Healthy Homemade Greek Frozen Yogurt
Using 4 simple ingredients and a food processor, you can make healthy refreshing greek frozen yogurt at home in minutes! While this recipe is for a strawberry greek frozen yogurt, feel free to swap the strawberries with any frozen fruit of your liking. Frozen mangos, blueberries, raspberries… they would all work wonderfully!
If you’ve ever wondered if it’s possible to make frozen yogurt at home, I’m here to show you that it 100% is. And no – you don’t need to have an ice cream machine to do this!
This recipe is so easy to follow and gets you delicious, refreshing frozen yogurt at home in just minutes. All you need are 4 ingredients, most of which you likely already have on hand.
As a dietitian, I love sharing healthy dessert recipes that taste delicious and are nourishing at the same time. For more Greek yogurt-based desserts, you may also love my Banana Yogurt Popsicles or these Chocolate-Covered Strawberry Yogurt Clusters.
While this recipe is for a strawberry frozen yogurt, feel free to swap the strawberries with any frozen fruit of your liking. Frozen mangos, blueberries, raspberries… they would all work wonderfully!
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Is Frozen Yogurt Healthy?
A quick look at the nutrition panel of a popular frozen yogurt chain reveals not the healthiest of ingredients – food colouring, corn syrup, carrageenan, etc. all appear.
While I’m a firm believer that there’s a time and place for ALL foods in our diet, if you want to have a healthier version of froyo then this recipe is for you!
THIS homemade frozen yogurt is made with just 4 simple ingredients:
- plain greek yogurt
- frozen strawberries
- maple syrup
- vanilla extract
Despite being so simple, it totally hits the spot. Plus, plain greek yogurt is an excellent source of protein, while strawberries are a great source of fibre.
How To Make Frozen Yogurt At Home
Making this homemade frozen yogurt is incredibly easy. The only equipment you need is a large food processor, but I think you could do this in a high-speed blender as well.
You do NOT need an ice cream maker to make this – I know most of us don’t have one of these at home!
Large Food Processor
This is my go-to large food processor from Cuisinart. It’s a super quick and powerful way to create things like energy balls, sauces, shredded cheese, veggies, and more! As well as this froyo, of course 🙂
To start, simply add the frozen strawberries (or other fruit), plain greek yogurt, maple syrup, and vanilla extract to your food processor.
Pulse and blend until a thick frozen yogurt texture is formed. This can take a couple minutes, but you’re essentially done after that!
This homemade frozen yogurt can be enjoyed right away for more of a soft-serve texture. If you want it more firm, you can transfer the frozen yogurt to a loaf pan and pop it in the freezer for about 30 minutes.
How To Store Homemade Frozen Yogurt
While I personally tend to eat this frozen yogurt straight from the food processor (lol), leftovers can be kept in a freezer-safe, airtight container in the freezer for up to a month.
NOTE: Once stored in the freezer, this homemade froyo will solidify quite a bit. Be sure to remove it from your freezer AT LEAST 30 minutes before you want to eat it!
Can You Use Fresh Fruit?
You can definitely use fresh fruit for this recipe, BUT you will have to freeze it yourself first!
To freeze fresh fruit at home, line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
Remove any stems or peels from your fruit and slice them into smaller pieces.
Lay the pieces out in a single layer on the baking sheet and place into the freezer until the fruits are frozen solid, about 8 hours or overnight.
Recipe Modifications
Here are some ways you can modify this recipe:
- While I used frozen strawberries for this recipe, feel free to get creative and use ANY frozen fruit (or a mix of them) instead!
- I used plain greek yogurt for this recipe, but I would assume it would work with a vegan yogurt as well. Do note that you may have to play around with the ingredients a bit to get the right consistency.
- If you’d like to play around with extra flavours, you can try adding different spices like cinnamon, ginger, or cardamom. Or try throwing in something refreshing like mint or lime juice!
- Feel free to add toppings as you would at a frozen yogurt shop. Fresh fruit, nuts, granola, etc!
Plain Greek Yogurt Nutrition Benefits
Plain greek yogurt is an excellent source of:
- high-quality, complete protein (a 3/4-cup serving has 16 grams)
- micronutrients like calcium, potassium, vitamin A, and B12
- gut-friendly probiotic bacteria
Are you a Greek yogurt fan? If you want to learn more about Greek yogurt, it’s nutrition facts, health benefits, culinary uses, and more – be sure to check out my in-depth Greek Yogurt 101 Post!
