This cool Mint Dark Chocolate Fro Yo is a homemade frozen yogurt recipe that tastes just like mint chocolate chip ice cream. With the benefits of yogurt, this is a healthier option for a cool treat!
If you're looking for more frozen desserts, check out some of my other favorite recipes like my Vegan Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream Bars, Homemade Magic Shell, or my Orange Creamsicle Popsicles.
Why You'll Love This Recipe
I love making homemade frozen yogurt as it's so easy and then you have homemade fro yo to eat right out of your freezer! This Cool Mint Dark Chocolate Fro Yo tastes just like your favorite mint chip ice cream, but it has the benefit of probiotics because of the yogurt.
I have always preferred frozen yogurt to ice cream as I feel it has a little lighter mouth feel and I love the added benefit of probiotics when I eat yogurt! I'm obsessed with this recipe, to say the least! This easy recipe is fun to make and I love having a frozen treat in my freezer during the summer.
Ingredients for Cool Mint Dark Chocolate Fro Yo
Stoneyfield Organic Plain Yogurt
Frontier Co-Op Organic Peppermint Flavor
Mama Ganache Organic Dark Chocolate
Why Organic
Why use organic ingredients in this recipe? You all know I’m a huge organic advocate, and I bet you may be thinking sometimes, Why would I even bother to use organic ingredients in something that is so sweet and indulgent? But, that is the exact reason why you should use organic ingredients! Sweet things need to have flavor in order to be good, otherwise they are just sweet and they don’t taste like much else. Organic ingredients are more pure than conventional ones, therefore they actually have more flavor than the non organic options. Say it with me, organic means more flavor! And not just more flavor but a more true and pure flavor. And organic ingredients are much healthier for you to eat in general as they do not contain GMOs or anything artificial. Plus, you are being environmentally friendly when you choose organic ingredients!
So, I highly recommend that you buy the best organic ingredients for this recipe! You can also shop my Amazon Storefront for all my favorite organic ingredients here. Tip – hover over each ingredient to see the name. And if you want to learn more about organic foods and the difference, read my post here on Food Labels and What They Mean.
This creamy mint fro yo is filled with dark chocolate chunks for a healthier but equally delicious version of your favorite ice cream.
Ingredients
2 cups organic milk
170 grams (3/4 cup) organic cane sugar
2 ounces (57 grams) organic white chocolate, finely chopped
1 pound organic plain yogurt
1 teaspoon organic peppermint flavor
2 ounces (57 grams or scant 1/2 cup) finely chopped organic dark chocolate
Directions
- First, place the bowl of your ice cream maker and a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan in the freezer.
- In a medium pot, add the milk, cane sugar, and white chocolate. Put over high heat, and stir until it reaches 140°F on a thermometer. The sugar and white chocolate will be completely dissolved. Place the pot in the fridge and let it sit overnight.Remove the pot from the fridge, add in the yogurt and peppermint flavor and whisk until combined.
- Remove the ice cream maker from the freezer, and turn it on low (yes, with nothing in it). Slowly pour the yogurt mixture into the ice cream maker. Churn for about 20 minutes (or follow the instructions on your ice cream maker). I have the KitchenAid attachment for my mixer, and I did about 20 minutes. If you over churn ice cream or fro yo, then it can make it really icy.
- Remove the loaf pan from the freezer.
- Once the fro yo is done churning, add the dark chocolate and mix with a spatula to combine. Pour into the loaf pan and spread evenly. Place back in the freezer overnight.
Notes
- High Altitude – Follow the recipe as noted.
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