frozen (greek) yogurt experiment

dontstopnow

So I was bored today and decided to try an experiment. Since hot cocoa mix was buy one get one free last week, I had quite a few packets to spare. I also had a big tub of plain greek yogurt sitting in my fridge. For some reason I randomly decided to try mixing the two since I hate the taste of plain greek yogurt. I mixed one envelope of cocoa mix into one cup of yogurt. It tasted pretty good as it was but then it occurred to me I should try to freeze it, then it would be like ice cream. So I split it into half cup servings and popped it into the freezer for a few hours. Well, let's just say the experiment was a success. It was delicious! The stats aren't bad either.




The store I was at didn't have any of the diet cocoa mix left when I was there, so imagine if you used that instead! I just thought it was a really simple somewhat healthy little treat that was too good not to share. (: Enjoy!

Galletakek

I use protein powder.. hmm didn't think about coco thx for sharing. Ill have to try it with my unsweetened coco powder and protein.

cmriverside

Nice! Thanks for this.

mudya

I do this with greek yogurt quite a bit! Love the stuff

xcrushx28

Excellent job! Wondering if this would work with fat free yogurt.

shovav91

I do that with cocoa powder and stevia added; It's delicious!

janet_pratt

Sounds great. I will definitely be giving this a try.

deanna200284

Thanks for the idea!

I tweeked it a little. I used protein powder and added a scoop of my super foods powder to it. It tasted pretty good unfrozen when I taste tested it. Hopefully it will be frozen by the time I get back from the gym and make dinner. It will make a nice desert for a couple nights=D

JennetteMac

bump

I adore greek yogurt and chocolate anything, so this sounds like win win to me.

thoshowski

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FITnFIRM4LIFE

bump

ramonasowner

totally trying this!
I like to mash a banana in strawberry greek 4 oz, and freeze, good stuff but the cocoa idea sounds better

BarbWhite09

Ooo this sounds tasty!

embersfallen

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miss_missa07

Oooh, I'm so going to try this! Thanks for sharing!

barbc53

I will definatly be giving this a try .. sounds like a great treat .

czechsmate

bump...going to try this with fat free greek yogurt!

sovereignpanda

This sounds delicious! Will definitely try it.

JennBona

Bump...thanks for sharing

catfish9

Having recently discovered the joys of Greek yogurt, I am so excited to try this! Thanks a million for sharing!

momjpcab

How funny; I was just wondering this morning if greek yogurt frozen would work. The cocoa addition sounds wonderful. Thanks for sharing!

monih10

Will def. try this....I have a whole tub of plain greek yogurt that I need to put to use!!

MissMaryMac33

This also works great with pudding mixes... I like sugar-free pistacchio or cheesecake and I add chopped walnuts or chia seeds and its yummy with or without freezing. I use the cocoa or various protein powders quite often too. Adding fruit works too!

I buy big containers of Fage 0% plain greek yogurt and doctor it up with the above and freeze some in individual servers so I can just grab for a snack. (easier to track on mfp too if you make a recipes and #servings...I call mine Fage-O-Rama)

dontstopnow

This also works great with pudding mixes... I like sugar-free pistacchio or cheesecake and I add chopped walnuts or chia seeds and its yummy with or without freezing. I use the cocoa or various protein powders quite often too. Adding fruit works too!

I buy big containers of Fage 0% plain greek yogurt and doctor it up with the above and freeze some in individual servers so I can just grab for a snack. (easier to track on mfp too if you make a recipes and #servings...I call mine Fage-O-Rama)

ohh that sounds awesome! definitely grabbing some of those mixes next trip to the store, thanks!

czechsmate

This also works great with pudding mixes... I like sugar-free pistacchio or cheesecake and I add chopped walnuts or chia seeds and its yummy with or without freezing. I use the cocoa or various protein powders quite often too. Adding fruit works too!

I buy big containers of Fage 0% plain greek yogurt and doctor it up with the above and freeze some in individual servers so I can just grab for a snack. (easier to track on mfp too if you make a recipes and #servings...I call mine Fage-O-Rama)

Oh that is a great idea too!! I can't wait to try this!

SLaw4215

Thanks for this tip. I've tried using plain yogurt with ranch dressing (dry) mix instead of sour cream and I strongly disliked it so now I'm stuck with a big old tub of plain yogurt and have been randomly adding it to frozen fruit but the taste is tart...just not my cup of tea. I'll try this little trick....
Thank you :flowerforyou:

kyodi

I do that with cocoa powder and stevia added; It's delicious!

I'd like to try this specifically. What amounts of each do you use? Thanks!!

nanodot

I do
1c full-fat greek yogurt;
1 scoop protein powder;
1 tbsp of cocoa;
1 tbsp splenda;
and 0.5 c blackberries or raspberries.

It's totally decadent, and perfect for Paleo. I like it warmed up to room temp, but frozen sounds awesome.

For low-fat diets, of course get the lowfat yogurt, but the protein powder will be slightly gritty in the lowfat yogurt.

sho3girl

What did I do wrong? I mixed fage with a Cadbury hazelnuts sachet and now it's so frozen I can't get into it