Baileys, Banana and Chocolate Frozen Yogurt

What’s better than cold, creamy homemade frozen yogurt? Baileys, Banana and Chocolate Frozen Yogurt. I made some last night and it was good. I mean really, really good. It was all I could do to keep myself from having some for breakfast this morning. Instead, I am impatiently waiting for dessert tonight.

For some reason, bananas have a magical quality that prevents them from getting icy in the freezer. It’s probably why frozen bananas make such delicious delicious smoothies. (Jamba Juice obviously found this out a long while ago.) You can make this frozen yogurt with or without an ice cream maker. If you don’t have an ice cream maker, your frozen yogurt will be a touch icy, but still creamier than you’d expect. It’s the bananas and the Baileys, which keeps it from freezing completely. And some grated chocolate adds a little bit of texture and just the right amount of chocolateyness.

My favorite frozen yogurt to date!

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Mango Blueberry Frozen Yogurt

For the record, I love ice cream, sorbet and frozen yogurt. I probably have Haagen Dazs Wildberry or Vanilla Granola frozen yogurt 5 nights a week. It’s delicious and I can’t say no to a little scoop after dinner. So it’s no surprise that I wanted to try my hand at homemade frozen yogurt.

I made it twice last year, and twice it was terrible. Inedible. Instead of sweet and creamy, it had a distinctly yogurty tang that was really off-putting. I’m not talking about the good kind of yogurty tang, either. Not the plain Greek yogurt kind. Twice we had to throw it out.

I don’t know what made me try again after failing so miserably twice before, but I gave it another shot. This time, instead of draining regular plain yogurt, I used Greek yogurt. The three ripe mangoes in my fruit basket begged to be made into some kind of dessert, so I threw those in with some blueberries.

Finally, finally! This frozen yogurt was just perfect. Smooth, sweet and creamy with just the right amount of yogurt flavor. It’s delicious! Refreshing and summery. The perfect way to use the bountiful berries in the market. Next week – strawberry frozen yogurt. I simply cannot wait!

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