What Is Yogurt, frozen and How Can I Use It?
Yogurt, frozen rewards a little know-how: how to choose it, cook it, store it, and substitute in a pinch. Browse 4 recipes to cook with it.
Key Points
- Cultured yogurt churned and frozen: softer, tangier, and lighter than ice cream.
- A cool, creamy partner for fruit, pies, and warm desserts.
- The same product as frozen yogurt; see that page for the full details.
What is yogurt, frozen?
Frozen yogurt is cultured yogurt churned and frozen into a soft, tangy dessert, lighter than ice cream and carrying yogurt's signature sour edge. This entry is the same product written as "yogurt, frozen."
In recipes it works as a cool, creamy partner for fruit and warm sweets, the scoop in a Luscious Frozen Yogurt Pie or melting over Port-Glazed Figs.
For the full story on how it differs from ice cream, churning for a smooth scoop, the sugar in lean tubs, and storing it, see frozen yogurt.
Quick facts
- In Chinese
- 酸奶，冰冻
- British (UK) term
- Yogurt, frozen
- en français
- yogourt, congelés
- en español
- yogur, congelado
Recipes using yogurt, frozen
There are 4 recipes that contain this ingredient.
Blueberry Parfaits
Low-calorie blueberry parfaits layered with vanilla frozen yogurt, warm blueberry-apricot sauce, and slivered almonds. Four ingredients, 15 minutes, and gorgeous in a glass.
Port-Glazed Figs
Fresh figs poached in port and creme de cassis, the wine reduced to a glossy syrup, served over vanilla frozen yogurt. An elegant, low-fat dessert with deep berry and fig flavor from just a few ingredients.
Pina Colada Pie
Pina colada pie layers pineapple sorbet over a macadamia-coconut crust, then crowns with rum-spiked coconut frozen yogurt and fresh pineapple. Frozen tropical cocktail in pie form.
Luscious Frozen Yogurt Pie
Luscious frozen yogurt pie spreads vanilla frozen yogurt over a graham-and-carob crumb crust, freezes solid, and finishes with a drizzle of carob-peanut sauce. A 4-ingredient no-bake freezer dessert.
