We are a frequent-yogurt-eating family, but sometimes I get a half a tub of yogurt sitting in the fridge getting too close to its use-by date. Well I can't have that!! Just like with fabric, I cannot bear the idea of throwing food out, and I just
have to find a way to use it...
I adapted this recipe
here, and it couldn't have been easier. I don't have an icecream maker, nor did I "strain" my yogurt though. I just tipped the sugar and vanilla essence directly into the half tub of yogurt and froze it in its own container.
I kinda guesstimated while I was making my batch but I reckon a good ratio to work with is:
1/2 cup of sugar, to every
3 cups of yogurt,
plus 1/2 tsp pure vanilla essence
Stir it all together thoroughly to dissolve the sugar and then stick it in the freezer. I gave it a good stir every hour or so, to break up the ice crystals, for the first five hours, and then left it overnight. The next morning the texture is absolutely perfect; it is not too sweet and deliciously tangy.
No icecream maker necessary! :)
