It's literally raining mangoes! Sweet, juicy and so luscious. No meal is complete without this fruit, it seems. All kinds of mango desserts abound in every home. And I'm bringing my Mango Cherry Frozen Yogurt to this mango party!
Summer is really all about icecreams isn't it? Its one of my favourite foods, but then the lactose intolerance stops me from eating it. A scoop, once in a while, is the most I can handle, sadly. Not that it stops me from making icecream for the fam. But the good news is that yogurt agrees with me, and so enter Mango Cherry Frozen Yogurt. A treat I can eat heaps of!
Frozen yogurts are the easiest to whip up. There is no custard base to make, no heating of milk/ cream. The simple mixture of fruits, yogurt and sugar can be frozen in the freezer and churned a couple of times before letting it freeze for 6-8 hours. But a good icecream maker like this one from KITCHENIF INDIA does all the work for you. Once you've chilled the icecream/ frozen yogurt mixture, this machine churns it for you and in twenty minutes, you have an icecream or frozen yogurt ready to eat! My mango cherry frozen yogurt was ready in a soft serve form in less than twenty! If you want a slightly harder / scoopable consistency, it's better to freeze the frozen yogurt for a few hours.
This wonderful recipe has been adapted from DAVID LEBOVITZ 'S THE PERFECT SCOOP . For all icecream lovers, I can't recommend this book enough. Its got a plethora of recipes to satisfy every icecream craving of yours!
As recommended, please use Greek yogurt ( plain) or homemade full fat yogurt that's been strained for really creamy results. The amount of sugar you use depends on the sweetness of the mangoes. The ones I used were very sweet and so were the cherries that went in here. And so I cut down on the amount of sugar I used. A little bit of fresh lemon juice balanced the taste and we got a gorgeous, creamy, lush treat so flavoursome and far superior in quality compared to the commercially made frozen yogurts. Healthy foods don't have to be boring. Real ingredients, without any help of artificial flavourings, colours and trans fats, are enough to make our food delicious!
Armed with this fabulous icecream maker from KITCHENIF INDIA, this summer promises a lot of frozen yogurts, icecreams and sorbets. Can't wait to make more of these frozen treats and share them with you!
#GIVEAWAY ALERT!
The wonderful team at KITCHENIF_INDIA have generously offered to send one of this Icecream Maker to one lucky reader for free!! I'm running this giveaway on the blog and on INSTAGRAM. All you have to do is follow @tashasartisanfoods and @kitchenif_india on Instagram. Leave a comment here telling me which is your favourite summer treat. If you leave a comment here and on Instagram, it will be counted as two entries! This giveaway is open to residents of India only. and will close on June 19th, 12 noon.The winner will be randomly selected and contacted via the email address given. The winner will have 24 hours to claim their prize. Results will be announced on June 22nd.
Mango Cherry Frozen Yogurt
Ingredients
- 400 ml Greek yogurt, plain
- 2 Mangoes, peeled and roughly chopped
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 tsp Fresh lemon juice
- 3/4 cup Cherries, pitted and chopped
Instructions
- Blend the mangoes, yogurt, lemon juice and sugar in a blender until completely smooth. Taste and adjust for sweetness. Chill the mixture thoroughly ( I recommend overnight) and add it to the icecream maker according to the manufacturer's instruction.
- Add in the cherries to the churning mixture in about ten minutes. Continue with the icecream makers instructions.
- Once the icecream is ready, in about 20 minutes, you can serve it immediately or turn it out in a pan and freeze it for 6- 8 hours to get a slightly harder/ scoopable consistency. Scoop into bowls/ cones, serve immediately. Enjoy!
Mili says
I miss my mother's self made kulfu as it was my favorite summer treat. She used to try different flavours Everytime and I used to love tasting them all. It's been 4 years now that I have been living away from my mother, but every summer I miss her delicious kulfi. I would love to gift this ice cream maker to her as she is getting old and it would make things simple for her.
Natasha Minocha says
Awwww that's so sweet of you Mili! What a wonderful thought for your mom. I hope you can get an icecream maker for her soon! Lots of love
Sharanya says
Butterscotch is my favourite flavour.
Natasha Minocha says
Butterscotch brings back so many childhood memories! Such a yummy flavour! xx
Shrikripa says
I would love to try out tender coconut ice cream in this kitchen aid ice cream maker.
Natasha Minocha says
Hi Shrikripa! Tender coconut is such a fabulous flavour! xoxo
Aditi Prakash says
My favourite summer treats are Himayat mangoes from Hyderabad that my father send for me every summer. They sweet and full of flavour and would love to make them into an ice cream. The other treat I truly enjoy is bel Ka sherbet. Would love to make it into a granita and top it with lemon and mint. I have posted on your Instagram handle as @butterpaneer
Natasha Minocha says
Hi Aditi, congratulations on winning this icecream maker! Hope to see your lovely creations soon! xx
Vidushi Batra says
My favorite summer treat is mango icecream and fruit sundae❤? So, I would like to win this one. Because I've tried making ice creams so many times and never got succeeded. My father loves ice cream hell alot. And he has been asking me to make it for him since so many days now. Would absolutely love to surprise him if I got it??
