It’s like summer on an ice cream cone.
I got the idea for brownie fro-yo after making my favorite Brownie Batter Dip.
That’s actually how I come up with many of my recipe ideas: think of a particular flavor, then brainstorm every possible dessert that could work for said flavor. Brownie batter dip, brownie batter frozen yogurt, brownie batter fudge, brownie batter waffles…
In other words: don’t be surprised if you someday see brownie batter cheesecake on my blog!
Brownie Batter Frozen Yogurt
Adapted from: How To Make Frozen Yogurt.
- 3 cups plain or vanilla yogurt, such as Silk nondairy
- 1/4 cup + 1 tbsp dutch or regular cocoa powder
- 1/8 tsp baking soda
- a little over 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp pure vanilla extract
- 3-4 tbsp unrefined sugar or xylitol, or more to taste depending on the yogurt you use. The frozen result will be less sweet than the batter.
- 1/16 tsp pure stevia, or 2 tbsp additional sugar
- handful chocolate chips, optional
Combine all ingredients in a large bowl, and stir until completely combined. Transfer to an ice-cream maker (If you don’t have one, see nutrition link below). Important note: Be sure that you like the taste of the particular yogurt you’re using. A few of my friends thought this recipe had a strange taste, but it turns out they just didn’t like the Silk yogurt!
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Looks amazing! And yes,buoy MUST go to Lula’s! I get cake batter every time I go, it is pure heaven.
I kinda wana get an ice cream maker just to make this, it sounds so freaking easy!! <3
It’s definitely worth the investment! Such an easy snack! We are buying my grandma one for her birthday to help her get her yogurt in because she doesn’t like it (crazy I know).
I am looking forwards to the end of my organic chemistry class! Haha. 7 days! I recently bought a personal sized ice cream maker for $20 and absolutely love it. I think I use it almost everyday…yes I’m a little obsessed. But hey if its just yogurt and milk who cares! I’ve created a few of my own ice cream recipes kind of similar to yours although not vegan (http://nutritious-n-delicious.blogspot.com/2012/02/ice-cream-cure-all.html), but I am sure that could be easily changed. 🙂 Thanks again Katie!
this looks delicious! (no surprises there…) any idea how it freezes? i love making my own ice cream, but i’d love to be able to keep extra for the nights i’m feeling lazy 🙂
Honestly, it’s best right out of the ice cream maker. It changes textures once completely frozen… but if you thaw it awhile it should regain a nice (albeit different) texture.
I don’t know for vegan yogurt, but I’ve seen fro-yo recipes that recommended adding a small amount (1 T?) of vodka to help keep it from getting too hard in the freezer. The coconut milk ice cream recipes are definitely better fresh, though.
This is perfect because I just put my ice cream maker in the freezer yesterday and I’ve been craving something chocolatey!
Now, I want an ice cream maker— yumm, this looks so fantastic!
I love your blog and have used many of your recipes. One of my favorties is the brownie batter pancakes. However, just a suggestion- I am always watching sugars and would love to see grams of sugar included in your nutritional info (I noticed you always offer great substitutions for sugar or use a sub). Thank you for the great recipes!
I don’t add that one because it’s so difficult to differentiate between natural sugars and added sugars. But I’ll try to add it more often if a recipe is expecially low in added sugars.
Yum, this looks amazing! I don’t have an ice cream maker so I wonder if the old, “stick it in a bag in another bag filled with ice and salt and shake it like crazy” trick works. 🙂 The thing I’m most excited for this summer begins tonight… I’m leaving for JAMAICA! I’m going on a music therapy field service project. I can’t wait!
I seriously need an ice cream maker. This looks divine!
YUM! I sadly do not have an ice cream maker, but I am going to try the alternative way that you linked on the nutrition page. Hopefully this weekend. As for summer- living in Wisconsin it is just nice to have a few months of warm weather and sunshine. I am excited to spend as much time outside as I can. Thanks Katie!
You could always freeze it in popsicle molds if you have those handy..it’d be like a brownie batter fudge pop.
You read my mind. I’ve been searching online for a chocolate frozen yogurt recipe and never found one that I liked. I had planned on slightly altering your mint chocolate chip recipe (basically leaving out the mint), but this is way better. Glad I put the ice cream maker bowl back in the freezer yesterday after my strawberry frozen yogurt experiment 🙂
This looks SO good! I need to get my hands on an ice cream maker asap!
I’ve been thinking about getting an inexpensive ice cream maker, any suggestions?
I have a Cuisinart. I think it was $40 at least 8 years ago. Definitely worth the investment!
I have a Cuisinart, too (on Katie’s recommendation a while back)… It was on sale through Amazon for under $50 back in March. I love how few pieces there are to wash, and how easy it is to assemble!
I also have a cuisinart but it was 80$ 2 years ago. May be a fancier version. Have tried walmart versions (more than 5 years ago) and they always broke after the first batch.
I’m most looking forward to my annual family vacation, and here’s why!
1) Seeing my brother/sister-in-law/niece-dog for the first time since Christmas, and my sister for the first time in over a year!! Oh, and my parents, but I see them every month or so. 🙂
2) Picky lunches every day! Cheese and crackers and fruit and hummus and vegetables and olives and pita and YUM.
3) The annual Dogfish Head Brewery tour, perhaps?
4) Waking up early to a quiet beach house and getting a cup of coffee to enjoy on the sun porch with whatever book I’m reading at the time – kind of one of my favorite things to do on vacation.
5) Long sunset walks on the beach after dinner.
6) Games with the family! Beach bocce, backgammon, board games, card games . . . so many games!
7) The time to read several books in one week. On the list the year are: The Hunger Games trilogy (I plan on rereading the first one before moving on and bringing all three to share), The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, A Year in Provence, and Blood, Bones, and Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef. These may change.
8) Campfires, songs, and drinks on the beach at night.
9) Traditional on-the-road breakfast at the diner . . . this truly marks the beginning of vacation for me. As does my dad’s complaining about how cold the AC is in the restaurant . . .
10) Sitting next to my mother at the water’s edge with our books in our hands and our toes in the ocean.
LOVE IT. Just a little over 8 weeks away now!
OK…talk about finding the joy in summer! This was lovely. 🙂
i so totally love your recipes, but i’d love it if you included how many these actually yield. After thorough testing :p
🙂
I kinda figure 3 cups of yogurt is more than one serving i know.. 🙂
if i show my son that picture he won’t leave me alone until we make it and we’re fresh out of vanilla or proper sugars.. 🙂
It says in the nutrition link that it makes 800g, so 8 servings of 100g each. But as CCK points out, who eats just a 1/2 cup of ice cream anyway? I think we would all agree that they should change ice cream labels to yield a full cup! 😉
Ah
that’s how it works, alright – thank you Emma 🙂
cause i’d end up eating this stuff for lunch, dinner breakfast and like all the snacks – it’s quite horrible…. Oo wonderful?
and we’re looking towards camping (maybe) and Santa Cruz.. <3
we do tons of hiking/biking/going to rivers/lakes. etc .. etc … all the time already so 🙂