This Easy Mango Frozen Yogurt recipe has a rich, creamy texture and a bright fruity flavor. It whips up easily in a high-speed blender for a healthy frozen treat to satisfy your ice cream cravings.
If you read my other blog (An Edible Mosaic), you may already know that I am a sucker for mangoes.
Alphonso mangoes in particular have my heart. It's a love affair that I picked up while living in Kuwait where my niece and I would make Mango Soft Serve with them. However, they’re next to impossible to find here in DC!
I’ve settled for what I consider to be the next best thing, Ataulfo or Champagne mangoes, which are also pretty fabulous.
This rich and creamy frozen treat is a play on the flavors of one of my favorite drinks, the Mango Lassi. It has a bright, fruity flavor that's a nice balanced sweet/tart flavor.
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Easy Mango Frozen Yogurt
The Best Easy Mango Frozen Yogurt Recipe
In this recipe, honey accentuates the natural sweetness of mango.
Make sure to use frozen mangoes, or fresh mangoes that are peeled, chopped, and flash frozen.
To flash freeze mango (or any fruit), chop it, spread it out on a parchment paper-lined baking tray, and freeze until solid, about 2 hours. Use it in a recipe or transfer it to a zip-top plastic bag, label it with the contents and date, and freeze it for up to 6 months.
Instead of flash freezing fresh mango, you can use store-bought frozen mango chunks.
If you like your frozen yogurt soft-serve style, enjoy it right after blending.
Or if you prefer firmer ice cream-style consistency, transfer it to a freezer-safe dish. Cover and freeze for 2 hours.
Mango Frozen Yogurt Recipe FAQs
Should I Freeze Yogurt to Make This Frozen Yogurt?
No, here we need the yogurt chilled, but not frozen. For this recipe, we need the little bit of liquid that the yogurt provides to help the frozen yogurt blend properly.
How is This Frozen Yogurt Different From a Smoothie?
They have a lot of similar ingredients, but the main difference is that this frozen yogurt is much thicker than a smoothie. You will need a spoon to eat this Mango Frozen Yogurt Recipe!
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Easy Mango Frozen Yogurt
Total Time:15 minutes
Yield:8 servings 1x
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Description
This Easy Mango Frozen Yogurt Recipe has a rich, creamy texture and a bright fruity flavor. It whips up easily in a high-speed blender for a healthy frozen treat to satisfy your ice cream cravings.
Ingredients
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4 cups chopped fresh ripe mangoes (from about 4 mangoes; look for Champagne/Ataulfo mangoes or Alphonso mangoes)
¼ cup honey
¼ cup plain unsweetened yogurt
1 ½ teaspoons pure vanilla extract
¼ teaspoon ground cardamom
1 pinch sea salt
Instructions
Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and spread the chopped mango out in an even layer. Freeze 2 hours (or overnight).
Add the frozen mango and all remaining ingredients to a high-speed blender and process until smooth and creamy, about 1 minute, tamping down as necessary.
For soft serve-style frozen yogurt, serve immediately.
For a firmer ice cream-style consistency, pour the mango mixture into a freezer-safe dish. Cover and freeze 2 hours or longer (if you freeze 8 hours or more, you may want to let it sit at room temperature for 10 to 15 minutes before serving).
Notes
Using a Regular Blender (Instead of High-Speed Blender): I haven’t tried this using a regular blender (or food processor) so I don’t know for sure how well it would work
To keep it paleo, use canned unsweetened full-fat coconut milk instead of yogurt.
For the vegan version, use maple syrup instead of honey and canned unsweetened full-fat coconut milk instead of yogurt.
Instead of flash freezing fresh mango, you can use store-bought frozen mango chunks.
You can absolutely serve the strawberry Greek yogurt immediately in glasses as a milk shake or a smoothie. But to serve it as a frozen yogurt treat, you do need to freeze it for at least 6 hours until it hardens. Take it out of the freezer and allow it to sit for a few minutes so it is easier to scoop and serve.
Mangoes, yogurt, milk/cream, ground cardamoms and a little sweetener will take you to mango heaven! One sip of a well-made Mango Lassi & you will surely fall in love with it for the amazing flavor and a smooth, creamy texture.
