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It’s an ice-cream time of the year, and my kids seem to want some every single day at the moment – one of those side effects of living in a sea side town too: whenever we go to the beach, they think they’re in for a treat. It’s hard to say no too, when all around us holiday-makers are enjoying one of the rich and creamy Isle of Wight ice creams.

I decided it was time to break out the ice lollies again, and get some yoghurt made up. My girls are perfectly happy with frozen yoghurt as ‘ice cream’ so it works out well for all of us – they could even have them for breakfast.

I have these NUK ice lollies that I use for the kids because they take about two tablespoons of yoghurt, which makes a perfectly sized ice lolly. After one, they’re satisfied, making it an all round healthier treat than anything from a box or even a normally bigger than they they can eat soft serve.

The flavours are forgiving – you can pretty much do anything you like, but here are some of our favourites.

Mint & Chocolate Chip is always a good flavour combination, you can add cacao or cocoa to make it a chocolate flavoured frozen yoghurt, but even without that, it’s tasty, and by the time the fro-yo has frozen, the mint permeates through. Delicious. A few hits of choc-chips throughout and there’s nothing not to love.

See how good these look? But they’re only two tablespoons worth of yoghurt and yet sufficient to end a craving.

I thought the mint and chocolate might settle at the bottom, but was pleasantly surprised that it didn’t.

Mint Chocolate Chip Froyo

 

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Prep time

2 mins

Total time

2 mins

 

5g of mint leaves is a lot - on a TM31 it doesn't even register - hence the ingredients say up to 5g. It's a pretty forgiving recipe, so if you need to add a bit more or less of any ingredient, it won't cause any problems.

Author: Luschka

Recipe type: Dessert, Ice Cream, Frozen Yoghurt, Dairy

Serves: 330g

Ingredients

• Up To 5g Mint Leaves
• 25g Chocolate Chips
• 300g Natural Yoghurt

Instructions

Regular Instructions

1. g Mint leaves equals a large handful, roughly.
2. Crush the mint leaves and add to a bowl.
3. Add the chocolate chips and the yoghurt and mix well.
4. Transfer into icepop moulds or into a shallow dish, wait till it's frozen, then serve.

Thermomix® Instructions

1. Add up to 5g mint leaves to the Thermomix® bowl and mix speed 5/10seconds.
2. Add the butterfly, the chocolate chips and the yoghurt and mix 30 seconds, speed 3, scraping down the sides if necessary.
3. Transfer into icepop moulds or into a shallow dish, wait till it's frozen, then serve.

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These flat peaches were incredibly juicy. The flavour from them was exceptional, but the problem with that is that they have a higher water content, which makes them freeze a little more ‘icy’ rather than ‘creamy’ which is what you’d get from a higher fat content in the yoghurt. In a ice pop it (like in the moulds above) it doesn’t really make much of a difference, but if you were hoping for a cone-style scoop it needs a longer thaw time.

The recipe for a hard fruit – apples, hard nectarines, and anything else that you would normally have to bake first – is the same as for a soft fruit, with the difference that you’d have to sauté the hard fruit first.

While honey makes the frozen yoghurt sweeter, especially if you’ve opted for natural yoghurt, it also helps emulsify it a little.

Hard Fruit Frozen Yoghurt Recipes

 

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Prep time

5 mins

Cook time

90 mins

Total time

1 hour 35 mins

 

My nectarines were still hard even though the skin was going wrinkly. I decided to saute them for a few minutes in some honey, which made all the difference. This works for all hard fruits, like apples.

Author: Luschka

Recipe type: Dessert, Yoghurt, Frozen Yoghurt

Serves: 400g

Ingredients

• 3 Hard Nectarines (or other fruit)
• 1tbs (15g) Honey
• 300g Natural Yoghurt

Instructions

Regular Instructions

1. Chop the nectarines roughly, making sure to remove the pip.
2. Place in a pot on the stove with the honey and saute for 5 - 10 mins until it's soft.
3. If you want the fruit chunky, leave it as is, but if you want it smoother, mash or purée the fruit.
4. Add the yoghurt and stir to combine.
5. Transfer into icepop moulds or into a shallow dish, wait till it's frozen.
6. You'll need to leave the fro-yo for a few minutes to soften up before serving.

Thermomix® Instructions

1. Add the nectarines to the Thermomix®, making sure to remove the pip.
2. Add the honey and sauté for 3 mins/ Speed 2/ Varoma until it's soft.
3. If you want the fruit chunky, leave it as is, but if you want it smoother, mix Speed 5/30 seconds.
4. Add the yoghurt and the butterfly and stir to combine (speed 3/20 seconds)
5. Transfer into icepop moulds or into a shallow dish, wait till it's frozen.
6. You'll need to leave the fro-yo for a few minutes to soften up before serving.

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1. Either in an ice lolly like in the first picture
2. Or in a flat container you can scoop from. We live the chocolate covered waffles for serving too.
3. Or mix two flavours together by pouring the first ‘batch’ into a container and putting it in the freezer for 10 minutes while preparing the second batch, then pouring it over or creating a swirl. It’s a really tasty way to enjoy two flavours together.

Soft Fruit Frozen Yoghurt Recipes

 

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Prep time

5 mins

Cook time

90 mins

Total time

1 hour 35 mins

 

It's hard to give exact figures here, since the recipe is very forgiving, and since the point of it is to use up extra fruit and avoid wastage. Cook time is freezing time, but obviously depends on the size of your container.

Author: Luschka

Recipe type: Dessert, Ice Cream, Frozen Yoghurt

Serves: 400g

Ingredients

• 3 Soft Fruits (the amount of fruit doesn't 'really' matter. Add what you have.)
• 1tbs (15g) Honey
• 300g Natural Yoghurt

Instructions

Regular Instructions

1. Chop the nectarines roughly, making sure to remove the pip.
2. Place in a pot on the stove with the honey and saute for 5 - 10 mins until it's soft.
3. If you want the fruit chunky, leave it as is, but if you want it smoother, mash or purée the fruit.
4. Add the yoghurt and stir to combine.
5. Transfer into icepop moulds or into a shallow dish, wait till it's frozen.
6. You'll need to leave the fro-yo for a few minutes to soften up before serving.

Thermomix® Instructions

1. Add the fruit to the Thermomix®, making sure to remove any pips. Chop speed 4/10 seconds.
2. If it's very juicy, reduce some of the juice.
3. If you want the fruit chunky, leave it as is, but if you want it smoother, mix Speed 5/30 seconds.
4. Add the yoghurt and the butterfly and stir to combine (speed 3/20 seconds)
5. Transfer into icepop moulds or into a shallow dish, wait till it's frozen.
6. You'll need to leave the fro-yo for a few minutes to soften up before serving if you want it scoop-able.

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