This Cotton Candy Frozen Yogurt is the perfect summer treat! Fun, flavorful, and healthy!
Summer is in full effect. Heat wise anyway. I notice most places are starting Back to School sales already. Sigh. I suppose it’s time to start getting back into that groove soon enough. But while it’s still summer, and it’s still hot, and by hot I mean at least 100 degrees outside daily, it’s the perfect time to indulge in a little fro-yo action. This Cotton Candy Frozen Yogurt not only looks fun, it tastes fun! Plus the kids will flip for it! Best part, there’s no refined sugar in it. And don’t tell them, but it’s really secretly healthy for them.
This frozen yogurt is made with good ol Greek Yogurt. I used Vanilla, but you can also use Plain. I added some Almond milk, which can be substituted for any milk that you keep on hand. To add just a little bit of extra sweetness I added some agave. This is really just to taste. You may find if you’re using vanilla greek yogurt and a sweetened Almond Milk you may not need any sweetener. Just keep in mind that when you taste the yogurt mixture, you want it to be just a touch sweeter than you want it to be. When we freeze it we will lose some of the sweetness. For the cotton candy flavoring I used Lorann Hard Candy Flavoring Oil Cotton Candy Flavor
. And again, this is really going to be to taste. You may want more or possibly less. It is pretty powerful flavoring oil, so you really don’t need to add too much to get that cotton candy flavor. And yes, it really does taste like cotton candy!
The pink and blue food coloring is a special added bonus to this treat. Completely unnecessary, and if you prefer not to use food coloring, it’s not necessary to the recipe. But seriously, how pretty does it look?! Split the mixture in half, make half pink and half blue. Then alternate adding the colors to the container you will freeze this in. Give a few swirls with a butter knife and you will have perfectly swirled pink and blue happiness when you scoop it out to serve!
If you make this recipe make sure you take a picture and share it on Instagram with#houseofyumm ! I love seeing your creations!
Cotton Candy Frozen Yogurt
Ingredients
- 2 cups Greek Yogurt, Plain or Vanilla
- 2 tbsp Agave, can substitute with maple syrup or honey
- ½ cup Almond Milk, or milk of choice
- 2 tsp Cotton Candy Flavoring Oil
- Pink and Blue Food Coloring, optional
Instructions
- In a medium size mixing bowl add the yogurt and almond milk. Stir together until smooth and creamy. Add in the agave or sweetener of choice and mix to combine.
- Add in the Cotton Candy flavoring oil and stir until dispersed throughout the yogurt mixture. Add more to taste if preferred.
- Divide the yogurt mixture in half and spoon into another bowl. In one bowl add the pink food coloring and in the other add the blue. Stir until coloring is consistent throughout the yogurt mixture.
- Pour half of the blue mixture into the dish you will use to freeze the yogurt in. Drizzle half of the pink yogurt mixture on top of that. Then repeat with the remainder of the blue and pink yogurts. Using a butter knife swirl the mixture back and forth a couple times, this will swirl the colors together.
- Place container in freezer and allow to freeze for at least 3 hours. Serve and enjoy!
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This post was originally published at I Heart Naptime on July 2, 2015.
Thanks for sharing! Does it keep long?
This looks so good! Can I add this oil to any other recipes to make them taste like cotton candy?
Yes! You would use it like you do vanilla extract.
Hi I was wondering if you can use the non fat greek yogurt for this recipe?
Thank you
Maybe a weird question, but if I don’t freeze this, does it just stay yogurt? My kids love cotton candy flavored yogurt….
Hi Sara, and absolutely! You don’t have to freeze it. You might need to add a bit more flavoring oil in that case. I found that freezing the yogurt intensified the flavor, so if you’re not freezing it you may need a bit more to be able to enjoy the flavor 🙂
Yay! A cotton candy ice cream…what a great idea. Love it!
Thank you so much Kim!
This is all kinds of Yumm!! And how great are fro yos right?? I make a strawberry flavored one.but this cotton candy looks irresistible .. 🙂 Found you on FBC.. BTW I co host a link party with some other bloggers..Its called #SaucySaturdays and we would love for you to join us 🙂 Do hop on to my blog and take a peek.. Thanks!
Kids would love this (me too!) Do you have a source you like for the cotton candy flavoring oil if I can’t find it locally?
Yes! There’s a link in the post for the flavoring oil, it links to amazon. That’s actually where I bought mine from too.
This is such an easy frozen treat that just screams FUN! I can almost smell the cotton candy from the pictures. And I’m in denial about school starting in just 1 month!
I can’t believe how healthy this is! Almond milk, greek yogurt, the whole shebang! And those colors. They’re awesome. Double thumbs up Serene!
Can’t believe it’s almost back to school already, I’m not ready for summer to be over yet either. Definitely not ready to give up ice cream yet 🙂 Love the fun colors and flavor of this! It looks delicious!
This looks so cool! And easy to make! Love it! Pinning!