Low Calorie Ice Cream/Frozen Dessert Recipes?

graelwyn

Anyone know of any fairly simple recipes for low calorie ice cream type desserts ?
I don't know if you can freeze greek yoghurt with stuff mixed in as I have not tried, but I recently got a blender and want to try making some frozen desserts, to keep me off the Ben and Jerry's.

graelwyn

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sculley

I think someone posted in a different thread that they freeze bananas and then put them in a food processor.

NNAhuja

I really don't have time to actually "make" mine. I end up just getting Skinny Cow and Weight Waters desserts. YUM!

622beech

Kemps - Vanilla Frozen Yogurt - Fat Free, 1 Cup (65g)

180 calories. Tastes just as good as any vanilla ice cream.

maru84

I eat regular full fat ice cream, I just eat it out of a measuring cup so I know how much I'm getting. I feel way more satisfied with less of the regular stuff, and I don't like eating sugar substitutes like in Skinny Cow and WW because they give me... ahem... gastrointestinal distress :P For example I just ate 1/4 cup of chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream, 70 calories and it totally hit the spot.

BelleHeart

freeze bananas and put them in the food processor!!! it is AMAAAAZING!! it has the consistency of ice cream but is soooooo low in calories

louwanna

I saw this on Dr. Ozz. Take a flavored Greek yogurt and put it in a pastry bag or a baggie then cut off the corner.
Squeeze drops on a cookie sheet and freeze. Then put them in a freezer bag. I tried it and it's a good snack.

carld256

I've been looking at the Yonana, which produces something like soft-serve ice cream from frozen bananas. I'm guessing adding a spoonful of Chocolate PB2 would be good and satisfy a chocolate craving without any damage to your diet.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QUvcXchIPU

CapsFan17

I make smoothies with frozen bananas, skim milk, peanutbutter, hershey syrup and ice. Maybe not low cal but it sure is yummy!!

christykirby

I agree - my fav ice cream substitute is a frozen banana. Peel and slice a banana and freeze it (I take a cookie sheet that fits in my freezer, line with waxed paper and do a bunch at once then put in individual baggies I can just grab when needed). Add the frozen banana to your blender (I use a Magic Bullet with the short cup), and blend until it's the consistency of soft serve ice cream. Sometimes I have to add a splash of non-dairy milk such as almond, rice, or coconut to get things to come together. You can add all kinds of different things to it like 1 TBS peanut or other nut butter, 1 tsp cocoa powder, or other fruit. I LOVE ice cream, and this really does hit the spot for me. :happy:

graelwyn

Thanks, never tried the banana thing, but shall give it a go over the weekend.

SMJ1987

I love mixing 1/2 cup of greek yogurt (mine is 90 calories and 8 gm protein!) and 3 TBSP of Cool Whip (35 cals). Tastes like an AMAZING mousse type of dessert. Light and fluffy almost. So so so so so good.

erinnia

Take a look in the supermarkets for Yoomoo frozen yoghurts - I've seen them in Tesco, Sainsburys and Morrisons. Tropicoolmoo is my favourite (it tastes just like a Solero), but are only about 140 calories for 150ml pot

Werglum

Take a tin of any kind of fruit (plums are really good) and drain the juice, then freeze the fruit. Put the frozen fruit into a food processor and blend up until smooth, add back a little of the reserved juice until it is the texture you want = instant sorbet!!

Also blend up frozen banana and add any other frozen fruit you like (my favourite is blueberries) and you have a lovely icecream substitute - it has a really creamy texture! You can just do banana on its own, but it is a bit of a gross colour.


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