Refined Sugar Free Strawberry Frozen Yogurt Bites
My kids ask for these every single week from June through August, and I make them on Sunday afternoons while the laundry runs.
They take 15 minutes of actual work, then the freezer does everything else. That math makes them a permanent fixture.
Refined Sugar Free Strawberry Frozen Yogurt Bites
Creamy, fruity freezer bites sweetened only with honey and ripe strawberries.
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups fresh strawberries, hulled and roughly chopped , about 10 medium berries
- 1.5 cups full-fat plain Greek yogurt
- 3 tbsp raw honey , or pure maple syrup
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 pinch fine sea salt
Instructions
Tips & Notes
- If your strawberries are not very sweet, add one extra teaspoon of honey before blending and taste the mixture. It should taste slightly sweeter than you want the final bite to be, since freezing mutes sweetness.
- Full-fat Greek yogurt freezes much creamier than low-fat. Low-fat versions turn icy and grainy after 30 minutes out of the freezer.
- To release stubborn bites from a rigid silicone mold, press up firmly from the bottom with your thumb rather than pulling from the top.
Nutrition per serving · estimated
Why honey works better than maple syrup here
Honey blends into cold yogurt without separating and it sets with a slightly softer freeze than maple syrup, which can turn the bites harder than ideal.
If you only have maple syrup, it still works fine. Just plan on pulling the bites out 5 minutes before serving so they soften enough to bite through cleanly.
Getting the strawberry texture right matters
Completely smooth strawberry puree disappears into the yogurt and you lose the flavor contrast. Those small jammy chunks you leave in the blender are exactly what makes each bite taste like an actual strawberry and not just pink yogurt.
Overripe berries work especially well here. If your strawberries are soft and borderline too ripe to eat fresh, they are at peak sweetness and flavor for this recipe.
