My friend Sarah and I are both ice cream lovers. In fact, it is one of our favorite topics of discussion. We have made many trips to Cold Stone Creamery together and she always gets the tart plain frozen yogurt. I myself had never had it but for some reason, I recently got a hankering for it. I imagined the creamy texture of Fage brought to life in a frozen concoction and sought it out. To my dismay, every Cold Stone location I visited had discontinued what I craved. What is a girl to do? Buy an ice cream maker and make her own, of course. After some online research, I knew I wanted my ingredients to be simple. I had no previous experience with making frozen treats and set out on a delicious adventure. Since I love my Greek yogurt with a honey drizzle, I decided to sweeten mine with honey instead of sugar and the results were marvelous.
Plain and Tart Frozen Yogurt
Makes about a quart
2 cups high quality plain, whole milk yogurt
2 cups high quality Greek yogurt
1/2 cup local honey
pinch of sea salt
Combine all the ingredients in a large bowl and whisk together until smooth. Let the mixture chill in the refrigerator for at least one hour before freezing. Freeze according to the directions on your ice cream maker. For a firmer texture, freeze for two hours before eating or eat right away. If you freeze the yogurt for later, you should let it sit on the counter a bit to soften up before serving. Top with your choice of toppings or eat it plain.
This looks fantastic. Now, I just have to get an ice-cream maker! Half of ours disappeared in the great basement flood of 2006 when our water heater gave up the ghost while we were on vacation.
That looks amazing! The honey sweetener sounds great. I will have to try to make some. The Greek yogurt is high protein, so you can technically eat it for a nutritious meal, right? As if I need an excuse to eat ice cream ;)
oh my goodness, it turned out beautiful!
do you think it will ship well? :)
That sounds amazing – a good enough reason to get an ice cream maker.
I’m SO going to make that!! thank you!
lovely, lovely, LOOOOOVELYYYY! (imagine that sung as a coloratura soprano). i decided yesterday that the theme for my summer are these 3 words: sundresses, backyards and ice cream. and, i am thrilled to read that you ate it for lunch the other day! gorgeous.
This sounds great! I just bought an ice cream maker two weeks ago, and I’ve been using it like crazy. I love how simple this recipe is, and I will definitely be trying it out.
Uhhh—NOM!!!!!!! That looks totally amazing! :) Did you say what kind of ice cream maker you bought?
*blush*
Sarah, I ate it for lunch yesterday!
Meg, I bought this one. Well, actually, the dear husband bought it for me for an early b-day present.
Ice Cream Maker