Easy Homemade Frozen Yogurt
Easy Homemade Frozen Yogurt! This frozen yogurt recipe is simple, natural, and completely delicious, made in your ice cream maker with just 5 ingredients.
Ingredients
- 3 cups full-fat Greek yogurt plain
- 2/3 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup honey
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Chill the ice cream bowl for at least 24 hours or until solid. You should not hear any water sloshing around when you shake the bowl. In a large bowl, add the Greek yogurt, heavy cream, honey, vanilla extract and salt. Mix well until combined.
- Refrigerate for 2 hours, until the mixture is very cold.
- Add the mixture to the bowl of your ice cream maker.
- Churn the frozen yogurt mixture in the bowl of your ice cream machine according to your manufacturer’s instructions (mine took about 25 minutes), until it is thick and the consistency of soft-serve ice cream.
- Serve immediately or freeze for an additional 2-3 hours in a covered loaf pan for a consistency more similar to store-bought frozen yogurt.
- Let sit at room temperature for about 10 minutes before scooping and serving.
Notes
- Use full-fat Greek yogurt for the best results. You can use non-fat Greek yogurt, but I find it to be a little icier. I prefer 2% or 5% Greek yogurt for this recipe. The more fat in the yogurt, the creamier the frozen yogurt will be.
- I like to use a liquid sweetener, such as honey, for this recipe. It sweetens the frozen yogurt while adding a little flavor. I also find liquid sweeteners help prevent the formation of ice crystals in frozen yogurt. Feel free to use light corn syrup, agave nectar, or maple syrup instead of honey.
- It’s very important that your mixture is really cold before going into the ice cream machine to churn. If it’s not cold enough, it will not get thick.