Strawberry Nutrition Benefits
Strawberries – both fresh AND frozen – are a great source of:
- vitamin C – 1 cup of strawberries provides 140% of your daily vitamin C needs
- dietary fibre – 1 cup provides 3 grams
- other micronutrients, such as potassium, vitamin B6, folate, phosphorus, and magnesium
More Healthy Dessert Ideas
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- Healthy Key Lime Pie Chia Pudding
- Rosemary Apricot Crisp
- Easy Honey Tahini Oatmeal Cookies
- Honey-Roasted Strawberries With Vanilla & Lemon
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Ingredients
- 1 cup plain greek yogurt (higher fat, if possible) (benefits of Greek yogurt)
- 4 cups frozen strawberries (or other fruit)
- 3-4 Tbsp pure maple syrup (depending on desired sweetness)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Equipment
Instructions
- Add the plain greek yogurt, frozen strawberries (or other frozen fruit), maple syrup, and vanilla extract to your food processor.
- Pulse and blend until a thick "froyo" texture is formed. This can take a couple minutes, and you may need to push the mixture down occasionally. Adjust sweetness (maple syrup) to taste.
- Serve and enjoy right away for a more soft-serve like texture. Alternatively, transfer to a loaf pan and pop it in the freezer for about 30 minutes if you want it a little more firm!
Notes
- Feel free to get creative and use ANY frozen fruit (or a mix of them) instead of strawberries.
- I used plain greek yogurt for this recipe, but I would assume it would work with a vegan yogurt as well. Do note that you may have to play around with the ingredients a bit to get the right consistency.
- If you’d like to play around with extra flavours, you can try adding different spices like cinnamon, ginger, or cardamom. Or try throwing in something refreshing like mint or lime juice!
- If you want to get real creative, add toppings like nuts, fresh fruit, or granola – just as you would at a frozen yogurt shop!
Nutrition
As a dietitian, I create recipes with whole food ingredients that provide the nutrients needed for optimal health. My nutrition philosophy does not focus on numbers; however, I understand that this information can be helpful.
Do note that the nutrition info provided is an estimate and I cannot guarantee correctness of the displayed values. These numbers will differ depending on brands used, recipe modifications, and amount eaten. If you require specific nutrition information due to medical reasons, please consult with your dietitian or physician.
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42 Comments on “Healthy Homemade Greek Frozen Yogurt”
So delicious and simple to make! It had the perfect amount of sweetness.
Thank you so much Nathalie! I’m so happy you enjoyed it 🙂
I made this recipe with marionberries, and holy cow! I was blown away at how delicious it was. To me, it was like a creamy sorbet (which happens to be one of my favorite summer treats)! As the earlier reviewer said it had just the right amount of sweetness and just tasted so fresh and delicious! I’m actually going to try it again today for a friend using frozen mango–stay tuned!
Hi Ronda! Thank you so much for your sweet comment – I appreciate it so much! I’m so happy to hear you enjoyed this one. I love all the flavours you’re choosing and hope mango turns out just as well 🙂
This recipe was so easy to make and tasted so good!
Hi Debbie!! Yay I’m so happy to hear you enjoyed this one!! Thank you for sharing your experience and hope you had a great long weekend 🙂
Love it!!!!
Can you tell me the calories per serving? And what is the serving size? Thank you…I’ve been looking for an alternative to ice cream.
Thank you so much, Dawn!! I personally do not count calories and prefer to focus on the nutrient-density of the ingredients rather than any numbers! I also think serving size is SO personal, but I’d say 2-3 ice cream scoops would be a good place to start :).
While I don’t have the calorie count for this, I will say that it’s likely much lower in calories than traditional ice cream as it uses plain Greek yogurt and not nearly as much sugar. The ingredients are super simple and they provide protein, fiber, healthy fats, and a bunch of different vitamins + minerals. I hope that helps a bit and I’d love to know if you try it 🙂
How many calories?
Hi Kaitlyn! I personally do not count calories and prefer to focus on the nutrient-density of the ingredients rather than any numbers. It will also depend on how big of a serving you choose to have!
While I don’t have the calorie count for this, I will say that it’s likely lower in calories than traditional ice cream as it uses plain Greek yogurt and not nearly as much added sugar. The ingredients are super simple and they provide protein, fiber, healthy fats, and a bunch of different vitamins + minerals 🙂
Hi Carrie, what alternatives can you use for of maple syrup? Is honey okay? Thanks.
Hi Lala! I haven’t tried it with honey, but I think it would work just fine :). Let me know if it does!!
Just made this because I’m pregnant and craving sweets. Absolutely delicious and my husband loved it. I used a mixed bag of frozen fruit that had strawberry, blackberry and blueberry.
Hi Megan! Thank you so much for sharing your experience and congrats :)! I’m so happy to hear that both you and your husband enjoyed it. The frozen mixed berries sound so good here. I’ll have to try that combo myself!
I’ve made different variations of this and it ALWAYS fell short. This was a HIT. And I hate plain yogurt. I used a bag of mixed berries. While I wouldn’t do raspberries again, it was delicious. I can’t wait to try it with cherries. Thank you!
Hi Brandy! I’m so happy to hear this!! Thank you so much for sharing your experience. I’m so glad this version worked out for you. Cherries sound amazing here – enjoy!!
