Last week the food blogging sphere was full of blueberry sour cream ice cream and that got me craving some blueberry ice cream. Luckily the farmers market was still full of blueberries on the weekend I picked some up. Although I wanted to try a sour cream ice cream, frozen yogurt was calling my name. I could not resist pairing the blueberries with maple syrup and I used some to replace a bit of the sugar. Frozen yogurt can be a little tart so you have to use more sweetener than with normal ice cream. It is a good idea to add the sugar a bit at a time and taste test until you get it to the desired sweetness. Since I already had blueberries and maple I decided to add the third part of my current favorite trio of flavours, some toasted pecans. The blueberry, maple and pecan frozen yogurt turned out really well. The blueberry flavour was nice and strong there was a nice hint of maple. I really enjoyed the texture of the frozen yogurt and the toasted pecans added a nice contrast. Of course you have to melt all of the frozen yogurt in your mouth to find all of the pecan bits so you get to enjoy it longer.
Blueberry Maple Pecan Frozen Yogurt
ingredients
- 2 cups blueberries
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1/4 cup pecans (toasted and chopped)
- 2 cups plain yogurt
directions
- Heat the blueberries, sugar and maple syrup and stir until the sugar has dissolved.
- Remove from the heat.
- Let cool then mix in the yogurt along with the pecans and test for sweetness.
- Chill in the fridge for a couple of hours.
- Freeze according to the instructions for your ice cream machine.
Gloria (Canela) says
August 20, 2008 at 11:01 pmWhat can I say???Im absolutely in love of this Frozen Yogurt!!! Is how a dream the colour is georgeous, really kevin , you amazing me always!!! I love berries too!! xxGloria
Kim says
August 20, 2008 at 11:07 pmI have my ice cream maker chilling and love the thought of Frozen yogurt. Good one Kevin, the colors are so vibrant.
MaryBeth says
August 20, 2008 at 11:11 pmThe color is out of this world awesome.
Esi says
August 20, 2008 at 11:45 pmI’m soo drooling. I’m totally obsessed with fro yo since we got Pinkberry here in LA. This looks great!
Steph says
August 20, 2008 at 11:47 pmI love your icecream recipes made with yogurt! They’re so much healthier and satisfy that ice cream craving.
VeggieGirl says
August 21, 2008 at 12:10 amI’m speechless.
Pearlsofeast says
August 21, 2008 at 12:44 amExcellent recipe Kevin,sounds easy and great treat too.The colour is amazingly beautiful.
Dragon says
August 21, 2008 at 12:45 amOMG I think I love you!
Marjie says
August 21, 2008 at 12:45 amYeah….you keep making me think I need to get an ice cream maker. Does anyone have an 8 quart size for jumbo families?
I love blueberry foods, too; summer is such a great time for dessert!
noobcook says
August 21, 2008 at 1:03 amgorgeous, I love frozen yogurt even more than ice cream, heh
Helene says
August 21, 2008 at 1:31 amI like that you are using maply syrup in this frozen treat. I never had blueberry frozen yogurt before. I usually buy chocolate. If I had an ice cream maker I could try this treat at home.
Mochachocolata Rita says
August 21, 2008 at 1:38 amblueberries, pecans and maple syrup are taking over your kitchen eh kev? 🙂
Alexa says
August 21, 2008 at 2:33 amKevin, the color on your frozen yogurt is so intense. It’s so eye-catching. What a beautiful dessert!
maybelle's mom says
August 21, 2008 at 2:36 amthat is a stunningly colored dessert.
Rita says
August 21, 2008 at 3:45 amI really need to get myself an ice cream maker……
Loved the colour!
Manggy says
August 21, 2008 at 4:26 amWhoa, that is a deeeeeply colored froyo you produced there. It’s so magical that you’ve achieved it without artificial or added coloring!
Rosa's Yummy Yums says
August 21, 2008 at 5:03 amYour ice cream looks particularly good! An interesting combo!
The other day I made Maple Walnut Ice Cream (see Epicurious) and it was fantastic…
Cheers,
Rosa
Meeta says
August 21, 2008 at 5:47 amAmazing color this frozen yogurt has. I also love the addition of maple syrup and pecans. Lovey!
Jude says
August 21, 2008 at 6:23 amI wanted to make some of this too. The color is so awesome and blueberries are almost gone so I better get on it.
Beachlover says
August 21, 2008 at 6:28 amlook so gooooodd!!.I like the color..I have ice cream machine but never try it out yet!,Thanks for sharing the idea:))
Grace says
August 21, 2008 at 7:43 amconsidering that i can eat pints of blueberries at a time and often pour maple syrup right down my throat, i think it’s pretty safe to say that i would love this. 🙂
Holler says
August 21, 2008 at 9:24 amWonderful Kevin! Is there any left?
