Blueberry Cheesecake Frozen Yogurt (No Machine)
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Blueberry Cheesecake is one of my favorite desserts so I thought why couldn’t I have it in a frozen yogurt. The sweetness of the blueberries combined with the creamy cheesecake is divine. There is something about creamy and tangy that I just love in a dessert.
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My Frozen Yogurts can be whipped up in just 5 minutes and are made using just a hand full of ingredients. Best of all there’s no ice cream machine required. No Machine Frozen Yogurt means not having to worry about not owning an ice cream machine. I like to make recipes that are accessible to everyone as much as I can. I don’t own an ice cream machine and I’m guessing a lot of you don’t either. What I do own is a food processor.
My food processor is used for a multitude of recipes in my kitchen and I love it. There’s not much it can’t do so when I tried to make my own version of frozen yogurt in it I knew it was up to the challenge. The results are a smooth and creamy Frozen Yogurt that is second to none.
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- 2 cups (16oz/450g) plain yogurt (greek, non-fat or full fat)
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 3 tablespoons honey (or agave nectar)
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 4 tablespoons blueberry puree
- ½ cup (4oz/120) graham crackers, crushed
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Add the cream cheese, honey (or agave nectar), yogurt and vanilla into a food processor (or liquidizer).
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Process until creamy, about 2-3 minutes. Scrape down the side of the bowl to make sure there are no lumps.
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Swirl in the blueberry puree and the crushed graham crackers
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Transfer the mixture to an airtight freezable container and freeze for a minimum 4 hours but preferably overnight. Store it in the freezer for up to 2 month.
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Hi Can I use an ice cream maker for your recipes Thank you
Hi Barbara,
Yes, for some of the recipes, the sorbet and froyo should work well.
The ice cream is designed to be no-churn. The cream is whipped for this ice cream which makes it too bulky and unsuitable to churn for all sorts of reasons.
I hope this helps,
Gemma 🙂
Hi Gemma, thank you for your recipe and videos!
Question: whenever I mix cream cheese for frozen desserts, they always end up as lumps in the mix. I’ve tried getting it out hours before using it so it gets to room temperature and microwaving it, but neither worked great. What do you do with your cream cheese to prevent it from lumping and mix well?
Hi! Thanks for dropping a line. Yes, this is a question I get a lot. Aside from using room temperature cream cheese, whipping it, whipping it real good is important! Make sure to whip it from all corners of the bowl. Get the help of your spatula to fold in the cream cheese that is pushed to the side. whip it good, fold it in and repeat until you get a lovely smooth texture. Do not be afraid to whip as this will not overwhip and turn into butter like a whipped cream would. Gemma 😊
Hello Gemma , can we make blue berry ice cream with same method, if any modifications need to apply please share
Yes, you can use my 2 ingredient ice cream and add these mixing to it.
Best,
Gemma.
Hi Gemma,
I want to make the blueberry yogurt ice cream but i have a couple question. I live in Africa so I don’t have the fresh fruit to freeze and I don’t have the greek yogurt. I do my own yogurt and for the fruit I will use can. So will it work?
Thank you
yes you can used canned no problem. And Yes your own homemade yogurt should work also.
Best of luck with the recipe.
Best,
Gemma.
Hi Gemma,
I made the blueberry cheesecake frozen yogurt but it is solid hard. The same happened with the strawberry cheesecake ice-cream. The other ice-creams turned out beautiful. I am thinking it has something to do with the cream cheese in these recipes which make it so hard. Any suggestions?
Thank you!
Hi there,
Tell me about the yogurt you used?
A natural yogurt has a very high ‘water’ content, and water freezes solid, think ice. Greek yogurt/strained yogurt has had the ‘water’ strained off, and is high in milk fats and solids, and will not freeze hard. The higher the fat content too the better.
The water content in fruits will also freeze like ice. This is why we use frozen fruits for this froyo. This suspends the ice crystals in the mix and prevents it freezing solid.
I hope you can find in this what happened. Thank you for being in touch,
Gemma 🙂
I used fresh fruit. i will try it with frozen fruit next. I also did not use full fat yogurt. I will try it with full fat yogurt.Thank you!
Hi Celine,
Yes, the fresh fruit will freeze like ice, hard.
The yogurt should be strained natural yogurt, Greek yogurt is an example of this. Not Greek style, strained.
