Whenever I’ve been tempted to buy an ice cream maker ... and there have been several times, my decision-making rule kicks into gear. If I cannot make a food (1) tastier, (2) faster, or (3) cheaper, I buy it readymade. During the summer, my local supermarkets (blocks away from home) often run sales on 1.5 quarts of ice cream for $2.50 - $3.00 a carton. I’d have to eat a ton of ice cream to break even on the cost of an ice cream maker, not even counting the cost of the ingredients to make the ice cream. For the non-compressor models, you also must wait 24 hours to eat the ice cream. I can walk to and from my nearby supermarkets and have my ice cream eaten faster than that, with hours to spare; therefore, no ice cream maker will likely ever take up my counter space.
But, if you have a food processor or blender, you can still make creamy frozen desserts, almost like ice cream -- minus or with very little sugar. I’ve shared one such recipe before using frozen banana slices. It’s dreamy and creamy!
Today I’ve come across another frozen ice cream recipe using 3 healthy ingredients.👇
Pineapple Greek Yogurt Ice Cream
Ingredients:
20 ounces of frozen pineapple - Canned chunks or crushed work.
1 cup of plain Greek yogurt
1 cup of plain Greek yogurt
1 tablespoon of honey or sweetener
Optional - 1 teaspoon of vanilla - I don’t add it with citrus/acid fruits. Lemon juice tastes better with those.
Directions:
1) Toss the frozen pineapple chunks into a food processor or blender (in a blender, you may have to add a tiny bit of milk).
2) It takes 4 - 5 minutes to blend into a creamy soft serve consistency.
3) Place into containers into the freezer for 1 - 2 hours to get a harder texture to dip out with an ice cream scooper.
You can garnish your healthy ice cream with coconut flakes or diced strawberries, or you could blend frozen strawberries with the frozen pineapple chunks to vary the flavor of the dessert. Once you are a pro, try the recipe with other fruits. To minimize cleanup, I used an immersion blender. I tossed all the ingredients into an empty 32-oz Greek yogurt container. After blending, I dropped it into the freezer. Brilliant or lazy, you decide.😊
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
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