Vanilla frozen yogurt recipe for cuisinart ice cream maker

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Ice Cream & Sorbet

Get out your ice cream maker — it's time to make your own frozen yogurt, which is far removed from what you'd buy at the store. Tangy-sweet and super-creamy, it can be flavored to taste with vanilla (of course), other flavors (butter rum? maple?), or with your favorite fruits.

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What Kind of Frozen Yogurt Machine to Use
How To Make Frozen Yogurt
How to Store Frozen Yogurt
Homemade Frozen Yogurt
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Instructions

Put the yogurt into a yogurt drainer or divide it among several paper coffee filters set into a strainer or attached to the top of cups with rubber bands.
Put the yogurt in the refrigerator, covered, and let it drain for 24 hours; you'll end up with about 2 cups of thick yogurt. Note: Don't feel like draining regular yogurt? Simply use 2 cups thick Greek-style yogurt; no need to drain it.
While the yogurt is draining, put the bucket of your electric ice cream maker into the freezer to chill.
Combine the drained yogurt with the remaining ingredients.
Freeze in your ice cream maker according to the manufacturer's directions.
Serve immediately, drizzled with a touch of vanilla extract, if desired. Or store in the freezer briefly before serving. This confection will freeze rock-hard within hours; if you need to make it ahead, be sure to leave time for it to soften before serving, about 15 minutes. Also, check out the tip at left for keeping frozen yogurt soft and scoopable in the freezer indefinitely.

Tips from our Bakers

Here's a nice variation: Sweeten with honey instead of corn syrup, and add 2 tablespoons spiced rum. The rum keeps the yogurt a bit softer in the freezer.
Drizzling frozen yogurt with just a touch of vanilla extract is the perfect final touch — especially when the extract includes some of the seeds, as our Vanilla Bean Crush does.
Is your frozen yogurt rock hard? Simply take it out of the freezer and let it sit at room temperature for 10 to 15 minutes; it'll soften up nicely. To keep frozen yogurt soft/scoopable in the freezer indefinitely, add 3 tablespoons alcohol — spiced rum, brandy, vodka — to the yogurt during the last couple of minutes of freezing. Remove from the ice cream maker, stir thoroughly, pack into an airtight container, and place in the freezer compartment of your refrigerator.

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Have you ever wondered how to make frozen yogurt? It’s easier than you think! With just 3 ingredients you’ll be swapping out those froyo shops for homemade frozen yogurt everyday!

I’m so excited to share this recipe! It’s absolutely delicious, just happens to be healthy and is ridiculously simply to make! Are you a fro-yo fan? It was totally “the thing to do” when I was in high school and college… head to the local frozen yogurt shop – you know, the one with 28 flavors of frozen yogurt and 134 toppings to choose from. I loved that you could build your own dessert but admittedly often went overboard on the toppings. Less is more in my opinion!

greek yogurt – either full fat or low fat are fine! I prefer to use Greek yogurt as it makes a creamier frozen yogurt. I stuck to plain yogurt so I could add my own flavorings but you can use any flavor you’d like!
raw honey – the natural sweetener in this dessert.
vanilla extract – a flavor enhancer.

What Type of Yogurt is Best for Frozen Yogurt?

Really any yogurt works for making homemade frozen yogurt! I like using Greek yogurt because the end result is super thick and creamy. I also recommend using plain yogurt so you can add in your own sweetener and flavors but you could try using vanilla or your favorite flavor for a shortcut!

Optional Mix-Ins and Toppings for Frozen Yogurt

The options are endless when it comes to mix-ins and toppings! I like adding fresh or frozen berries or cocoa powder for chocolate twist but there are so many possible combinations! Here are some flavor combo ideas:

peanut butter + chocolate – add in peanut butter to taste (I love peanut butter so I would add at least 1/4 cup!) and 1 1/2 tablespoons cocoa powder.
PB & J – add in peanut butter to taste + fresh or frozen berries or jam.
peanut butter + banana – sorry not sorry, I’m obsessed with PB! Mix in peanut butter to taste + 1/2 or 1 full banana, sliced.
citrus – mix in 3 teaspoons of lime zest, lemon zest and/or orange zest.
chocolate berry – add in 1/2 cup of fresh or frozen berries + 1 1/2 tablespoons of cocoa powder.
blueberry lemon – add in 1/2 cup fresh or frozen blueberries + 2 teaspoons lemon zest.
strawberry banana – add in 1/2 cup of fresh or frozen strawberries + 1/2 or 1 full banana, sliced.
mint chocolate chip – mix in 1 tsp peppermint extract + 1 1/2 tablespoons of cocoa powder or cacao nibs.

What Kind of Frozen Yogurt Machine to Use

You do need an ice cream maker for this recipe! We love our Kitchen-Aid Stand Mixer Attachment but any ice cream maker will work.

Here are some other options:

Ninja Ice Cream Maker
Cuisinart Ice Cream Maker
Hamilton Beach Ice Cream Maker

How To Make Frozen Yogurt

STEP 1: Combine all of the ingredients (include any optional mix-ins) in a large bowl.

STEP 2: Place the mixed ingredients into your ice cream maker. Mix for 35-40 minutes or until your desired consistency is reached with your ice cream maker. Be patient with this step! It can take a bit to get your ice cream maker to the correct temperature.

STEP 3: Freeze for 2 hours.

STEP 4: Remove 1-2 minutes before diving in!

How to Store Frozen Yogurt

Store any leftover frozen yogurt in an airtight container in the freezer for 1-3 months. It’s important to note that the yogurt will freeze solid when stored for longer than a couple of hours so I recommend thawing a bit before serving.

Homemade Frozen Yogurt

Have you ever wondered how to make frozen yogurt? It’s easier than you think! With just 3 ingredients you’ll be swapping out those froyo shops for homemade frozen yogurt everyday!

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 2 hours 45 minutes
Yield: 4-6 servings 1x
Category: Dessert
Method: Freeze
Diet: Gluten Free

1 32 oz container of greek yogurt (full fat or low fat are fine)1
1/3 cup raw honey
1 tsp vanilla extract
optional: 1/2 cup of fresh or frozen berries, 1 1/2 tbsp cocoa powder (for chocolate-flavored), or add-ins of choice

In a large bowl combine all ingredients.
Place mixed ingredients into your ice cream maker (I use the KitchenAid ice cream attachment)
Mix for 35-40 minutes or until consistency is reached with your ice cream maker.
Freeze for 2 hours.
Remove for 1-2 minutes before serving

* I prefer to use greek as it makes for a creamier frozen yogurt

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Does the Cuisinart ice cream Maker make frozen yogurt?

Now you can make your favorite frozen yogurt at home in just 20 minutes or less! The fully automatic Cuisinart® Frozen Yogurt - Ice Cream & Sorbet Maker lets you turn ingredients into a delicious and healthy frozen treat with no fuss and no mess.

Can you just freeze yogurt to make frozen yogurt?

Frozen yogurt is just ice cream by another name: a frozen dairy dessert made with yogurt instead of milk and cream. You could, if you wanted, make frozen yogurt with nothing more than yogurt itself. Stick some plain full-fat yogurt in an ice cream machine and give it a churn.