Thank you for being in touch,
Gemma 🙂
I attempted to make this using your homemade yogurt in this recipe, and unfortunately we got soup. Yummy soup, but soup none the less 🙁
Any suggestions?
Hi there,
Yes, the problem is that you would need to strain the yogurt. You do this in a fine sterile cloth, in a sieve, over a bowl in the fridge. This is what Greek yogurt is. It is then low in water, and really thick. Full fat milk gives the best result too. Water freezes hard, like ice, and low water things freeze soft, especially with the little fat.
i hope this will help,
Gemma 🙂
I want to make the Blueberry cheese cake Frozen Yogurt . Do I have to add anything to the blueberries when I puree them?
It’s so good :). Yes I like to add a tablespoon of sugar as it stops them from freezing really hard.
Best,
Gemma.
Do you know the nutritional break down of this recipe? Specifically calories and carbs.
I don’t Charlotte but if you want to find out I use a website called myfitnesspal.com . It’s really easy to use.
Best,
Gemma.
Hi Gemma, thanks for the awesome recipes, i have made this and also the berry fro-you. The problem I have with this one, before I swirl through my bicky and berry puree is that my yoghurt mixture is quite runny making it impossible to swirl, it basically just mixes in. The end result is still amazing, just not swirly as it should be. I’m thinking it’s the yoghurt that I am using, i think it is Greek ‘style’.
Thanks again, from Aus.
Hi Shane,
You hit the nail on the head!
Greek style yogurt is usually thickened, in some way, so it is just natural yogurt with a setting agent. Greek yogurt is strained. That is the water content has been reduced, so it blends well, and freezes well. The problem is that it is hard to tell which is which, as the Greeks have controlled the use of the name, so some strained yogurts are also called Greek Style!
So, take a look at the label, the yogurt should say strained, and there should not be any Carrigeenan/agar/gelatin in the mix, it should just be natural yogurt.
Thank you for this input, it is confusing,
Gemma 🙂
Gemma 🙂
I made the frozen yoghurt and was really excited. I used low fat yoghurt. However my frozen yoghurt was icy and wasn’t smooth at all as in the video. Also the mixture itself was really watery and not creamy. Could u please tell me where I went wrong as I have 1 pint of frozen yoghurt now and I don’t think it tastes as good as yours.
hi there,
It sounds like you use a natural yogurt, not a strained/greek yogurt.
Regular yogurt has a high water content, and water freezes like ice. if you cannot get Greek/Strained yogurt you can strain it yourself. Do not use greek Style yogurts, these have just been thickened, not strained.
Place a sterile cloth in a sieve, over a bowl in the fridge. Pour in the yogurt and allor it to strain over about 8 hours. the whey will drain away (water) and you will have a thick curd, this is what you use for froyo.
I hope this helps,
Gemma 🙂
We can use these fruit homemade yoghurts for icing our homemade cakes, can’t we ?
Hi Shruthi,
NO!
This is frozen, it will melt, unless you are using it on a frozen dessert/cake.
Yogurt would really not usually be used in a frosting. Stick to the conventional ones, like buttercream frosting, fondant, royal icing, water icing/glaze, chocolate etc,
Gemma 🙂
This is delicious (if you like cheesecake, of course). I made 1/2 a recipe and put it into ice pop molds to freeze. It tasted just like blueberry cheesecake. Thanks for the inspiration and recipes, Gemma!
Hi there,
Yes, lots of these recipes will make perfect popsicles. Good job you,
Gemma 🙂
This is so amazing i can not stop making this one
I’m delighted to hear that 🙂
Gemma,
Can u try a black raspberry mint ice cream? And a pink lemonade ice cream?
Hey Gemma,
Can u try a black raspberry mint ice cream?
Thanks for the recipes, Brookee404
Hi there Brooke,
Thank you for these suggestions! I am not sure about raspberry and mint! I will need to try this one.
More ice creams on the way this week, stay tuned!
Gemma 🙂
Gemma, this recipe is amazing I tried it out and it works wonderful. I love the taste and the texture of the frozen yogurt.
Thanks for these amazing recipes, Sissy?
Hi there,
I am so glad you are getting on well with the recipes. I am happy to have you with us. there will be lots more to come, so stay tuned,
Gemma 🙂
when will you make pasta or alfredo foods
I have some pasta dishes in my Microwave Mug recipes. Check out my recipes here https://www.biggerbolderbaking.com/category/recipes/1-minute-microwave-recipes/