Lao Cha - JHL says
August 21, 2008 at 11:09 amYummy !! This looks great Kevin !! Very nice pic 😉
OhioMom says
August 21, 2008 at 11:23 amOh yummy! I would like to do this with peaches.
kelly says
August 21, 2008 at 11:29 amThis sounds so tasty! I think I’ll be picking up some blueberries at the market. Thanks!
Bellini Valli says
August 21, 2008 at 12:11 pmI bought 5 lbs of blueberries over the weekend and am still deciding on what to make…..if I had room in my freezer I would definitely make this:D
Jeanine says
August 21, 2008 at 12:47 pmThis dish of frozen yogurt looks absolutely delicious! Yum!
Tara says
August 21, 2008 at 1:12 pmHaving an ice cream machine sounds like such a fun idea and if I had one I could make pretty ice cream and frozen yogurt like you do! The picture of this frozen yogurt is very pretty! I love the deep purple color. But then again, if I HAD an ice cream machine, I’d eat ice cream all the time! haha
Cheryl says
August 21, 2008 at 2:55 pmThat looks freaking wonderful! making my stomach growl!
cindy* says
August 21, 2008 at 4:24 pmkevin, yum! i love frozen yogurt and homemade is just that much better. love the flavor combination here.
Clumbsy Cookie says
August 21, 2008 at 4:41 pmWonderful recipe Kevin! Fruit and nuts are allways great to mix and that color of the frozen yogurt makes it look delicious!
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Deborah says
August 21, 2008 at 5:58 pmLove the color!
Toni says
August 21, 2008 at 6:32 pmI don’t make ice cream, but I LOVE blueberries. I’ll be right over!
Jeena says
August 21, 2008 at 7:44 pmWhat a delicious frozen treat I love the addition of pecans.
The DeL Sisters says
August 21, 2008 at 8:00 pmGreat variation from Dorie’s!
Hannah
Mike of Mike's Table says
August 21, 2008 at 8:21 pmThe color you got on this is stunning and I bet this tastes great. I did a similarly flavored ice cream a while back–I love the blueberry/maple combo. Its like breakfast, but better…if that makes any sense
Harry and Eddie says
August 21, 2008 at 8:32 pmIncredible color! You just know that’s good for you too. Great photography, Kevin.
Pam says
August 21, 2008 at 8:42 pmI think I have some blueberries in the freezer. I can’t decide which one of your blueberry recipes that I want to try!
Bridgett says
August 21, 2008 at 8:47 pmThat color!!! Gorgeous!
Maria says
August 21, 2008 at 8:49 pmI love frozen yogurt, my favorite “healthy” treat! Your photo is stunning!
Dawn says
August 21, 2008 at 9:27 pmWhat a good choice for combinations. The color is so pretty too.
CECIL says
August 21, 2008 at 10:59 pmI just love looking at it!!
Ben says
August 21, 2008 at 11:25 pmNice! Those colors are just gorgeous!
Mrs Ergül says
August 22, 2008 at 1:40 amFrozen Yogurt! I love thus!
Nick says
August 22, 2008 at 1:50 amAwesome recipe, blueberry ice cream/frozen yogurt is incredible. I really wish I had an ice cream maker, I must get one when I move back east.
Sylvie says
August 22, 2008 at 12:01 pmLook at that beautiful colour. How could that not taste fab?!
Jeanne says
August 22, 2008 at 2:39 pmStunning, intense colour and I love the addition of pecans 🙂
Alejandra says
August 22, 2008 at 6:09 pmI can’t get over how gorgeous this ice cream is!
Hillary says
August 22, 2008 at 9:31 pmThat color just pops! Looks so good! My brother made me blueberry ice cream last year for my birthday, now I want it again! 🙂
StickyGooeyCreamyChewy says
August 23, 2008 at 4:13 amDon’t you just love that gorgeous color? A very creative (and tasty) combination!
Tim says
August 27, 2008 at 4:32 amThe colour is just amazing. So vibrant!
Jaime says
August 31, 2008 at 5:05 ami loved the blueberry IC we made for TWD but this looks just as good! maple? mmmm!
Blessed Homemaker says
June 22, 2009 at 5:23 pmWas googling for a recipe to utilise my blueberries and found your awesome blog!
I made this without ice cream maker and it taste great! Thanks for sharing this recipe.
http://blessedhomemaker.blogspot.com/2009/06/blueberry-maple-frozen-yogurt.html