How to: Frozen yogurt popsicles

I came across this recipe and it struck me as a fun way of eating frozen yogurt. It may just get a little messy. 

Frozen yogurt popsicles are great for kids and it makes for a uncommon way to get your froyo fix. 

As long as you have the basic necessities, a plastic popsicle mold, you'll be ready to go. 

The recipe I'm going to explain uses watermelon, but, feel free to use any other fruit. 

So, here's what you need:

• 1 1/2 cups Watermelon, seedless
• 3/4 cup fat free greek yogurt, thick
• Sweetener: Splenda, honey, whatever else you prefer. (to taste)

Now, here's what you need to do:

Place the watermelon in the blender and puree until smooth. 

Then, add the yogurt to the blender and mix on high until the two are well blended.

Add sweetener to taste

Place that mixture into the popsicle molds. 

Freeze for two hours or overnight

That's it!

Frozen yogurt popsicles that anyone can enjoy. 

Mini frozen yogurt sandwiches

This recipe adds a little fun to your favorite frozen yogurt recipe. Who knew that placing a little frozen yogurt in between two cookies could make everything so much better?

Place a spoonful of your favorite yogurt on top of a gingersnap cookie and top that with another cookie.

That's it!

It may get a little messy but it doesn't get much easier than ready made cookies and yogurt. 

Frozen yogurt in Boca Raton

With frozen yogurt shops popping up all over the country, residents of Boca Raton could lose track of what's going on in their own neighborhood. I'm here to help.

The following is a map of frozen yogurt shops in Boca. If you're interested in a detailed description of each, this website can help.

According to Yelp, there are 21 locations in Boca Raton that serve frozen yogurt. The markers on the map above show a few of them. Sites such as Google and Urbanspoon can also help you on your search. 

More frozen yogurt for the holidays

Much like the I mentioned in a recent post, there are frozen yogurt recipes that can be a successful desert no matter the time of year. 


This recipe for a roasted peach sundae is a perfect example of how to make froyo a winter dish. 

What you need: 

• 3 ripe peaches, halved and pitted
• 1 tsp brown sugar
• 2 tsps lemon juice
• 3 cups nonfat vanilla frozen yogurt
• 6 gingersnap cookies, crumbled

Now, here's what you do:

1. Preheat oven to 425°F. Coat a baking sheet with cooking spray.
2. Toss peach halves with brown sugar and lemon juice, and place them cut-side-up on the prepared baking sheet. 
3. Roast until the peaches are tender, 20 to 30 minutes. If the juice on the pan begins to burn, add a little water and loosely cover the fruit with foil.
4. Top each peach half with a 1/2-cup scoop of frozen yogurt and a sprinkle of crumbled gingersnaps. Serve immediately.

Frozen yogurt for the holidays

With the holiday season kicking off, frozen yogurt may not seem like the most appropriate dessert. However, a recipe like this Gingersnap-Banana yogurt, makes the dessert a good one all year round. 


The best part of this recipe, though, is that it already calls for frozen yogurt — meaning you don't have to spend hours making your own. This gives you more time to worry about your holiday dinners.

Here's what you need:
2 cups vanilla frozen yogurt, softened
6 gingersnap cookies, chopped
2 bananas, sliced
1/4 cup toasted pecans, chopped


Now, here's what you do:
Layer equal portions of the ingredients in four individual serving cups. 
Then, place the desserts in the freezer until you're ready to serve. 

Frozen Yogurt and Twitter

While roaming the pages of Twitter, I came across the official Orange Leaf page. Updates, give aways and chats with customers were litered across the feed.

I decided to look into the Twitters of other froyo franchises.

With just over 34,000 followers, Pinkberry is leading the pack when it comes to social media activity.

     

At the bottom of the followers list is Orange Leaf, with just under 3,000 followers.

With social media in the middle of a growing period, furthering a frozen yogurt business by utilizing outlets like Twitter can only help a growing franchise. 

Frozen yogurt in lyrical form

The frozen yogurt craze hasn't stopped at the boom of frozen yogurt shops around the country. In 2007, female rapper Lady Tigra, released a song called "Sorry Ice Cream"that quickly became the official song of the Pinkberry chain.

Although a music video was never created, the song can be heard on youtube.

With lyrics that start with chanting P-I-N-K-B-E-R-R-Y and end by debating which flavor is the best, the song is obviously a marketing ploy that worked.