Our most favorite recipes are those that are quick, easy, delicious and healthy. This 3-ingredient, 5 minute homemade frozen yogurt recipe does that for us, and hopefully will for you as well. Please let us know!
We discovered this quite by accident. We have a garden and a blueberry orchard and during harvest season, we freeze the extra blueberries to preserve them to enjoy long beyond harvest time.
Frozen fruits make great summer snacks, as does yogurt. So I dolloped a handful of frozen blueberries into some yogurt and let it sit for a few minutes before eating so that it wouldn’t freeze my teeth.
When I went to stir them together, the yogurt had frozen slightly and made a stiffer batter, very much like frozen yogurt. Sure, it’s not as creamy as the ice cream-like version of frozen yogurt, and it takes more berries than yogurt to get that frozen effect, but overall it’s very good for such a quick and easy treat.
This fits our favorite recipe criteria as well and it’s become a favorite quick “frozen yogurt” fix for our family. If you’re focused on healthier snacks, you may also enjoy this strategy for managing cravings.
Yogurt With Frozen Berry Snack Is:
- Quick
- Easy
- Delicious
- Healthy
Ingredients
- Frozen blueberries
- Yogurt
- Maple Syrup or Sorghum (optional)
Instructions
Stir together, frozen blueberries and yogurt (and sweetener if using it). Let sit out approximately 5 minutes. The frozen blueberries will begin to freeze the yogurt. Stir again and enjoy.
Notes
RATIO:
The ratio is approximately 1-1, such as 1 cup yogurt and 1 cup blueberries, however, you can adjust that ratio up or down to suit your preferences. For this simple 5-minute yogurt, it’s the frozen berries that cause the yogurt to freeze up, so the more berries, the colder the yogurt will be.
YOGURT:
We favor organic yogurt from grass fed cows. Greek yogurts tend to have the best and smoothest texture, but you can just use your favorite yogurt.
BLUEBERRIES:
We’re using our homegrown blueberries whenever we have them, or organic frozen from Costco, when we run out.
SWEETENER:
Since we’re watching our sugar intake, if the berries are really sweet, we don’t add the sweetener. If they’re a little on the tart side then anywhere from a teaspoon to a tablespoon of maple syrup or sorghum is enough to be delicious, and still a lot more nutritional that most frozen yogurts, especially of the store bought varieties.
5 Minute Homemade Frozen Yogurt
Ingredients
- 1 cup blueberries frozen
- 1 cup yogurt plain or vanilla
Instructions
- Stir together, frozen blueberries and yogurt – add sweetener if using it, (see notes).
- Let sit out at room temp for approximately 5 minutes. The frozen blueberries will begin to freeze the yogurt.
- Stir again and enjoy.
Notes
- The ratio is approximately 1-1, such as 1 cup yogurt and 1 cup blueberries per serving, however, you can adjust that ratio up or down to suit your preferences.
- If the blueberries are sweet, we opt out of sweetener for an eve healthier snack. If blueberries are tart we may add 1 tsp to 1 Tbsp. maple syrup or sorghum. Both are healthier options than sugar.
- We prefer organic yogurt from grass fed cows.
- We’re using our homegrown blueberries whenever we have them, or organic frozen from Costco or Amazon/Wholefoods
SUBSTITUTIONS:
Naturally, this recipe is infinitely flexible and changeable. From mixed berries to a variety of toppings, such as nut mix, whipped cream and sprigs of mint, there are so many ways to use this super simple, 5 minute homemade frozen yogurt recipe. FOR MORE FROZEN: Sit in freezer for 5-35 minutes FOR SMOOTH AND CREAMY: blend in a blender before eating FOR MORE LIKE ICE CREAM TEXTURE, freeze in an ice cream machine.Nutrition
Another favorite scrumptious blueberry recipe is this winning lemon blueberry breakfast cake.