Monday, August 27, 2012

Dutch Chocolate Frozen Yogurt

This summer we have made several trips to our favorite frozen yogurt place. While I am sure that the frozen yogurt is a little better for you than ice cream that is short lived once we load up our frozen yogurt with all those yummy, but super unhealthy candy toppings! So of course I had to try to make a healthier version at home where I could determine the ingredients and choice of sweetener. The options of what mix-ins to use are endless: fresh fruit, vanilla beans, chocolate, coconut, or some combo of these.

I have made this with store bought yogurt and homemade yogurt, I prefer homemade plain yogurt because it is not as sour as store bought yogurt. If you have never tried making your own yogurt it is really easy and super delicious! My friend Kelli, who is a registered dietitian has a great recipe for homemade yogurt on her blog  Fuel Right , check it out! She reviews through all of the health and cost benefits of making your own yogurt at home.

I chose fresh homemade yogurt, raw honey, and high quality cocoa powder for my first go round at this, and the results were amazing! This was incredibly creamy and chocolaty!

Mix together yogurt, honey, cocoa powder, and vanilla extract...should look like this


Then put back in fridge for an hour to chill. Once chilled poor into ice cream maker and let is do it's thing!



Once it's done scoop and serve!


Dutch Chocolate Frozen Yogurt

4 Cups Plain Greek Yogurt (homemade or high quality brand like Fage)
1/2 Cup Raw Honey
1 Tbsp Vanilla Extract
1/2 Cup Dutch Process Cocoa Powder

Place all ingredients in a large bowl and mix on medium speed for 1-2 minutes until all ingredients are well combined. Cover bowl and place in fridge for 1-2 hours. Remove from fridge and pour into ice cream machine- depending on what brand you have it will take about 15-30 minutes to make toe creamiest frozen yogurt you've ever had!

Nutrition Facts: 1/2 cup= 120 calories, 18g carbs, 12g protein 

Compare to 1/2 cup of Chocolate ice cream: 270 calories, 31g carbs, 0g Protein

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