Monday, September 26, 2011

How to Make Strawberry Frozen Yogurt

This is quick and easy and tastes great. A good alternative to sugar laden store bought ones. I made some this morning for an afternoon treat for us. It was great.
I asked my husband if it needed to be sweeter and he said, "No. Not at all. It's perfect!" You can try it for yourself and see. It truly was sweet enough but if you like things very sweet you could add a little more sugar to the mix. This can also be made without any sugar at all.
Strawberry Frozen Yogurt
2 cups plain yogurt
1 cup organic strawberries, chopped
1/4 tsp stevia extract powder (this kind)
12 drops stevia liquid extract (this kind)
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 Tbsp sugar (2 if you like things very sweet)
Blend all the ingredients together in a blender or with a hand stick blender until fairly smooth. Freeze according to your ice cream maker instructions
If you don't have an ice cream maker, you can use a metal or glass bowl (careful if using glass that you use only glass that can stand the freezer). If using the bowl method, place the yogurt mixture in the bowl and place in the freezer, stirring every 15-20 minutes until it reaches the desired thickness.
Sugar-Free Version:
Follow the recipe and method above but leave out the sugar and add 1 to 2 stevia packets (a mild form of stevia). Remember, it will get sweeter the longer it sets and the stevia plays up the natural sugars in the fruit. If you use too much stevia it will be bitter or have a weird taste. I have found using a combination of forms of stevia help to prevent that.
Eating cake out of jar might be my new favorite sweet-related activity. Not only are they adorable, but they are the perfect boozy dessert to share on a weekend picnic. That's what I would do anyway.
This cake is moist and rich on its own, but after you drench it in whiskey-butter sauce and top it with vanilla butter cream, well, it's probably the naughtiest thing any jar has contained...

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