Was craving a frozen treat but I haven’t been able to find a low calorie frozen treat I like at any store yet and I just realized this week that sugar substitutes really mess up my GI system… 💀
…soooo I decided to make up my own recipe for something tasty that won’t break the calorie budget. If you don’t have an ice cream machine then I think this might work in a Ninja Creami or maybe try freezing it in ice cube trays then blending them in a conventional blender, maybe as a work around? It might come out more frozen smoothie-like though.
BTW you can eat the entire batch (358g) for about 229 kCals! (Or portion control to 100g for 64kCal!) The photo with my hand in the picture is what 100g looks like measured out, and I have somewhat small ish hands for someone my height. 😅
Ingredients:
140g Chobani Less Sugar Fino Lemon Yogurt
115g frozen raspberries
79mL (~1/3c) Lite Coconut Milk (can sub almond, soy, whatever, but it will likely change macros)
18g lemon juice (juice from 1 small lemon)
4g lemon zest (zest from 1 small lemon)
2g lemon extract (optional but nice)
(Optional) finely chopped fresh mint leaves
Directions:
Put all ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth. You can add finely chopped mint leaves during the churn if you prefer. I kinda wish I had pureed mine because it was… Leafy… Still. Lol.
Dump blended mixture into ice cream machine and run for about 25-30 minutes or until a ball forms. I left mine in for 1 hour by accident so it was rock hard and I had to let it melt a bit before I could eat it. If that happens, it’s no big deal.
Planning to do a strawberry lemon basil version next time! 🙂
Macros in 100g: 64kCal, 7.4g Carb, 2.4g Fat, 3.5g Protein.
Macros in the entire batch (approx 358g) : 229kCal, 26.6g Carb, 8.7g Fat, 12.7g Protein
BTW if you’re feeling lazy, my screen name on MFP is NozomiWW and my diary is PUBLIC! I think that means you can copy and paste this from my lunch today (April 6, 2024) without having to plug things in but IDK actually? I do this often with my BF and our friends all the time but we’re “friends on MFP app”…but I think making my diary public should allow anyone to copy it over to their diary? Just a thought.
I decided at the last minute to eat 45g today instead of 100g so that I could save some calories for more of the lemon yogurt by itself. I don’t even really like yogurt on its own but this lemon yogurt SLAPS. I’m so glad I decided to try it today! 🙂
by spindleblood