This was fantastic! I used frozen mango and it tasted just like a frozen mango lassi. Perfect amount of sweetness.My boys (ages 11 and 15) loved it too. Thanks again for a wonderful recipe.
Hi Lisa! Thank you so much for sharing!! I love that you used frozen mango – that sounds amazing and I need to try it myself! And best of all so happy to hear that your boys loved this one too 🙂
I just made this with watermelon I knew my family want going to finish. About to pop in freezer. I will comment on taste after it sets.
Hi Amanda! What a great way to use up that watermelon!! I’d love to know how it turns out 🙂
PS. I have a watermelon smoothie recipe that uses frozen watermelon too – another great way to put it to use, if needed: https://www.walderwellness.com/watermelon-banana-strawberry-smoothie/
Hi! I’m excited to try this. Can you tell me how many servings that it makes?? Thanks!
Hi Kim! Yay I’m excited for you to try it – I’d love to know how it goes 🙂
I find it hard to estimate serving sizes for ice cream/froyo because it depends how much you want to eat LOL, but I’d say this would serve at least 4-6 people? Hope that helps!!
Made this with a frozen berry blend and swapped maple syrup with honey. Blended in a small bullet blender and quartered the recipe.. Tastes soooo good and ready in under 10 minutes. Thanks for sharing the recipe!
Hi Christina! Thank you so much for sharing!! So appreciate it and so happy to hear you enjoyed it. Love that you used a frozen berry blend here – YUM!
So easy and delicious!
My foot processor struggled with the frozen berries, so I added more yogurt. Love it!
Thank you so much for sharing, Debbie!! It’s so appreciated. Happy to hear that your food processor was able to get the job done with a little additional yogurt :). So glad you enjoyed this one!!
Hi! Can you make this is an ice cream maker?
Hi Nilsa,
I’m unfortunately not familiar with how ice cream makers work and do not own one, nor have I tested this recipe with an ice cream maker. I would look at the ice cream maker’s instructions to see if it might work with these ingredients! Sorry I’m not able to help much here!!
How do you make it with other devices?
Hi Marie! I’ve only made this one using a food processor, but I think you could try it in a high-speed blender as well (like a Vitamix or Blendtec)!
Thank you for sharing this recipe. So easy to make and it tastes delicious! It’s probably going to be my go to desert this summer. I can’t wait to try other types of frozen fruit. #cool #refreshing #delish
Hi Lynn! Thanks so much for taking the time to leave a review – it’s so appreciated!! So happy to hear that you enjoyed this one and found a new summer dessert :). Highly recommend using some other fruits to change things up – mixed berries, mangoes, etc!!
So quick and delicious! Would you know the sugar content?
Hi Debra,
Thanks so much!! So happy you enjoyed it :). The sugar content will vary depending on what type of fruit you use!!
This recipe sounds delicious, so I’m going to try it – and I have an ice cream machine so I’ll see how it does in that as well, then I’ll let you know. But I wonder if this will be a good recipe for someone who is lactose-intolerant???
Hi Tess! Thank you so much – I hope you enjoy it!
Regarding lactose intolerance – it depends as individuals have varying degrees of lactose intolerance. Some people may find that they can’t digest milk, but can digest things like yogurt and cheeses well. So if you digest yogurt, this should be ok! Otherwise you can purchase a lactose-free greek yogurt for this 🙂
Hi! I am excited to try this but recently was diagnosed with diabetes, is there something you could recommend in place of the maple syrup due to the sugar and carbs? Is it just for sweetness or to help with the consistency?Thank you!
Hi Christina! Thanks so much for your question! The maple syrup is mostly added for sweetness, but adding sugar to frozen yogurts does also help make it a bit of a creamier texture.
While I’ve only tried the recipe as written, you could try adding LESS maple syrup or honey (maybe 1-2 Tbsp to the whole recipe) as it does make quite a few servings. You could also try making it without sweetener, and just rely on the natural sweetness from the fruit (this may work best with a sweeter fruit like frozen mangoes).
To help with the consistency when reducing the sugar, I’d aim for a higher fat plain greek yogurt rather than a non-fat one!! Fat will also help to slow the absorption of sugar into the bloodstream 🙂
Can you use a vanilla greek yogurt?
Hi Debbie – Certainly! I would omit the vanilla extract from the recipe in this case. You may also want to lower the maple syrup to your desired sweetness levels, as vanilla-flavoured yogurts contain quite a bit more sugar than plain ones 🙂 I’d start with a small amount of maple syrup (if any) and then taste + adjust as needed!
I followed the ingredient list and put it in my ice cream maker for 30 minutes. It was very good but we probably won’t make it again. I’m not sure if we prefer a cream based ice cream recipe but it was missing something. I used pure maple syrup that I purchased at a Maple Farm in Vermont.
Hi Lori! Thanks for your review. I’m happy to hear you enjoyed this one! It’s certainly a little different to a cream-based ice cream – meant to be a bit lighter and more nutritious, but there is definitely a place for both 🙂