Cherry + Dark Chocolate Chip Frozen Yogurt
So just in case you missed Monday’s post… I thought it would be a great idea {which it was} to use my Bodum blender stick to make creamy mashed potatoes. BUT I didn’t just stop there. Ohhhh no. I also made some frozen yogurt.
Cherry to be exact… and with a handful {or two} of dark chocolate chips.
I’m a Chobani fan. But if you have a fave Greek yogurt, by all means… use that.
I started by throwing the 32 ounces of vanilla Greek yogurt into a container. No sense dirtying up a bowl when ya don’t need to.
Because Greek yogurt is super thick I added in a half cup of half & half.
With the blender attachment locked into place I slowly whipped the two together. Of course a regular whisk would work too, but I have a new toy now and I felt like using it. BTW did you enter my giveaway for a Bodum blender stick? Get on it.
The great thing about this blender stick is that it cleans easily. Just a quick rinse under the {hot} tap and it was clean in just a few seconds.
And ready to pulverize some cherries.
Put half a 10 ounce bag of thawed cherries into the blender cup {or a bowl}.
And puree.
Keep going until smooth.
Place the rest of the cherries back in the cup.
And pulse a few times leaving them a little chunky. See where we’re going with this?
Add both the smooth and the chunky puree to the yogurt.
Add in those lovely chocolate chips.
Pour it into the bowl of you ice cream maker and let’er rip. If you don’t have an ice cream maker, then you’ll want to pull the container out every 20-30 minutes to stir so that it freezes slowly and those nasty ice crystals won’t form.
Now naturally it would be my luck that my camera battery died during the whole “pour the chocolate chip cherry yogurt into the bowl of your ice cream maker” part… but really it’s as easy as that… just pour in the cherry-chip-yogurt and let’er rip!
You can either chow down hot err cold out-the-churn… or transfer it back into the freezable container and pop it back into the freezer.
4 ingredients… 1 not-so-bad-for-you dessert, you have no excuse… I declare you EAT IT ALL!
Cherry + Dark Chocolate Chip Frozen Yogurt
4 ingredients... 1 not-so-bad-for-you dessert!
Yield: 4-6 servings
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5-10 minutes
Ingredients:
32 ounces Vanilla Greek Yogurt
1/2 cup Half & Half
1 10 ounce bag of Frozen Cherries, slightly thawed
3/4 cup Dark Chocolate Chips
Directions:
Whisk or with an immersion blender, combine the yogurt with the half and half.
In a small bowl blend half of the thawed cherries with the immersion blender until smooth. Add the puree to the yogurt mixture. Add the rest of the cherries in to the same bowl, this time leave them a little chunky, and add those to the yogurt along with the chocolate chips.
Stir and pour into your ice cream maker until slightly frozen.
Serve or place in a freezer-safe container and pop it into the fridge until ready to eat.
I recommend you pull the fro-yo out at least 25 minutes ahead of time!
Over the past few years I’ve been on a mission to find and create recipes that I can make from scratch. I hope you enjoy the recipes on this blog as they are tried and true from my kitchen to yours! (
How I would love to get a bowl of that creamy and yummy fro-yo…
This sounds brilliant – I love that cherry and chocolate combo and I can never resist a bowl of frozen yogurt after dinner!
this looks awesome – and healthy! thanks for sharing. Can’t wait to make it.
This is such a great flavor combination! I love the bright color. Perfect for Friday, have a great one my friend!
I better get cranking! (My ice cream maker is an old fashioned hand-cranker). I love this flavor combo…it’s like a ‘Cherry Garcia’ minus a baziliion calories…..and minus 40 grams of fat.
This looks incredible! Now that the temperature seems to be slowly creeping back up (seriously, drinking an iced coffee today!), we can’t help but daydream about smoothies, popsicles, froCHO, and all of the yummy cold things we’re itching to make!
Amy
@Chobani
I love frozen yogurt! This looks so good with cherries and dark chocolate!
I love this flavor combination. And look how healthy it is too! love it!
Choco Cherry Love is my favorite Blizzard. This is sooo much healthier and it’s pretty too!
Wow, this looks wonderful! Such a fresh, vibrant colored dessert for cooling down! Saving this for the summer.
Honestly Ghiradelli chips are my favorite they are delicious and make everything that much better. This looks amazing and totally “healthy”
This looks so perfect! A great way to satisfy the sweet tooth without all the fat of ice cream!
This looks delicious!
What camera and lens do you use if you don’t mind me asking? I’m thinking of buying a DSLR in March.
YUM! This looks ah-mazing! Can not wait to try this, girlfriend you are trouble . . . aka genius and I love it
Love frozen yogurt! Cherry and dark chocolate – winning combo!
I love fro yo! I’ve never made it but you make it sound so easy!
I like the way you had instructed for the recipe. Would like to tell you that, you had turn this recipe to simple for your visitors. Thanks for sharing.
Healthy Oil
Why oh why have I never made my own frozen yogurt before Laurie! this is exactly what I’ve been looking for. Only 4 ingredients and it combines two flavors that I adore together – chocolate and cherries. And it’s so easy! I can’t wait to try it with all the greek yog I have on hand!
love this – frozen yogurt is so much easier to make than ice cream. and cherry + chocolate is one of my favorites!