Peach-Cardamom Frozen Yogurt
It’s Monday and I know many of you are dragging your feet a little bit. It’s hard to get back into the weekly grind after what was a beautiful weekend in my part of the world. But because I love you I want to make things a little easier this morning. Or at least a little tastier! We don’t start school until next week so to celebrate what is our last week of summer, I’m inviting you to an ice cream party. A virtual one that is! Becky of Project Domestication and Lindsey of Cafe Johnsonia are hosting an online frozen treat social and what better way to end the summer than share a recipe for one of my favorite things, Ice cream!!
I wasn’t sure if I should call this ice cream or frozen yogurt. Because, really, it’s a little bit of both. Fro-cream? Ice-yogurt? Yeah, neither of those work. It has all the richness and creaminess of ice cream thanks to a little bit of heavy cream but the bulk of this frozen treat is made from fat free greek yogurt. I think it tastes more like frozen yogurt than a rich ice cream so in the end I went with fro-yo. The greek yogurt is just tart enough and it’s an awesome balance to the super sweet peaches. I went with a local honey to sweeten my base. My peaches were super sweet already so I didn’t add too much. Just enough to enhance the delicious base.
As much as I wanted to add some almond extract (another beautiful pairing with peaches), I held back at the last minute and opted for just a little bit of vanilla extract. I really wanted the cardamom to be up and front and if I’d added the almond, I think it would have overpowered the frozen yogurt. Cardamom has a unique flavor that is somewhere along the lines of a smokey cinnamon. (sort of) It’s kind of tough to explain so forgive me if I’m having a hard time trying to describe it. I use it more in sweet dishes than I do in savory though I know it’s a common ingredient in Indian cooking. Trust me when I tell you that it pairs perfectly with peaches. In fact, the first time I remember trying cardamom was at a summer baby shower where the hostess had sprinkled a touch of brown sugar and cardamom over a bowl of raspberries and peaches. It was so darn good, I started using the spice soon after and never looked back.
I am in love with my new Cuisinart Ice Cream Maker. I can whip up a batch of this in no time! Hope you all have a great week and be sure to check out all the other ice cream madness from these wonderful ladies:
Becky of Project Domestication
Lindsey of Cafe Johnsonia
Becky of Vintage Mixer
Carrian of Sweet Basil
Holly of Phemomenon
Krista of Budget Gourmet Mom
Karen of 365 Days of Slow Cooking
Marie of Food Nouveau
Rachel of A Southern Fairytale
Shawn of I Wash You Dry
Stephanie of Queen Scarlett
Wendy of 101 Gourmet Series
Peach Cardamom Frozen Yogurt
Ingredients:
- 3 cups diced fresh peaches (about 3 medium)
- 1/4 cup honey
- 6 oz plain 0% Greek yogurt
- 1/2 pint heavy whipping cream
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
Directions:
Put all ingredients in the blender and pulse until smooth. Transfer peach mixture to a covered bowl and refrigerate for at least 1 hour or until cold. When ready to make, transfer ice cream base to your ice cream maker and follow directions for your machine. Mine took just over 20 minutes. Serve immediately for soft serve or transfer to an air tight container and freezer until firm.
29 Comments
yet another reminder that i NEED an ice cream maker in my life! this sounds incredible…and i love that it’s a mix of ice cream and fro-yo – sounds like the perfect consistency to me!
You do NEED one! Or at least I think you do! 🙂
Cardamom is such a great pairing with peaches and this “fro-yo” sounds like a great thing to be enjoying on our last hot days. Enjoy your last week before school. My boys went back today. 🙁
Bitter sweet though isn’t it? I look forward to the time to myself but will miss him tremendously!
I desperately need to make this! I love fro-yo, but crave the creamy-ness of ice cream. This is like the perfect combination! YUM!
It’s the perfect mix of the two!!
I need to make this asap. Peach and cardamom – perfect!
mmmmmmmmmmmm peaches. Love this recipe. I’ve never had cardamom in a fro-yo. I am so curious. Time to pull out the ol’ cuisinart!
Cardamom is one of my favorite spices. Your ice cream sounds scrumptious!
Kelly, this looks perfect! I love cardamom so much. And brilliant with the honey, yogurt and peaches. I think I’m going to make this right now, as a girl can never have too much frozen yogurt in her life. 🙂
Thanks for much for joining in the fun!
Kelley! I love everything about this recipe. I still remember the first time I tried cardamom. Life changing for sure. I’ve never had it with peaches and will have to make this soon. And seriously cool combo of cream and yogurt.
Thanks so much for participating.
I am right there with you on the peaches and cardamom pairing. Hands down one of the best flavors of late summer. I keep telling my husband that I need an ice cream maker to play with and this recipe may be the catalyst that makes it happen.
Thank you for sharing!
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream?
Yes- heavy cream.
Wow, I can’t get over how beautiful this is and…what wonderful flavor combinations, Kelley!!
Thanks, Julie!!
This looks fantastic! What a wonderful combination of flavors.
It’s perfect. I really love the combination.
I’m in love with peaches this year and I’ve been trying to make all sorts of things! I like the fact that you use yogurt for a bit of zing and cardamom for a tiny hint of smokiness. Caramel and chocolate occupy a bit place in my heart, but sometimes I also need something that’s not too sweet and more refreshing. I have a feeling your fro-yo would hit the spot!
Sounds like we’d get along just great- caramel and chocolate hold a special place in my heart too!
It looks delicious! I just made peach frozen yogurt that I’ll be posting soon, so it’s peach season for sure!
I love this time of year. I can’t eat enough peaches! 🙂
Can you believe I’ve never had cardamom? At least that I know of. Regardless, this ice cream/frozen yogurt sounds amazing!
You’d love it, I know it!!
Yo! I want some fro-yo right now! Ans I have 2 boxes os peaches at the ready to be deployed. I may have to go with your gut and try some almond, it’s my fave flavoring. Xo
We will be making this with our favorite new gift! The Cuisinart is amazing. Thank you, my dear friend.
You’re so welcome, enjoy!! 🙂
What is the quantity of heavy whipping cream? 1/2 cup or 1/2 pint?
It’s half a pint. Thanks for asking. I’ve updated the recipe to note the change!