Frozen Yogurt Recipe

Our absolute favorite frozen yogurt recipe! This tart vanilla bean yogurt has only 4 ingredients and can be whipped together in minutes before adding to your ice cream maker!

This frozen yogurt is the perfect avenue for all your favorite froyo toppings.  We love adding fresh fruit to this frozen yogurt recipe, but crushed candies, cookies, or brownies are also delicious toppings. For a fun celebration with friends or family, set out a bunch of toppings with this frozen yogurt.

Frozen Yogurt Recipe

A few summers ago, we were at my sister-in-law’s house for a fun family get together. After dinner she made a mango frozen yogurt that we all went nuts over. It was honestly the best frozen yogurt I’ve ever had and the husband agreed.

He mentioned about five different times how we needed the recipe, needed an ice cream maker, and needed to make it often! We finally got an ice cream maker, and my sweet sister-in-law emailed us the recipe. We’ve made that frozen yogurt dozens of times and it’s quickly become our favorite!

With so few ingredients, you’ll want to make sure you have the best ingredients for optimal taste. Get a good yogurt that you know you’ll love. I recommend a high quality (full-fat) vanilla yogurt because it will make for a creamier and more flavorful yogurt. I also would stick with the heavy whipping cream to ensure that this yogurt sets up well.

And of course, the more fruit chunks to stir in the yogurt, the better. Or do chopped candy bars, cereal, and chopped fruit!

So….frozen yogurt; can you just put yogurt in the freezer? Not exactly! But it’s not that much harder 🙂 

How to make this frozen yogurt recipe

• Blend: combine the yogurt, heavy cream, vanilla, and sugar and blend until it’s completely smooth.
• Add: pour the entire mixture into a prepared ice cream maker and follow the directions to chill the yogurt
• Serve or chill: from here, you can actually serve the yogurt (IMO at the perfect frozen yogurt consistency!) OR you can transfer to an airtight container and freeze to get a more solid ice-cream like consistency.
• Add your favorites: whenever you’re ready to serve, make sure to serve it will your favorite chopped fruits, sauces, candies, etc.

Toppings for this frozen yogurt recipe

• Sauces: chocolate, caramel, butterscotch, raspberry, strawberry, honey, and whipped cream
• Fruit: bananas, blackberries, strawberries, blueberries, kiwis, mango, peaches, pineapple, and raspberries
• Chocolates: Brownie bites, chocolate sprinkles, Kit Kat pieces, Butterfinger pieces, toffee, mini m&ms, chocolate chips, Reese’s pieces, and snicker pieces
• Nuts: almonds, peanuts, pistachios, coconut
• Crunches: granola, cocoa pebbles, cinnamon toast crunch, captain crunch, and fruity pebbles
• Others: boba’s, gummy bears/worms, cookie dough, and cheesecake cubes

More summery desserts:

• Lemon Bars (reader favorite!)
• Healthy Ice Cream (chocolate flavored)
• Sherbet Punch
• Brownie Oreo Ice Cream Bars
• Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream Pie (no baking required!)

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Frozen Yogurt Recipe

Prep Time

10 mins

Freezing Time

45 mins

Total Time

10 mins

 

Our absolute favorite frozen yogurt recipe! This tart vanilla bean yogurt has only 4 ingredients and can be whipped together in minutes before adding to your ice cream maker!

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: frozen yogurt recipe

Servings: 6 -8 servings

Author: Chelsea

Ingredients

• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 container (32 ounces) high-quality full-fat vanilla yogurt
• 1 tablespoon vanilla bean paste OR 2 tablespoons pure vanilla extract
• 1 cup white sugar Note 1
• Toppings such as fresh fruit, chopped candy/cookies, cereal, etc.

Instructions

1. In a large blender, mix together the first four ingredients. Blend until completely combined.
2. (If your blender isn't large enough, do this in batches).
3. Pour the mixture into a prepared ice cream maker and follow ice cream maker directions to chill the yogurt.

4. Once it is done, you can transfer the mixture to an airtight container and freeze it to make a more solid mixture or eat it right away depending on consistency preference.

5. Mix in fresh fruit, chopped candy, cereal, etc. into the frozen yogurt.

Recipe Notes

Note 1: reduce sugar up to 1/3 cup less for a more tart frozen yogurt.