Frozen Yogurt Machines
  ...and some lip smacking recipes

Along with the current state of affairs with people trying to diet and lose weight, one of the most delightful desserts comes from Frozen Yogurt Machines. Frozen yogurt can be substituted for the heavier ice creams that we talked about on the first page and the ice cream freezers.

Frozen Yogurt Flavors

Frozen yogurts can be made with a variety of flavors much like ice cream but made with ingredients that are lower in fat content, and therefore fewer calories. The frozen yogurt machines come in a variety of shapes, sizes and prices. One of the nice things about the frozen yogurt machines is that they are designed for the counter top, rather than the back yard like the ice cream freezer. You can set up the frozen yogurt to be pure indulgence with flavors that explode on your tongue. The frozen yogurt is ready in a relative short period of time.

 Frozen Yogurt & Ice Cream Recipes

The results can be healthy for you and for your children, since you reduce the amount of sugar and fat in the end result.

*The following are a few of our favorite recipes:*

VERY BERRY FROZEN YOGURT

Frozen berries make this delicious year around – but don’t be afraid to use fresh ones in season. 

Makes Eight ½ Cup servings. 

2 C low-fat vanilla yogurt

1 12-oz bag if frozen mixed berries pureed & strained or 2 C of fresh berries pureed

½ C whole milk

¼ C sugar

Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl and mix with mixer at medium speed. Pour into the freezer bowl of your machine. Mix in your frozen yogurt machine until thickened. This will take apx. 25-30 minutes. Pour into an airtight container and freeze until firm, about 2 hours.

Here, as promised, is:

THE OLD FASHIONED VANILLA ICE CREAM RECIPE

(...for an Ice Cream Freezer like the 1st one on the home page of this site)

Recipe for 1 gal:

4 eggs plus 2 ½ C of sugar – Beat until very stiff

Add slowly: 5 C Milk

4 C Heavy Cream

4 ½ t Vanilla

½ t salt

Pour in can, pack in ice and let the freezer do its thing.

(SAME RECIPE –SMALLER AMOUNT: 2 ½ QT):

3 eggs plus 1 ½ C sugar – Beat until very stiff

Add slowly: 3C Milk

3 C Heavy Cream

3 t Vanilla

¼ t salt

There are more recipes available with your ice cream machines or frozen yogurt machines. Just remember to share the taste and enjoy the memories.