Homemade Berry Frozen Yogurt
Homemade Frozen Yogurt is a creamy delicious frozen dessert treat, made with fresh or frozen berries, yogurt, and cream. So good you won’t even miss ice cream! Perfect for snack, dessert or any occasion!
I will start out by saying I don’t like yogurt! But I love Frozen Yogurt. Especially creamy frozen yogurt with fresh fruit.
In my working days in Toronto, a few co workers and I would sometimes go to the underground concourse and get ourselves a scoop or two of the creamy delicious frozen yogurt with any choice of fruit. I would always choose mixed berries.
Now when I go back to Toronto I still love to splurge on a frozen yogurt. The last one I tried was a Chocolate Frozen Yogurt and it was sooo good! Living in Italy you have no choice but to love Gelato, and yes Frozen Yogurt is becoming popular too.
For the past few years, I have been posting a lot of ice cream and frozen dessert recipes including no churn ice cream. But it’s been a while since I’ve shared a recipe for an ice cream maker.
Yes, no churn ice cream is so easy but sometimes I love to pull out the machine put it to good use! And let me tell you if you don’t have an ice cream maker, you will not regret buying one. You can use it to not only make ice cream but also amazing frozen yogurt like this one.
Ingredients
- Whole plain yogurt: Use whole fat regular yogurt, it’s needed to freeze and make it creamy.
- Vanilla: Vanilla extract adds flavouring to the dessert.
- Cream: Be sure to use whole/heavy or whipping cream that is at least 30% fat.
- Corn syrup: It helps to keep the frozen yogurt smooth by preventing ice crystals from forming. It is also used to help sweeten the mixture. It is optional so you don’t have to include it if you prefer not to.
- Fine/fruit sugar: It mixes and combined better than granulated sugar.
- Berries: Nothing like berries for the perfect flavour combination, you can use fresh or frozen berries. If you use frozen then no need to thaw them.
How to Make Homemade Frozen Yogurt
Whisk the yogurt, vanilla, cream, corn syrup, and fine sugar in a large bowl. Then stir in the berries.
Pour the yogurt mixture into the ice cream machine and churn until thick. Be sure to follow the instructions for your machine when you churn the frozen yogurt. If you enjoy soft serve, you can serve it immediately. Or place in a container with a lid and freeze until it’s firm, this is what I do.
Frozen Yogurt Recipe Tips
- Because yogurt has more water than fat you need to use a whole fat yogurt or you are going to get ice crystals, and that is the last thing you want in a creamy frozen dessert.
- You are definitely going to need a little sugar, I used fine / fruit sugar.
- A tablespoon of corn syrup is like extra security on keeping away those ice crystals.
- And yes you are going to have to add a little cream. Why? Cream will also help keep those ice crystals away and give your frozen yogurt a creamy and rich consistency.
- Store it in the coldest part of your freezer, which is usually in the back. You don’t want it exposed to warm air when the freezer is opened – this can cause it to melt partially and refreeze which can create ice crystals and make the texture grainy.
- If you keep it stored properly, it will keep well for a few weeks. If it lasts that long which it doesn’t at my house.
Frozen Yogurt Variations
Are you imagining all the flavors you can make with this frozen yogurt recipe? You don’t have to use berries, you can use other kinds of fruit to make it just how you like it. Here are other ideas:
- Chopped peaches or apricots
- Chopped mango
- Papaya
- Blackberries
- Raspberries
- Cherries pitted and cut in half
- Chopped bananas
Or maybe try a combination of fruit. Peaches and blueberries would be delicious or a tropical frozen yogurt with papaya and mango.
How to store Frozen Yogurt
Keep any leftovers stored in an airtight container in the freezer. It will keep for up to two weeks, but it is always best flavor wise consumed within the first 3-4 days.
And believe me, homemade frozen yogurt it so easy and so much better than store-bought. Just think of all the flavours you can make. With all the wonderful fresh fruit and berries in the summertime, frozen yogurt could be your new favourite frozen treat. Enjoy!
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Homemade Berry Frozen Yogurt
Ingredients
- 3 cups whole plain yogurt (cold from the fridge)
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- ½ cup heavy/whole/whipping cream (at least 30% fat) (cold from the fridge)
- 1 tablespoon corn syrup
- ¾ cup fine / fruit sugar
- 1 cup berries (fresh or frozen, if frozen do not thaw) (coarsely crushed)
Instructions
- In a large bowl whisk together the yogurt, vanilla, cream, corn syrup and fine sugar for approximately 2 minutes, then stir in the berries.
