Crazy question. If I put yogurt into the freezer does it become frozen yogurt?

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[mackerel]

1. Sort of

It's frozen but you have to whip it up a bit to give that ice cream consistency. My boy puts in the freezer and then puts it in blender to make a smoothie.

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2. OK

I was wondering after seeing Greek Frozen Yogurt.

[F4lconF16]

3. The colder the freezer the better.

Otherwise large ice crystals can form. I agree with the first comment.

But yes, it does It's been one of my favorite snacks for years now.

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4. Interesting. Thanks

[applegrove]

5. If you take vanilla frozen yogurt out of the freezer for half

an hour it will melt enough that you can mix in any fruit you want. I add a few tbsp of fresh lemons and limes. Having already grated them, I add the zest. Mix with a spoon. Not too much. You just kind of fold it all in. Then put it back in the freezer. It will referee quite nicely. Serve a scoop in a chocolate cup. Easy make ahead dessert.

[orleans]

6. crazier question: if i put vodka in the ice cube tray will it freeze into little ice cubes

just because i think i'd like to have little frozen vodka ice cubes?

[FBaggins]

10. Only if you have one heck of a freezer

The actual freezing point for vodka depends on the proof of the individual brand... but it's well below what your freezer can provide.

Maybe if you wrapped the tray in dry ice?

Of course... you couldn't safely consume the cubes.

[Major Nikon]

14. Why not?

You can and do safely consume CO₂ with every breath you take.

[surrealAmerican]

16. It's not because of CO2; it's the temperature.

It would be cold enough to give you frostbite in your mouth or your esophagus.

[Major Nikon]

17. I suspect the idea would be to put the cubes into a glass of vodka

[mackerel]

7. I'm not sure that vodka freezes?

[Lydia Leftcoast]

9. I don't think it does

I know people who keep their vodka in the freezer at all times.

[Rowdyboy]

15. In the past I've kept Patron and Stoly in the freezer for months at a time and it never freezes....

Alcohol content probably. I certainly guarantee that beer WILL freeze though

[Tace]

8. My Kids Would Freeze Those Single-Serving Yogurt Tubes

Yogurt-makers sell yogurt in single-serving plastic sleeves. They make great popsicles.

[jmowreader]

11. There are two ways to do it

An ice cream maker would be your best bet. Start by putting cheesecloth in a sieve, dumping a quart of yogurt in it, and letting the whey drip until no more comes out. This will take a day in the fridge, and you'll need to do it at least twice. Then add your flavorings and process it like it was ice cream batter.

If you don't have an ice cream freezer, try stirring it with a rubber scraper every half hour until it freezes.

Just sticking a container of yogurt in the freezer will leave you with a confection that has the approximate consistency of a concrete block. Been there, done that and the bastards kept the t-shirt.

[GoCubsGo]

18. Actually, there's a third way...

Spread out some wax paper or parchment on a cookie sheet. Place the yogurt in a zip-lock bag. Cut the tip off one of the bottom corners. Squirt little dots of yogurt onto the cookie sheet, and freeze them. You basically have "dippin' dots."

[mackerel]

12. That's too much trouble. Maybe just put the yogurt in a blender first and whip really well

and then freeze. I also see now you can buy whipped Greek yogurt. I bet that freezes more to the consistency of frozen yogurt.

[tblue37]

13. More like "Greek" yogurt. The liquid will separate out and leave a thick,

creamy solid--as long as you don't leave it in too long. I put low fat yogurt in for about 30-40 minutes and use it as a substitute for ice cream. Yum.

[DinahMoeHum]

19. You need air to make it palatable. . .

. . .by whipping it somehow, then putting it in the freezer.

Just my guess. It would be the same for regular ice cream.