The Most Important Tip To Remember When Making Ice Cream With Yogurt

Chasing the ice cream truck was fun, but making your own ice cream in the kitchen is incomparable. You can change the tastes and foundation ingredients. We asked Salt & Straw co-founder and lead ice cream maker Tyler Malek about adding yogurt to our next homemade ice cream.

"the biggest watchout with yogurt is that it'll thicken your ice cream base pretty significantly." Homemade ice cream bases contain heavy cream, full milk, sugar, and sometimes egg yolks. Adding yogurt changes the texture, so be aware.

"It's best to have a strong ice cream machine," he says, "or to avoid other high-fiber ingredients that thicken the ice cream like mashed up fruits, ground up cookies, etc." The Ninja CREAMi, Amazon's #1 ice cream maker, is the most popular.

Why Add Yogurt to Ice Cream? Tyler Malek explains why yogurt is added to frozen treats. "Yogurt is an excellent dairy to use in ice cream," adds, "because its proteins have been naturally concentrated and give the ice cream a velvety mouthfeel."

That creamy smoothness is worth the effort, but don't use any old yogurt from the fridge. You'll obtain greater results with a naturally thicker, fat-rich yogurt like Greek yogurt.

Your ice cream will taste tangier with yogurt, which is great for folks who don't like sweet ice creams and prefer something more layered.

If yogurt's acidity is too much for you and you're just testing the ice cream's texture, add additional sweetness. Finally, top your yogurt ice cream with tasty toppings to complete the dish.

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