Casa Petrie

While pining for a sweet, chilly treat one afternoon, I decided to try making frozen yogurt using ingredients I had in the kitchen.  We have a KitchenAid mixer with an ice cream maker attachment.  We haven’t used the ice cream attachment very much and I think part of the reason is that the recipes for ice cream are such a pain to make.  I am not about complex in the kitchen.  So I made up a recipe using ingredients I thought would blend well.

Strawberry Cheesecake Frozen Yogurt

• 2 cups whole milk yogurt/Greek yogurt (I used our homemade yogurt.)
• 1/2 pound strawberries
• 1 brick of cream cheese
• 1 cup powdered sugar

I blended the ingredients in the blender then put them in the ice cream maker and let it do its thing for about 20 minutes.  The fro-yo will look like real fro-yo when it’s ready.  If you put it in the freezer over night and eat it the next day, the texture will be even better.  Just let the fro-yo thaw for a few minutes before you scoop it up.

Part of  what gives the frozen yogurt a good taste and texture is the fat in the yogurt and cream cheese.  You can try this with low fat yogurt, but I think it will be very ice crystal-y due to the high water content.  Fat is good!