Simple homemade peach frozen yogurt you can make without an ice cream maker. Creamy and peachy but still healthy.
Yesterday at the Jersey shore watching plenty of stick thin girls in bikinis walk around with surf boards on their shoulder, I reached an epiphany. If looking like that means forgoing toasted coconut ice cream cones from the boardwalk on summer weekends, it’s not worth it to me.
I’d much rather happily attack a rapidly melting ice cream cone when it’s 98 degrees outside than worry about what it’s doing (or not doing) for my hip, thigh and stomach area. They make cover ups for a reason.
I’m over it. Some things are just worth it and toasted coconut ice cream sugar cones are one of them.
This is not ice cream. This is homemade frozen yogurt with fresh peaches. A weekday attempt at a treat when you’re sans ice cream maker, beach and boardwalk.
It’s takes almost no effort to put together, just some patience.
And the best part about it? It’s packed with protein and completely guiltless. So you can enjoy it after a workout to refuel or just as an afternoon treat in between the “real” stuff on the weekends.
No cover ups needed.
Homemade Peach Frozen Yogurt
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cup plain greek yogurt, I used Chobani 0%
- 2 tablespoons vanilla whey protein powder, optional
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup sliced fresh or frozen peaches that have been thawed
Instructions
- Combine yogurt, protein powder if using and vanilla extract in a medium bowl.
- Freeze for 2 hours.
- Remove from freezer and let sit 15-20 minutes.
- Transfer frozen yogurt to a food processor and add peach slices.
- Pulse a few times until peaches are broken but still chunky and incorporated with the yogurt mixture.
- Transfer back to medium bowl and refreeze for another 1-2 hours depending how hard or soft you want it.
- Enjoy an easy frozen treat guilt free!
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Gina Matsoukas is an AP syndicated writer. She is the founder, photographer and recipe developer of Running to the Kitchen — a food website focused on providing healthy, wholesome recipes using fresh and seasonal ingredients. Her work has been featured in numerous media outlets both digital and print, including MSN, Huffington post, Buzzfeed, Women’s Health and Food Network.
Holy Yum!!!! I am so making this TODAY!!!!!!!!
Yup. That’s my kind of ice-cream – love the addition of protein powder!
Love that this doesn’t use an ice cream maker! And I agree, if not eating delicious things is what it takes for that stick thin figure, I’m out :)
tis the time for ice cream it seems- and this looks so do-able! great idea with the protein powder, have you ever tried Sigg’s yogurt? it’s like greek, but better, and has loads of protein, like 14 g a serving… i wonder if it would work with this.
I have tried it, but only once. Love it, don’t love the price tag though!
GINA!! I had the same epiphany yesterday… AT THE JERSEY SHORE!!! Ha, weird! Looks amazing, and you always look great, so I don’t think you need to worry about cover ups ;)
haha! What beach were you at?
This looks AMAZING! Brit and I will definitely be making this when peach season rolls around:)
I love my ice cream and I’m not afraid to show it!! Okay well maybe I am – but I love to indulge and would rather cover up a little extra me than forgo it for the sake of “hawtness”. Puh-leeze, hand me a spoon – this looks positively divine Gina!
this is the epitome of awesome. it has my favorite flavor (peach) and it’s a froyo!! amazing!
Yum!!! I love how you don’t need an ice cream maker – I’m constantly looking for ways to make my own ice cream but I don’t want to splurge on an ice cream maker. This, along with the fact that you used Greek Yogurt just means this recipe is a dream come true!
I can nearly live on fresh peaches this time of year. This is making me want a sweet afternoon snack!