Place 480g of frozen mango into a blender along with 500g of natural yoghurt. Finely grate in the zest from 1 lime and squeeze in all the juice. Blitz until smooth, then stir through a little runny honey to taste, if you like. Spoon into your chilled tumblers, then serve straight away.
What is the difference between frozen yogurt and ice cream? Both recipes call for dairy and sugar. The dairy in ice cream comes from cream, while frozen yogurt uses cultured milk. The result is that ice cream tends to have a higher fat content, while frozen yogurt contains more sugar to hide its tangier taste.
Yes, you can freeze yogurt to eat like ice cream. Note that the texture may be firmer compared to store-bought frozen yogurt or ice cream, but it still makes a refreshing and healthy snack. How long does yogurt last if I freeze it? Yogurt lasts for one to two months in the freezer.
Because of the yogurt base, froyo is considered a healthier and lower-fat dessert than ice cream. Generally, this food will have between 0.5% and 3% milk fat. However, frozen yogurt does not fall under the Code of Federal Regulations created by the United States Food and Drug Administration.
“Fruits, especially citrus fruits such as strawberries, grapes, oranges, amla, etc, should not be taken with milk or yoghurt. This is because this combination can lead to gastritis and a host of other gut health issues,” she said.
Yogurt is to be avoided with cheese, hot drinks, sour fruits, milk, mangoes, nightshades, beans, eggs, fish. Fat and proteins are mismatched foods as they need different digestive juices. Cheese cannot be paired with eggs, fruits, hot drinks, milk, beans, yogurt.
According to several studies, it is advisable to avoid consuming certain foods together, including citrus fruits with mangoes. Combining fruits such as oranges, berries, and kiwis with mangoes can disrupt the body's pH balance. Thus, this can have a drastic impact on our digestive process.
The problem is that yogurt, while creamy when you spoon it from the carton, actually contains a good amount of water and not a lot of fat. When you freeze it, the water forms crystals that make fro-yo icy and decidedly non-creamy.
One major difference between sorbet from ice cream and yogurt is that, it does not contain any dairy. So if you're vegan, on a diet, trying to lose weight or are just allergic to dairy, then sorbet is the best frozen delight for you.
Stock up on mangoes while they're in season (October to March), then freeze them so you can enjoy them for longer. To freeze, remove the cheeks and peel.Wrap each cheek in plastic wrap and place, in a single layer, on a baking tray.Place in the freezer.
Homemade Frozen Yogurt can be made with any yogurt you prefer. I use greek as it is higher in protein but feel free to use regular. Some of you might wonder if you can freeze greek yogurt, and the answer is yes!
Greek yogurt often contains live cultures or probiotics, which are beneficial for digestive health. However, when frozen and thawed, the bacteria can become active again, potentially affecting the probiotic properties of the yogurt. To enjoy the best texture and taste, it is recommended to consume Greek yogurt fresh.
If you have diabetes or insulin resistance, you'll probably want a lower sugar option. In that case, it might make more sense to choose ice cream as an occasional treat. Look for reduced sugar or no-sugar-added varieties. If you're limiting your fat intake, frozen yogurt will be a better choice for you.
The freezing process can alter the flavor profile, making the yogurt taste less appealing. The tanginess may become more pronounced or the yogurt may develop an off-flavor.
Making freeze-dried yogurt not only extends the shelf life of our homemade yogurt; it also makes a portable snack the whole family can enjoy, and it provides a shelf-stable culture to use when I'm ready to make another batch of fresh yogurt.
Short term storage: Freeze the yogurt into ice cube trays.Once frozen, place in a freezer safe bag and store in the freezer for up to 3 months. If reactivating closer to the 3 month mark use double the amount of yogurt starter per cup of milk. An ice cube try is a perfect way to store a tablespoon of yogurt.
Whisk together the Stonyfield Greek Yogurt and the honey until smooth. Pour the mixture into the ice cream machine and process according to your machine's directions. Once done, remove and transfer to a freezer safe container. Or, scoop and serve as needed.
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