Ingredients
- 4 cups whole milk plain yogurt, strained through a cheesecloth or paper towels for 2 to 4 hours, or whole milk plain Greek yogurt
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup cocoa powder, sifted
- Pinch salt
- 1 cup lowfat milk
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Directions
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In a large mixing bowl, whisk the strained yogurt, sugar, cocoa powder, salt, milk and vanilla together. Whisk until the sugar has dissolved. Cover and refrigerate 2 to 3 hours, or overnight.
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Turn on ice cream maker; pour the mixture into the frozen freezer bowl and let mix until thickened, about 15 to 20 minutes or as long as manufacturer's directions say. The frozen yogurt will have a soft, creamy texture. If a firmer consistency is desired, transfer the ice cream to an airtight container and place in freezer for about 2 hours. Remove from freezer about 15 minutes before serving.
Recipe Notes
Adapted from Cuisinart
Sooo much better when homemade! I could dig my spoon right in!
Girl! I am obsessed with frozen yogurt too! Especially with how hot it has been in Florida this summer! It was 103 yesterday….eek! This looks fabulous and I can't wait to try it out soon!
Yum 🙂 I remember tasting chocolate frozen yogurt and it's so good, I've never made it until now. I need to give this a try 😀
I am in love with chocolate frozen yogurt! I find it very fresh and light, I love it! Thank you for sharing Tessa! 🙂
Your frozen yogurt looks awesome Tessa! I wish I loved frozen yogurt as much as I loved ice cream 🙂 Maybe this one will change my mind…
When you say cocoa powder, do you mean the unsweetened baking cocoa? Or something else? Thanks!
Heather – Yep, unsweetened cocoa. The recipe calls for sugar so there's no need for sweetened cocoa!
Thanks!
This looks amazing! I'll have to give it a try!!
This looks yummy. Can you use greek yogurt?
I think Greek yogurt would be fine (but it is cheaper to buy regular plain yogurt and strain yourself!). Let me know how it goes if you end up using it 🙂
That chocolate fro yo sounds wonderful, yum!
Mmm chocolate frozen yogurt is what I always get! Menchies is my favourite frozen yogurt place, if there's one around you I highly recommend it. Putting this on my to-make list. I just made chocolate ice cream, but I can't wait to make this.
This looks delicious! What a great idea.
I make vanilla frozen yogurt a lot, but I've never made chocolate. What am I thinking?! This looks simply amazing, Tessa!
Oh. My. Gosh. I've my ice cream maker's bowl chilling in the freezer, and this is calling my name! I will say this- when I make this frozen yogurt, I am not sharing. At all. Gorgeous photo!
Wow! This looks amazing. I love your recipe rundown. Thanks for sharing. Do you think this would work without an ice cream machine?
Hey…
I tried to make something similar from yogurt once, and I felt like the yogurt was at odds with the chocolate flavor. Did the taste really work for you on this one… or too much yogurt tang?
I substituted greek yogurt and it is awesome!
i have to agree with Marti on this one. i love chocolate fro yo from any healthy market but not a fan of the flavor of plain yogurt mixed with chocolate. it was too tangy for me. i prefer sweet over the tarty tangy taste.
hi there, this sounds awesome. Do you know if this would freeze in pop form instead of using an ice cream maker?
I think that would work if you leave out the milk!
Why strain the yogurt? Can I make it without straining? Seems like a lot of extra time and work?
Steve – did you see what directly follows the ingredient listing for strained yogurt: “whole milk plain Greek yogurt”? That can be used instead of straining regular yogurt. Basically you don’t want to have too much liquid so thicker Greek yogurt or strained yogurt works best.
what if you don’t own an ice cream maker?
Phew! This was alright, but definitely too tangy for my taste. Any idea how to tone down the tanginess? I wanted to serve mine with melted peanut butter on top but the tartness of the fro-yo was just not a good mix with the salty PB. Thanks!
I just made this tonight. Yum!
For Erin, try making your own yogurt. Some store-bought yogurts are terribly tart or tangy, thanks to the chemical processing that they use. You can make home-made yogurt as tart or mild as you like, and it tastes so much better! If it’s still too tangy in the ice cream, just add some maple syrup topping!
My version: I did not bother to strain my home-made yogurt, nor did I let the mixture refrigerate before pouring into ice cream maker. I reduced sugar to 1/2 c and increase cocoa powder to 1/2 c of cacao nibs, ground. I used whole milk, also a splash of vodka and 1/2 c brewed coffee. Mocha FroYo Yummy!
Can I do it without an ice-cream maker? Will it be the same?
Can you make vanilla frozen yogurt by replacing the cocoa with more vanilla extract?
Do you think it would work to substitute the sugar for syrup?
Hi, do I understand it correctly that if you use Greek yogurt you don’t have to strain it because it’s already strained?
Thanks
Do you have to refrigerate it for 3 hours I kinda started it last minute and I want to do it as quit as possible help please and thank you
I made this using the recipe. Please don’t take offense to this. There are people who love this recipe, hence the glowing comments. This is my take on the recipe. This is not your neighborhood froyo recipe. This tasted very bitter to me. I don’t eat yogurt, but my wife said it pretty much tasted like straight yogurt. The frozen yogurt we’re used to eating tastes pretty much like ice cream. This tasted like yogurt and I could barely taste chocolate. Emphasis on tangy. It’s definitely tangy (I would say bitter). Tried adding more sugar and chocolate, but that did not help (it was just bitter with a hint of sweet). I’m going to have to throw it out. I’m only commenting and rating in case others are coming here looking for a chocolate froyo recipe and thinking they’re going to get something that tastes sweet like what you’d get at your local frozen yogurt shop. You’ll be disappointed. If you want tangy/bitter, very yogurt-tasting stuff with the yogurt texture – the frozen version of the yogurt you love, then you might love it like others have. If you’re looking for sweet chocolate froyo, keep looking. Good luck!