Frozen yogurt

It's been a long time since my last post, but I've had a spring break from Uni, and I've been thinking about loads of other things. I have thought about my nice little blog, though, so I do have a recipe or two up my sleeve.

During my spring break from uni we've had some really nice weather. It's been so hot, you could easily mistake it for being July certain days. Last summer, a friend and me were experimenting with some home made ice cream, and it was so nice I just had to make some this year as well. But, as summer is coming up, I want to be good, and ice cream made with loads of cream and sugar isn't the best for you, so I decided I wanted to try the healthier option - frozen yogurt. I have to admit that I loved it. The only thing I'd want is an ice cream maker, so that it doesn't go as rock solid! But even then it was worth the wait it took to leave it out on the counter to soften up a bit (or put it in the microwave for a bit for the impatient moments).

Ingredients:
500 ml fat free/low fat natural yogurt
350 g berries or fruit of choice. I used a frozen summer berry mix.
Sugar

1. Crush the fruit or berries. A food processor is recommended over a hand mixer for frozen berries if you want to avoid frozen berry-goo all over your kitchen walls. Trust me.
2. Add the yogurt and mix until you have a smooth mixture.
3. Start adding sugar little by little and mix between each adding and taste. The amount of sugar you want depends on what kind of fruit you have chosen and how sweet you want it.
4. Put in a bowl or a box and put in your freezer. Take it out every 30-60 minutes and give it a stir. This is to prevent ice crystals to form. If you forget it or go away like I did, it still tastes nice, it's just very very hard to serve. Ice cream maker is now on my wish list!

Other sweeteners, like honey, may be used if you want it even healthier, but I'm not a huge fan of the flavour honey gives, and opted for sugar.

Serve as you would serve ice cream.

So nice and refreshing on a warm summer day!