There was a meme I saw recently that discussed things with misleading names. I refer to them as things that aren’t themselves. For example, mountain goats aren’t actually goats. It is a berry sad day when we each go through the life changing event of learning that strawberries and blueberries do not actually fall into the category of berry.
The botanical definition of the berry fruits: berry fruits are flashy fruits produced from a single flower and containing one ovary. Two common examples of ‘botanical’ berries are grapes and bananas.
If this is your first time discovering this news, then I suggest you take a moment to reflect. Then make some ice cream to drown your sorrows!
At this point we’ve done strawberry with lemonade, and blueberry as a leader in its own frozen world, therefore now it is time to combine them for the ultimate treat. These seasonal fruits are a great choice for ice cream on a summer’s day.
So many people told me that frozen yogurt should only have plain whole milk yogurt rather than Greek. The reason I love yogurt as much as I do, is when it is vanilla flavored Greek yogurt. At first I wasn’t a fan of this Greek yogurt texture, but now I prefer it above others. Being the Plain Jane that I am, I will take vanilla over other flavors of yogurt (slimy fruit chunks in yogurt is not appetizing to me).
I disagree with this only plain yogurt notion and have done a test run of part yogurt, part Greek. The test was a success. There is not a texture difference between none and half Greek frozen yogurts. A healthy benefit, with the vanilla flavoring it is easy to reduce the amount of sweetener. I would recommend always incorporating the vanilla Greek for comrade flavors (e.g. lemon is likely not a comrade flavor to vanilla). I ran out of heavy cream just under the ½ cup mark, so I topped it off with some 2% milk, but I don’t think this will make a difference.
Before I could get this one into the ice cream maker, I could not stop licking the spatula and the measuring cup and scraping the sides of the food processor. The base was so delicious! It might honestly be a better yogurt drink than a frozen treat.
Try it out and let me know which you prefer!
Take-Home Tips: Feel free to add more fruit to this mix. I only included the amount of berries I had left over in my fridge. A great way to use any expiring berries that might be getting mushy. The cream mixture lightens the color of the ice cream and gives it a creamier texture, however if you don’t have any at home, don’t worry about it, and just enjoy the yogurt base. This recipe would work for numerous “berries” and I recommend trying our other misnomers.
Scoring: 8 of 10. The texture is icier than the other creamy flavors. This one is heavily fruited and resembles a frozen fruit treat. The flavor is well balanced, not too sweet, not to bitter. I was unable to think of any toppings this flavor would pair well with, but that isn’t strictly a qualification.
Food of the Month 