Make the best Frozen Yogurt with just four ingredients and a few minutes in your ice cream maker. This vanilla bean treat is creamy, easy, and so tasty!
Don’t have an ice cream maker? Try my Frozen Yogurt (In Under 10 Minutes!), Ice Cream In A Bag, or Blueberry Ice Cream.
Frozen Yogurt Recipe
Say hello to this creamy and sweet frozen yogurt. This simple treat is so easy to make! You only need a few ingredients and an ice cream maker to whip it up fast!
This frozen treat is as easy to make as it is to love. No need to search for “frozen yogurt near me”—you can have any fruity flavor in less time than it takes to drive to the store.
Quick Tip
You’ll need an ice cream maker for this frozen yogurt. Here’s the one I use and love.
4 Simple Ingredients
To make great frozen yogurt at home, start with some good ingredients:
- Yogurt: Opt for high-quality vanilla bean yogurt you like on its own. Skip low-fat or fat-free kinds—they make the yogurt too thin. I love Noosa vanilla bean yogurt.
- Heavy cream: Don’t use milk. Only heavy cream can get the right texture.
- Vanilla and salt: Vanilla adds flavor, and a pinch of salt makes it taste better. Use vanilla bean paste or extract—both work great. Learn more about their differences here.
- Sugar: Sweetens the yogurt. Use less for a tangier flavor or more if your yogurt isn’t very sweet.
How To Make This Frozen Yogurt Recipe
- Add the first five ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth.
- Pour into an ice cream maker and follow the instructions to freeze it until it’s the way you like it.
- Eat right away with your favorite toppings, or freeze in a sealed container to make it firmer.
Toppings For Frozen Yogurt
- Sauces: Try hot fudge sauce, caramel sauce, butterscotch sauce, blueberry, raspberry, or strawberry syrup, a drizzle of honey, and whipped cream.
- Fruit: Choose from bananas, blackberries, strawberries, blueberries, kiwis, mango, peaches, pineapple, or raspberries.
- Chocolates: Use brownie bites, sprinkles, chopped Kit Kat, Butterfinger, toffee, mini M&M’s, chocolate chips, Reese’s pieces, Snickers bits, or edible brownie batter.
- Nuts: Almonds, peanuts, pistachios, walnuts, cashews, and candied pecans are great choices.
- Crunches: Try granola, Cocoa Pebbles, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Cap’n Crunch, Fruity Pebbles, and buncha crunch.
- Others: Boba balls, gummy bears or worms, edible cookie dough, coconut flakes, and cheesecake cubes.
Frozen Yogurt Recipe FAQs
Freezing yogurt alone won’t make frozen yogurt. The recipe combines yogurt with heavy whipping cream, sugar, vanilla, and salt, followed by churning in an ice cream maker. This process adds air and creates a creamy, smooth texture, unlike freezing plain yogurt.
Frozen yogurt is frequently hailed as a healthier option compared to ice cream, thanks to its reduced fat content and potential probiotic advantages. With just four simple ingredients, this recipe provides a fantastic alternative for those seeking a treat without a laundry list of unfamiliar components.
Store leftovers in single-serving containers in the freezer with some room for expansion. When you’re ready to enjoy them, let the frozen yogurt sit at room temperature for 5-10 minutes until it reaches your desired consistency. Give it a quick stir, and it’s ready to enjoy!
More Frozen Desserts
- Chocolate Healthy Ice Cream
- Sherbet Punch with raspberry sherbet
- Brownie Oreo Ice Cream Bars with cookies and cream ice cream
- Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream Pie no baking!
- Churro Ice Cream Sandwiches with a chocolate drizzle
Frozen Yogurt Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 4 cups vanilla yogurt full-fat, 35 ounces, see note 1
- 1/2 tablespoon vanilla bean paste or 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup granulated sugar see note 2
- 1/16 teaspoon salt optional
- Toppings as desired such as fresh fruit, chopped candy/cookies, cereal, etc.
Instructions
- In a large blender (or in batches), combine the first 5 ingredients in the listed order until fully mixed.
- Pour the mixture into an ice cream maker and follow the manufacturer’s instructions to achieve the desired fro-yo consistency, typically around 30 minutes to an hour.
- Once it’s ready, enjoy plain or with your favorite toppings. Alternatively, transfer it to an airtight container and freeze for a firmer texture.
Recipe Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I’ve made this recipe three or four times in the last two weeks. It is so good I can’t get enough!
I’m so thrilled to hear that! What a great compliment! Thanks for the comment Ann 🙂
I got them at a local party store! 🙂 Zurchers!
I find myself at a fro-yo bar most weeks- its a bad habit of mine for sure! I just love it! can’t wait to try this so I can get my fro-yo fix at home (and probably save some $$) lol!
I love frozen yogurt … and I really love all that fresh fruit you topped that with! Which means I can eat this for breakfast right??? 🙂 Have a great weekend!!
These frozen yogurt cups are SO pretty!
Now I need an ice cream maker! This sounds really good Chelsea (though I’d probably be stuffing it full of candy and cookies, destroying all the healthy aspects… I might have a problem).
Frozen yougurt is one of my favorite treats but it sounds like we could save a few bucks if we made it at home!
Frozen yogurt is a HUGE weakness for me. Let me loose in a froyo place and I`ll end up spending twenty dollars on my yogurt. This looks like it makes a lot for less which makes me happy camper. Can`t wait to try it.
Yep, I could get my hands all over this. It looks delicious! Loving the vanilla bean flecks, too 🙂
Love the vanilla bean paste here! And I’m obsessed with the idea of setting up a homemade froyo bar 🙂