Recipe: GUILT-FREE FROZEN YOGURT

Make your own dairy-free, non-fat frozen yogurt by blending one special ingredient, a frozen banana! A banana is naturally sweet and forms a creamy and fluffy consistency when blended. Top your frozen treat with blueberries, which not only do they add texture to yogurt, but also they add phytochemicals to decrease inflammation and Vitamin C to maintain a healthy immune system.  

INGREDIENTS:

Ingredients:

Yield: 2 serving (1 serving= ½ cup, 83g)

·         2 – 7-8 inch bananas (medium), peeled and sliced

·         2 tsp of vanilla extract

·         1 cup of fresh or thawed frozen blueberries

·         Other toppings: walnuts, pistachios, strawberries, unsweetened coconut, cocoa nibs, dark chocolate chips, or sprinkles.

DIRECTIONS:

Directions:

Freeze banana slices for about 2 hours or overnight. Place banana slices and vanilla extract in a food processor (or blender) and mix the ingredients until you have smooth and fluffy consistency similar to frozen yogurt. Scoop out your “frozen yogurt” into a dish and top your treat with blueberries or other toppings of your choice.

Nutrition Information Per Serving:

Without Toppings: Food weight: 1.0, Calories: 117 kcal, Fat: 0g, Cholesterol: 0 g, Carbohydrates: 27 g, Sugar: 15g, Dietary Fiber: 3g, Protein: 1g, Sodium: 2 mg.

With Blueberries: Food weight: 1.5, Calories: 158 kcal, Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 0 g, Carbohydrates: 38 g, Sugar: 22g, Dietary Fiber: 5g, Protein: 2g, Sodium: 2 mg.

With Blueberries and Dark Chocolate Chips (1 tsp): Food weight: 2.0, Calories: 182 kcal, Fat: 2g, Cholesterol: 0 g, Carbohydrates: 41 g, Sugar: 25g, Dietary Fiber: 5g, Protein: 2g, Sodium: 4 mg