Frozen Yogurt Fruit Bites
Yogurt drops with berries and coconut, frozen at home and eaten out of the cooler.
- calories
- 60
- weight
- 1.5 oz
- cal / oz
- 40
- protein
- 1 g
- serves
- 6, scales
- prep
- 10 min
- cook
- 0 min
- total time
- 10 min
- water
- none
- cost
- $
Calorie and protein figures are my own estimates, good enough for planning a food bag and not meant as precise nutrition data.
- Snack
- Dessert
- Cooler only
- No cook
- Car camping
- Basecamp
- Day hike
- Canoe / raft
- Vegetarian
- Gluten free
- Nut free
- Eat in the bag
- Pre-mix at home
- Needs a cooler
- Basic
Ingredients
| Vanilla yogurt | 1/4 cup | |
|---|---|---|
| Milk | 1/4 cup | whole milk sets up firmest |
| Maple syrup | 2 tsp | |
| Vanilla extract | 1/2 tsp | |
| Blueberries | 1/2 cup | |
| Strawberries | 1/2 cup | quartered |
| Shredded coconut | 2 tbsp |
Method
- At home, whisk the yogurt, milk, maple syrup, and vanilla in a bowl until there are no lumps.
- Line a mini muffin tin with paper cups and fill each one most of the way.
- Press the blueberries and strawberry pieces into the tops, then scatter the coconut over them.
- Freeze at least two hours, until solid all the way through.
- Peel off the papers, stack the bites in a bag or small tub, and bury them in the middle of the cooler under the ice.
- Eat them within the first day or two, straight from the cooler.
This one stays a cooler recipe on purpose. Yogurt is not shelf-stable and the whole point is the frozen texture, so it belongs on car trips, in a basecamp cooler, or in a day pack for a few hours. All the work happens at home, which is the right trade for a snack you want to hand out without setting anything up.
The milk matters more than it looks. Straight yogurt freezes into something you have to chew like a rock; thinning it lets the bites soften fast in the mouth. Maple syrup lowers the freezing point a little for the same reason, and the coconut on top keeps them from welding into one block in the bag.
Packing
Freeze them hard before they go anywhere. Once out of the tin they pack flat in a quart bag or a small screw-top tub. Keep them under the ice, not in the lid, and they stay firm about a day and a half in a well-packed cooler.
Variations
- Swap the yogurt and milk for coconut yogurt and canned coconut milk to make it vegan and dairy-free.
- Frozen berries work fine and help the bites hold their chill longer.
- Skip the tin and spoon the mixture into a silicone ice cube tray, which travels and freezes better than paper cups.
https://ohmyveggies.com/fruity-yogurt-snack-bites