Frozen Treats, Not Ice Cream, In Five Minutes

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Summer is almost here, but admit it, it’s always time for a frozen treat, even if it’s not ice cream.  What better way to cool down than with a couple of frozen treats made in five minutes or less. Frozen fruit is the key to these treats whether you buy frozen fruit or freeze your own.

 

A little note if you are going to freeze your own. The fruit should be at their peak of ripeness. Most fruit which isn’t ripened enough, hasn’t developed all of their sweetness yet.

 

Both of these start out as a great base which can be customized to your own liking. Before the final freezing, think about extra things to stir in. Some favorites include mini-chocolate chips, chopped nuts, chopped fruit, or a swirl of chocolate or caramel sauce.

Whenever I try a new recipe, especially where you are adding sugar or a sweetener, I make the recipe as it is written the first time then adjust to my liking. I am a bit more of a tart taste than an overly sweet.

Banana Frozen Yogurt

6 medium ripe bananas
1 1⁄2 cups Greek yogurt
1⁄4 cup honey

Peel and slice bananas to 1″ chunks.

Place on parchment paper and freeze in a single layer until solid – at least 2 hours.

To prepare:

Combine frozen bananas, yogurt and honey into food processor. 

Blend until smooth.  This will depend on size and power of your food processor, but usually 3 – 4 minutes.

 

Pour this mixture into a bowl and freeze until firm, about 3 – 4 hours.  It is fairly soft after blending.

 

Scoop and serve.

Notes:

Think about adding in other ingredients before final freeze.

Great add ins to try are mini-chocolate chips, chopped nuts, or chopped fruit.

A great chocolate sauce over this would just add more deliciousness.

I like usually vanilla flavored Greek yogurt as it seems to add just a little more flavor.

Freeze your over ripe bananas for this or smoothies instead of tossing them.

 

 

Strawberry Frozen Yogurt

4 cups frozen strawberries

3 Tablespoons honey

1/2 cup Greek yogurt

1 Tablespoon fresh lemon juice

Place all ingredients into food processor and blend until smooth.

This will depend on size and power of your food processor, but usually 3 – 4 minutes.

Pour this mixture into a bowl and freeze until firm, about 3 – 4 hours.  It is fairly soft after blending.

Scoop and serve.

Notes:

Mixtures of fruits are great too, just make it about 4 cups total and make sure all fruit is frozen.

Blueberries with strawberries is one of my favorites.

What about peaches?  It’s almost peach season around here.

Frozen mixed fruit is good too – tropical blends are easily found.

I like usually vanilla flavored Greek yogurt as it seems to add just a little more flavor.

I love the simplicity of these recipes – easy to make and so quick too.

Hope you enjoy these during these warm weather months.

What’s some of your favorite summer time treats?

PEACH CREAM CAKE IN MASON JARS

SWEET AND SAVORY STRAWBERRY DESSERTS

Here’s my recent appearance on Good Morning Chattanooga Weekend with these tasty treats.

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