Yogurt-based treats are a great alternative to fatty, creamy desserts. For example, a frozen fermented milk product will completely replace traditional ice cream. Fresh or canned fruits and berries, coconut flakes, nuts, chocolate will help to diversify the delicacy.
Yogurt desserts: original and healthy
You can freeze any yogurt: purchased or homemade. Under industrial conditions, the product is whipped and frozen in a special device that turns ordinary yogurt into an airy creamy mass. It is squeezed into cups or cones, supplemented with a variety of toppings: syrups, jam, fresh berries, pieces of fruit or fruit puree. Many people like yogurt with nut, coconut, or chocolate topping.
The refreshing sweet and sour treat isn't high in calories, but nutritious enough. However, weight watchers should keep an eye on the portion size and amount of sugary supplements, as they all add calories to the dessert.
At home, you can make a kind of yogurt-based ice cream by freezing the product right in the cups. This option is especially popular with children. In stores, they sell blanks, which are enough to put in the refrigerator and after a certain period of time remove the finished dessert. There are also homemade options for whipping yogurt ice cream, the process takes a little longer, but the result will delight not only kids, but also adults. The dessert will turn out delicious and very useful: yogurt improves digestion, restores intestinal microflora, enriches it with valuable trace elements and vitamins.
Simple yogurt dessert: a step-by-step recipe
For cooking, you can use any yogurt, including flavored. A product with live bacteria will not bring much benefit; if frozen, they will die anyway. But mouth-watering home-made yogurt is quite suitable, it makes desserts very rich in taste.
Ingredients:
- 100 ml yogurt;
- 50 g fresh strawberries;
- 1 tsp sugar or powdered sugar.
Mix yogurt with sugar until the crystals are completely dissolved. Rinse the strawberries, dry, chop finely. Add pieces of berries to the yoghurt mass, mix. For those who do not like strawberries, you can use other soft fruits: bananas, apples, apricots, overripe peaches or pears. The brighter the taste and aroma of the fruit, the more delicious the dessert will be.
Pour the product into molds. Ordinary cups from ready-made yogurt, previously washed and dried, are also suitable. Place the filled containers in the freezer compartment of the refrigerator. When the homemade ice cream grabs a little, take out the molds, stick a wooden ice cream stick in the middle of each. Dessert will be ready in 30-40 minutes. Gently remove it from the molds, eat it immediately. Homemade yoghurt ice cream melts very quickly.
Light Diet Dessert: Step-by-Step Preparation
For those who are weight-conscious but don't want to give up desserts, frozen yogurt treats are perfect. An additional plus is the high nutritional value, one cold glass will completely replace the usual meal: breakfast, afternoon tea or even dinner. You should not use sugar, it is much more useful to make frozen yogurt with liquid honey.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup natural skim milk yogurt
- 1 tsp liquid honey;
- 1 ripe banana;
- 1 peach;
- 1 small sweet pear;
- a pinch of vanillin (optional).
Wash and dry the fruits. Mix yogurt (preferably homemade) with honey. Mash the banana with a fork or pass through a kitchen processor, peel the pear and peach and chop very finely. Mix fruit fillers with honey-yoghurt mass and place in a container.
Bring to the desired condition in the freezer of the refrigerator, whipping the mass with a fork every half hour. This simple operation will prevent ice crystals from forming, the mass will be more plastic and homogeneous. Serve frozen yogurt in bowls, garnish with any fresh berries.
Almost ice cream: a dessert for those who like sweets
While yoghurt is usually a low-calorie treat, you can take the risk and make an incredibly tasty dessert with richer ingredients. An important condition is to use only natural high-quality products, without chemical dyes, flavors and other unnecessary additives. Instead of ordinary condensed milk, you can use a concentrated product with sugar and cocoa, you get an unusual chocolate-yogurt dessert. Such an original ice cream is quite suitable for a festive table, while the portions should not be too large.
Ingredients:
- 100 g unsweetened whole milk yogurt (preferably homemade);
- 200 g heavy cream;
- 100 g of condensed milk.
Beat the cream with a mixer until fluffy, stable foam. Add yogurt and condensed milk, mix gently, being careful not to fall off the mass. Place the container in the freezer, after 2 hours remove and beat again. Freeze the mass again.
Arrange the frozen yogurt in the bowls. You can squeeze it out of a pastry bag in the form of beautiful twisted turrets. Garnish each portion with fresh berries: raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, strawberry halves. An alternative is to sprinkle with ground walnuts and dark chocolate shavings. Each serving can be topped with a cocktail cherry, the dessert will take on a complete look and will look great in photos and videos.
