or a solution for gut health and probiotic needs. Regardless, yogurt’s role as a healthy alternative to sugary sweets for all your cravings is not only solid, but also well-regarded by experts in health and wellness.
What better day to try a new frozen yogurt recipe than National Frozen Yogurt Day? If you’re looking for a quick yogurt fix to celebrate this fun event, we made a list of the 7 best frozen yogurt recipes you have to try today!
1. Creamy Vanilla Frozen Yogurt
The wonderful thing about vanilla is everyone likes it. It can be added in anything, and anything can be added to it. This recipe is evidence that just because it’s plain, doesn’t mean it doesn’t taste amazing.
Prep Time: 10 min
Total Time: 3 h 30 min
Ingredients:
- 3 c. plain 2-percent reduced fat Greek-style yogurt
- 2 c. half-and-half
- 2/3 c. sugar
- 1/3 c. light corn syrup
- 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp. Kosher salt
2. Blueberry Basil Frozen Yogurt
A frozen yogurt served for those hot summers. The flavors of fresh berries and herbs, but lighter than the usual ice cream. Guilt-free and fun to make.
Total Time: 1 day 3 h 30 min
Ingredients:
- 3/4 c. fresh basil leaves, whole
- 2 c. half-and-half
- 3 c. plain 2-percent Greek-style yogurt
- 2/3 c. sugar
- 1/3 c. light corn syrup
- 1 1/2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp. kosher salt
- 1 1/2 c. blueberries
- 1/2 c. blueberry preserves
- 3 tbsp. chopped fresh basil
- 1 tbsp. lemon zest
3. Mango Lassi Swirl Frozen Yogurt
This yogurt recipe is inspired by a classic Indian drink. Mangoes will always remind us of summer and days on the beach in some tropical island.
Total Time: 3h 30 min
Ingredients:
- 3 c. plain 2-percent reduced fat Greek-style yogurt
- 2 c. half-and-half
- 2/3 c. sugar
- 1/3 c. light corn syrup
- 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp. kosher salt
- 3/4 c. mango jam
- 3/4 c. chopped fresh mango
- 1 tbsp. lime zest
4. Green Tea Honey Frozen Yogurt
This frozen yogurt recipe has you combining the healthy wonders of green tea and the taste and milkiness of yogurt. What more could you ask for?
Total Time: 3 h 30 min
Ingredients:
- 3 c. plain 2-percent reduced fat Greek-style yogurt
- 2 c. half-and-half
- 2/3 c. sugar
- 1/3 c. honey
- 3 tbsp. matcha green tea powder
- 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp. kosher salt
5. Peach Frozen Yogurt
This recipe will combine yogurt, honey, and vanilla plus more than a handful of frozen peaches to give it that zesty sweetness we all love.
Total Time: 2 hours
Ingredients:
- 16 ounce bags frozen peaches (or 4 cups fresh peaches, frozen solid)
- 3 heaping Tablespoons honey (or agave nectar)
- 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt
-
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
6. Pineapple Upside-Down Cake Frozen Yogurt
Look, we all poke fun at pineapples on pizza, but you really have to try this pineapple-yogurt fusion. We promise you won’t make fun of pineapples again after one serving of this.
Total Time: 51 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1 24-oz can pineapple chunks in 100% juice (juice reserved)
- 1 cup pineapple juice, divided, reserved from can
- .25 oz packet unflavored gelatin
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tbsp agave nectar
- 2 cups whole milk vanilla yogurt
- 1/2 cup light whipping cream
- 10 vanilla wafer cookies, roughly chopped
- 6 maraschino cherries, drained and chopped
7. Dark Chocolate Raspberry Frozen Yogurt
Want the ultimate guilt-free and easy frozen yogurt recipe? Then try this. This dark chocolate raspberry frozen yogurt contains no refined sugars and is incredibly easy to make, even without an ice cream maker.
Total Time: 51 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1 and 1/2 cups Greek yogurt
- 3 and 1/2 cups frozen raspberries
- 1/3 cup honey
- 100 g dark chocolate, finely chopped (4 oz)
Takeaway…
Frozen yogurts are a healthy way to give your body a good dose of nutrients and gut-healthy probiotics, and National Frozen Yogurt Day is the best day to enjoy them!
