Cool off with this creamy indulgence!
If only all frozen treats could be as good for your taste buds and your waistline as this one! This vanilla frozen yogurt recipe contains no refined cane sugar, and it can be prepared with, or without, an ice cream maker. When you’re looking for low-sugar frozen yogurt, it doesn’t get any better than this.
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Creamy Vanilla Frozen Yogurt
Ingredients
- 3 cups Greek-style yogurt plain, nonfat or low fat
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup maple syrup or agave nectar or 1/4 cup honey
Instructions
- Stir all of the ingredients together in a medium to a large bowl. Pour into an ice cream maker and churn according to the manufacturer's directions, or for about 20- 25 minutes until it reaches a soft-serve consistency.
- For harder frozen yogurt or to store, place into an airtight container in the freezer. If storing for more than 24 hours, covering the surface with wax paper, and then placing on the lid, will prevent ice crystals from forming on the top.
- Alternatively, to make vanilla frozen yogurt without an ice cream maker, pour into a wide shallow container and freeze, uncovered for one and a half hours, scraping and mixing every half hour. Once evenly frozen, store in an airtight container with a lid.
Nutrition Information
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could we just just freeze plain fat free greek yogurt the same way?
Jan, I have but it gets super hard. You’ll need to let it set at room temp for a few minutes before eating.
Could you substitute soy yogurt or any other non-dairy yogurt for the greek yogurt? I made this exactly as you printed and it is delicious but my daughter prefers non-dairy.
Christine, Definitely!
Just made this. Used the exact recipe and OH. MY. GOODNESS! Delish! Thanks for sharing!
I sent a question in yesterday and I and I did not get any feedback. thank you pat.
I'm sorry, I don't see your comment. What was your question?
Great recipe! I tried this today and it was amazing! I was if it was possible and how I could add fruit puree in this to make it flavoured!
Tuba, I’m so happy you made and enjoyed the yogurt. 🙂
This is really an awesome recipe and I am sure my kids are going to love it. Will try today.
Thanks
This looks great, but I was wondering what could be used instead of maple syrup or agave nectar? Both are hard to come by where I live, and I’m allergic to honey
Claire, You could use a couple drops of stevia. Coconut sugar is fine but will give the yogurt a draker appearance. Also, organic sugar as a last resort.
fantastic, thank you 🙂
Can you tell me how to make vanilla malt flavored frozen yogurt without a machine?
If you don’t have an ice cream maker, combine the ingredients, pour them into a wide shallow container and put the container in the freezer, scraping and mixing every half hour.
Instead of using plain yogurt and vanilla extract, could I substitute with vanilla yogurt?
Catalina, If you like.
What is that bowl called on the cover? I think it is so cute!
Paige, I’m not sure, that bowl is an oldie and I no longer have it. 🙁
Can I use fat free vanilla frozen yogurt instead??
Addie, If you do, there’s no need to make this recipe. This recipe is from scratch for frozen yogurt. 🙂
I just tried the creamy frozen vanilla yogurt. It is the bomb.My husband even loved it and he isn’t into eating any of my “DIET” food.He almost killed me when I told him afterwards it was yogurt. Now I can’t keep him away from my frozen yogurt.Thank You for this awesome website. I’m so thankful I ran across it when I was on the internet. Keep up with great work.
Lori, OMG, I’m so happy you and your husband enjoyed the frozen yogurt. Thank you so much for the feedback. 🙂
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Very delicious and creamy. You have to eat it right away though because it freezes rock solid.