Natasha Minocha says
Hi Vidushi! Fruit sundae and mango icecreams are so good!! I wish I could've sent the ice cream maker to you and to each one of you who participated! But don't let that stop you from making icecreams and experimenting. I'm sure you'll make some awesome ones this summer! love
Rahul says
Frozen Mango Yoghurt 🙂 ...
Natasha Minocha says
Thank you Rahul! 🙂
Nithya (Kaapilicious) says
Looks gorgeous!! Mango & cherry are a match made in heaven. ?? I love froyo’s and I love mangoes, so my favourite would be a Mango Froyo for this season! ??
Natasha Minocha says
Thank you very much Nithya! So good to see you here! Mangoes are such a special treat, right?!xoxo
Manisha Singh says
This looks Soo delicious, I will definitely try this,
Natasha Minocha says
Thank you Manisha! Do let me know how this works out for you! xx
Tanu shree singh says
My favourite summer treat is obviously mango! And if I can get a perfect scoop of mango-cheesecake icecream, that makes the summer absolutely perfect.
Natasha Minocha says
Hello fello mango lover! Love the sound of mango cheesecake icecream..so decadent! xoxo
Sonalika Singh says
Absolutely love mango frozen desserts! This one is amazing.
Natasha Minocha says
Thank you so much Sonalika! Mangoes are special indeed 🙂 xx
Nyamat says
This looks crazy good! My favourite summer treat is ice-cream without a doubt, my favourite flavour being salt butter caramel. Bits of crushed brownie pieces would make it divine! And bacon with salt butter caramel sounds quite interesting too, though I've never tried it. ❤️
Natasha Minocha says
Thanks so much Nyamat! Icecreams are my fave too. Love the sound of caramel with brownie bits and bacon one sounds awesome!xoxo
Lata says
On the whole my favorite Summer treat is mangoes but mangoes when chilled in any form is the best .Be it ice creams ,sorbet ,froyo ,srikhand ,milkshake or just simple sliced mangoes ....yumm yum...
Natasha Minocha says
I agree! Mangoes are just the best summer dessert!xx
Shalini says
I have mango, cherry in my fridge right now just not that kitchen aid mixer!! So wanna make all the ice creams ???. I have been drooling over your scrumptious posts for so so long ?
Natasha Minocha says
Thanks ever so much Shalini!Homemade icecreams are so good :)xx
Saumya Gupta says
That looks so scrumptious.
Brings back a blanket full of memories from my childhood.
Natasha Minocha says
Thanks so much Saumya!Homemade icecreams do bring back a lot of childhood memories 🙂 xoxo
Sonia Kapoor says
This is really great Natasha!! Looks and tastes yummy♡♡?
Natasha Minocha says
Thanks so much Sonia!xoxo
Sonal says
I absolutely love ice creams (especially home made ice creams that taste like Natural's) .
I'd love to make melt-in-the-mouth yumm ice creams and sorbets in the ice cream maker.
Here's a glimpse of the mango ice cream I make that all my family members love !
https://afoodaholicsrantings.wordpress.com/category/ice-cream/
Natasha Minocha says
Hi Sonal, I love Naturals'icecreams too. Loved your mango icecream, looks so delicious and creamy!Great blog! xx
Sakshi Mehrotra says
Lovely photos, it looks so delicious ? I would love to make watermelon sorbet, tender cocunut Ice-cream, mango ice cream and mango shake! ?
Natasha Minocha says
Thank you Sakshi!Your watermelon sorbet and tender coconut icecream sound divine!xoxo
Leena says
I am a crazy mango lover. I am going to try this recipe this weekend. Thanks.
Natasha Minocha says
Hi Leena, Yayyy!! can't wait to see your versipn of this froyo! Please tag me on instagram @tahsasartisanfoods!xx
Tonmoy Das says
My favourite summer treat is gin and lime sorbet with fragrant bengal lemons (gandhoraj lebu)
Natasha Minocha says
That sounds sublime Tonmoy!
Nazreen shaik says
My favourite summer receipe is made with musk melon dryfruits and milk .
Ingredients:
1 musk melon
1/2 ltr boiled milk
Hand ful of almonda cashew
Deseeded rasins
Dates
Anjeer
1tbs of horlick
Sugar asper taste
Mix everything in a highspeed mixer. And freeze it for a day when we like to serve take required quantity and blendit in some nutriblend and serve it .Itwill be like heaven
Natasha Minocha says
Thank you so much for sharing, Nazreen. This really sounds fantastic. Perfect for summers! xoxo