This frozen peanut butter dessert is exactly what I need right now.
Here is some advice I wish I’d taken: If you ever get braces, and if they ever give you that permanent metal bar behind your front teeth after the braces come off, and if that metal bar ever happens to break sometime in the next eight years…
Get it fixed immediately. Otherwise, you’ll be out hundreds of extra dollars and one very sore mouth.
I’m learning this the hard way. When I finally did drag myself to the orthodontist, it was a much bigger issue than simply fixing a broken metal bar.
The orthodontist gave me an Invisalign-like guard to wear 24/7 for the next two months. It’s completely unnoticeable, but it is painful as it shifts the teeth back into place. And when the teeth shift back? Then I will still have to pay for a new metal bar.
So it’s not been a fun past few days… except for all the frozen-yogurt eating! 
The retainer is not unbearably painful, but it’s uncomfortable enough that frozen yogurt is very welcome.
Frozen yogurt, and smoothies, Chocolate Protein Milkshakes, and oatmeal… how I miss crunchy apples, or even chocolate bars.
I am going to eat them with a vengeance when this soreness subsides.
Really, though, what I hate most about the retainer isn’t the discomfort; it’s the fact I don’t have free rein to snack whenever I want. I’m accustomed to grabbing something to eat every time I walk through the kitchen or while I’m cooking, but the retainer inhibits that.
It’s also apparently made me a very grouchy person. I’ve sure complained a lot in this post! Time for more frozen yogurt to shut me up.
PB Froyo
- 2 cups plain or vanilla yogurt (such as So Delicious) (440g)
- 1/2 cup milk of choice (120g)
- 1/2 cup peanut butter (or almond butter or allergy-friendly alternative) (120g)
- 1 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract (omit if using vanilla yogurt) (6g)
- 1/4 tsp salt
- pure stevia extract to taste, or 1/3 cup sugar of choice (more if using an unsweetened yogurt)
- optional: homemade peanut butter chips
Blend all ingredients except optional chips (or stir very well by hand) until completely smooth. If you have an ice cream maker, transfer mixture to the machine and churn according to manufacturer’s directions. My Cuisinart took 9 minutes. Add chips if desired. Eat immediately as soft-serve, or freeze in an airtight container for a half hour if you want a firmer texture. (If you don’t have an ice cream machine: simply transfer the blended mixture to an airtight container, freeze, and stir well every half hour for 2-3 hours. The texture won’t be as creamy, but it still works.)
And to everyone who asked earlier this week about the bangs… here is a picture of me with bangs and braces:
Then and now. See? I told you I still look crazy similar to how I looked back then. I kind of miss the bangs.
But definitely NOT the braces!!
Wow, this sounds so amazing. I love all of your dessert ideas.
I have that metal bar… top and bottom. I was always super grateful because most of my friends had the removable kind that was more visible. Also… I had that same denim hat that you’re wearing in your picture 🙂 So stylish!
I don’t know if it’s just my computer, but your website is displaying quite oddly. :/ It could be a problem on my end, but I just wanted to let you know, just in case! Either way, your recipe looks YUMMY – I love peanut butter (I eat it – or cashew butter – nearly every day!)!! 🙂
Oops! Kim, I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to post as a reply to your comment – for some reason there’s no “speak your mind” button displaying right now – oh no! :/
Hopefully it is fixed now. Thank you for letting me know… apparently it was an issue for quite a few people.
It’s still not working for me 🙁
Hi Kaley,
Can you try clearing your browser’s cache (a good thing to do every now and then anyway)? Let me know if that doesn’t fix it right up!
Yeah that looks much better, thanks!
This recipe sounds amazing! Maybe I will try making it this weekend.
– Danielle
http://www.keenbeauty.com
OH MY GOSH!! katie what’s wrong with your blog?? yesterday it was working normally but now.. its just plain! i’m sorry if i upset you, but why doesnt this look normal?? there’s no archives, no search button(exept for the ctrl f thingy), and half of ur title it cut off!!! i hope this is just temporary! SOMEONE TELL ME WHATS GOING ON!!!! btw,i might be the only 1 having this problem because im in canada.
Hey, its working again!!!! YAAAAYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!
I had braces for a lot of my childhood; it was NOT fun. Orthodontics are a bitch. Good thing there’s always frozen, creamy goodness to sooth an aching mouth. 🙂
Wow! I can’t believe the number of people here who also have a permanent lower retainer! I love it, because I have had one for 22 years and no one else I know has one! I was always lucky enough that when the composite would crack and make it loose that my mom worked for a dentist and I would just pop in and have it fixed quick. I no longer have that luxury, so I will keep your dilemma in kind. I also wear a night guard because of grinding my teeth which I have noticed works like a retainer because if I skip wearing it for 2 nights my teeth have already started to shift!
Anyway, can’t wait to try this recipe and I really should probably invest in a vitamix!
I’m sorry for your tooth pain, but I’m enjoying the recipes that are the result of you needing smooth food!
First, this looks delicious. Second, I had my retainer snap off of one or two teeth on my right and also neglected to show up for an orthodontist appointment. :/ It’s still mostly there, but now I’m feeling paranoid!
Oh no!! That sounds awful. I never had a metal bar, but I was supposed to wear a retainer every night. I was really good about it up until I had my wisdom teeth removed. It was too painful to wear, and by 2 months later, my top teeth had shifted. I’m afraid to go to the orthodontist and get yelled at, but it sounds like I should do that soon…
And HOORAY!!! I forgot to put “peanut butter” on my long list of favorite frozen yogurt flavors. So glad you read my mind!! 😀
I would not be able to deal with not snacking on whatever I want! Hopefully you can enjoy some yummy chocolate bars soon. I love frozen yogurt, peanut butter is the perfect flavour!