Yogurts
Chocolate Pretzel Frozen Yogurt
Ingredients
- 4 cups whole milk plain yogurt, strained through
- a cheesecloth* for 2 to 4 hours
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ¹/³ cup cocoa powder, sifted
- pinch salt
- 1 cup lowfat milk
- ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup chopped chocolate or yogurt covered pretzels
Directions
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk the strained yogurt, sugar,cocoa powder, salt, milk and vanilla together. Whisk untilthe sugar has dissolved. Cover and refrigerate 2 to 3hours, or overnight.
- Turn on the Cuisinart® ice cream maker; pour the mixtureinto the frozen freezer bowl and let mix until thickened,about 15 to 20 minutes. When the ice cream is almostdone churning, add the chopped pretzels through theopening at the top of the ice cream maker. The frozenyogurt will have a soft, creamy texture. If a firmerconsistency is desired, transfer the ice cream to anairtight container and place in freezer for about 2 hours.Remove from freezer about 15 minutes before serving.
* If you do not have a cheesecloth, you can use a coupleof layered paper towels.
Makes about 5 cups (ten ½-cup servings)
