Strawberry Swirled Ginger-Peach Frozen Yogurt

If I were to have planned ahead to celebrate National Peach Month on the first day, this would have been a great recipe to have planned! Juicy peaches, sweet strawberries, and creamy frozen yogurt. . .yep, this one’s a keeper!

This recipe actually came about as a result of some disappointing peaches that I purchased the end of last week. They were plenty juicy but lacked flavor. 🙁 Since, it’s still blazing hot out, I didn’t want to turn the oven on to make pie, bars, etc. So, the only logical conclusion, at least in my mind, was to make frozen yogurt with them.

Strawberry Swirled Ginger-Peach Frozen Yogurt
Yield: about 1 quart

Ingredients

• 1 C strawberries, diced
• 1/4 C honey
• 1 1/2 C non-fat plain yogurt
• 1 C 2% milk
• 3 peaches, skinned, diced, and chilled
• 1 tbsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp ginger
• 1/4 tsp cinnamon
• 2 tbsp sugar, optional (My peaches weren’t very sweet so I needed to add a little sugar. You may not need it.)

1. Stir together strawberries and honey in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 10-15 minutes or until strawberries start to soften and sauce thickens. Remove from heat to cool for 20 minutes. After letting it cool, pour into a freezer-safe container and place in freezer for 45 minutes to cool completely.
2. While strawberry sauce is cooling in freezer, start to make yogurt base. In a medium bowl, stir together peaches, vanilla, ginger, cinnamon, and sugar. Beat with a hand mixer until pureed. On low speed, beat in yogurt and milk until combined.
3. Pour base into your ice cream maker and churn for about 20 minutes or until soft set. Remove yogurt base to a freezer safe container. Spoon strawberry sauce over the top. Gently swirl sauce to distribute throughout. Place yogurt in freezer and allow to finish freezing, about 1 1/2 hours.