- Pour the mixture into the ice cream machine** and churn until thick (like soft ice cream) or thicker if you wish. Serve immediately. Or place in a container with a lid and freeze until firm like ice cream, 3-6 hours or overnight.
- Remove from freezer and let sit 10-15 minutes before scooping and serving. Enjoy.
- **Read ice cream maker instructions before use.
Notes
Nutrition
Updated from June 24, 2021.
Hey Rosemary, what happens if you don’t have an ice-cream maker? what are the instructions & how do you make the Berry Frozen Yogurt please? Cheers
Hi Leica, I have never made this without a machine, but what I would do is instead of whisking the ingredients I would beat them until thickened, then stir in the berries, pour into a freezer safe container, and freeze, but you should stir the ingredients about every 15-20 minutes, this should help from ice crystals forming and freezing creamy, until desired thickness is reached. Let me know how it goes if you try it. Take care!
New to making ice cream – so had to try frozen yogourt for sure! So easy – and soooo yummy! Thanks for the great recipe!
Hi Lucy-Ann, thanks so much, glad you enjoyed it. Take care and have a great weekend!
Hi there!! Beautiful photos and write up, I’m wanting to make this – However, may I know if you have any pointers for making this without an icecream maker, please? My little apartment doesn’t have space for another appliance, I’m afraid! Thanks so much, very keen to try a frozen yoghurt icecream recipe as we swim through Spring in Sydney, and yours looks the goods! Cheers! 🙂
Hi Trina, here is a site that will show you a few ways you can make it. I hope it helps. Take care! https://www.thekitchn.com/the-best-method-making-ice-cream-without-machine-23048248
How is this gelato rather than frozen yogurt? There are no eggs is it.
Hi Paul, you do realize you commented on frozen yogurt right? And not all gelato has eggs in it. 🙂
Excellent recipe. I used powdered sugar instead of fine sugar, and didn’t crush the blueberries. It was SO good!
Hi Dorothy, thanks so much, so glad you enjoyed it. Take care.
Hi, I would like to know if one could replace the sugar with honey and how much? Thank you very much 😁
Hi Tessa, yes you can, so for the 3/4 cup of sugar you should replace it with 1/3 cup + 3 tablespoons of honey. I hope you like it, let me know.
Would have given it a 5* if recipe included serving size Weight in Grams. I know its a picky thing, but so is dieting & calorie counting!
Thanks for sharing.
Hi Linda, it actually does give metric, click on metric underneath the ingredients. 🙂
Rosemary this look wonderful. Right now I am on the lookout for an ice cream maker. I have been making my own yogurt for about a year and now I will have something new to make with it. The yogurt I make ends up being so think I can hold the bowl upside down and it will not fall out. Do you think this will be too thick, I can always incorporate some of the whey back into it.
Thank you for any advice.
Hi Debby, I don’t think it will be too thick, it comes out like ice cream. In fact I like frozen yogurt almost as much as ice cream. Let me know how it goes. Have a great week.
Simply delicious!
Thanks Rose, so glad you like it. Have a great weekend.
i love the berries and i love the yogurt, this recipe combines both of them!
Hi Monika, yes it does and it’s really good. Have a great weekend.
Hot days arrived and I thank you for this beauty !
Thank so much and yes it is quite hot here!
Oh, I could go for a bowl of this right now! And thanks for the tip on the corn syrup as that was something I had never heard before. Looks like I need to go get myself an ice cream maker!
Hi Linda, thanks. I know an ice cream maker is the best thing. 🙂
I am diabetic. How can I reduce the sugar content? Can I substitute agave syrup and stevia for the corn syrup and sugar?
Hi Linda, I researched your questions since I have never made these substitutions, but apparently you can, use 1/2 tablespoon of agave syrup (half the amount of corn syrup) and 3/4 teaspoon stevia for the sugar (since stevia is much sweeter than sugar). I hope that helps let me know how it goes. Have a great Sunday.
I have an ice cream maker and I love it, but can you believe I have never made frozen yoghurt in it!!! Over 2 years and all I have made is ice cream….well that is about to change as this berry frozen yoghurt looks sensational!
Hi Claire, I know I thought the same thing, and thanks so much I hope you enjoy it. Have a wonderful Sunday.