How to make frozen yogurt with pineapple, mango, strawberry & papaya

This easy skinny-taste frozen yogurt is as good as ice cream with significantly less fat and sugar (honey). You make this with plain whole milk yogurt blended with frozen tropical fruits like pineapple, mango, strawberry, and papaya. This low-calorie frozen yogurt has a creamy, delicious texture with a sweet fruity flavor. This frozen yogurt will be your favorite best healthy ice cream alternative dessert. You serve it in less than 5 minutes.

What else, you might ask?! No fancy equipment or machine is needed. Just blend them away and enjoy them right away! We, as a family, are addicted to this recipe and get to eat frozen yogurt multiple times a week.

I also like substituting plain whole milk yogurt with homemade milk kefir for more health benefits and probiotic kicks. And my kids love it! Most days, I make frozen yogurt with bananas and vanilla extract.

Somedays, I sneak in frozen yogurt, some avocado, and leafy vegetables like spinach, cooked carrots, or sweet potatoes.

So, here you go! Just play with it, make your favorite ones, and let me know in the comment below how it turned out!

Find more sweet recipes and try our fun DIY watermelon popsicles.

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• Tips
• Variations
• Substitutes
• How to freeze it for long storage
• Is it healthy?
• Frozen yogurt vs ice cream
• Ingredients
• Instructions
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Tips

• Serve it as a light, healthy dessert after dinner!
• Use whole milk yogurt rather than reduced-fat yogurt.
• Taste and adjust for sweetness; add more fruits or honey.
• Add herbs or sweet spices for extra flavor.
• Sneak in some vegetables or nut butter. Kids will eat them without noticing.
• If you use fruits with more water content, like berries and oranges, add some nut butter (peanut butter, almond butter, cashew butter, or hazelnut butter) to thicken them up.
• Mix in some chopped nuts.
• Make popsicles with them.
• Check out the section below for the complete substitute.

Variations

Simply blend the examples below with whole milk yogurt and taste to customize the sweetness, then freeze it. Or substitute whole milk yogurt with milk kefir for more probiotics to improve digestion and gut health!

• Good old banana vanilla flavor.
• Banana with cherry flavor.
• Cocoa powder or chocolate with fruit flavor. Adding mint to it is another option.
• Heavy cream with lemonade and berries flavor.
• Banana with peach or orange flavor.
• Heavy cream with coffee flavor for adults.
• And any combination flavor that tastes the best to you!
• Add sweet, warm spices such as allspice, anise, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, and aromatics herbs such as mint, basil, parsley, and cilantro.

A flat frozen yogurt bar with the flavors mentioned above and topped with nut butter or chopped nuts is another option! You can even add a layer of simple cookie batter (heat-treated flour +butter +honey) to it.

Substitutes

• Substitute plain whole milk yogurt with milk, greek yogurt, milk kefir, sour cream, cottage cheese, cream cheese, or heavy cream. Make it vegan by using dairy-free kinds of milk, yogurt, or cheese.
• You do not need to use all of these tropical fruits; use one or any combinations of these fruits you like. Pineapple flavor, mango flavor, and strawberry flavor are my favorites. Other fruit substitutes are bananas, peaches, blueberries, and oranges.
• Substitute honey with maple syrup. Or omit it and make sugar-free frozen yogurt.
• Mix in some nut butter or chopped nuts such as pistachios, almonds, peanuts, walnuts...
• Add some herbs such as mint, basil, parsley, and cilantro.
• Use spices such as allspice, anise, cinnamon, cloves, or cardamom.

How to freeze it for long storage

The best way to freeze them is either poring them into a mold and making frozen yogurt popsicles or freezing them on a flat surface and making frozen yogurt bars. Store them for 2 weeks or up to a month.

Is it healthy?

Yes, you freeze a blended yogurt with fruits. They are excellent healthy homemade snacks with or without honey. They have no preservatives or natural flavors. You can customize them however you like. They are great treats to cool you off this summer. They have less fat and no added sugar compared to store-bought ones.

Frozen yogurt vs ice cream

Frozen yogurt is made of milk and can be sweetened with only fruits and no sugar. But ice cream is made of cream and has lots of fat.

Ingredients

• 3 cups of plain whole milk yogurt
• 2 lb of mixed unsweetened frozen tropical fruits: pineapple, mango, strawberry, and papaya
• 2 tablespoons of honey. (optional)

Instructions

1. In a food processor, add yogurt and tropical fruits.
2. Next, blend them to create a smooth consistency. I like to leave some chunks of fruits inside.
3. Then, add honey and pulse it into the mixture. (Optional)
4. At this point, taste to adjust for sweetness.
5. Serve it right away. or freeze it for later use.
6. If you only leave it in the fridge, it will melt and become more of a smoothie consistency.
7. ENJOY.

Notes

• You can use one or more of each of these tropical fruits.
• Frozen tropical fruits have hard meaty consistency, and when blended with yogurt, the frozen yogurt is ready to serve. However, if you use fresh tropical fruits, the blend needs to be frozen for a couple of hours before serving.

What did you substitute? How did your family and kids like it? Let me know in the comment below your favorite combination.

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