Cherry, Coconut & Honey Frozen Yogurt Recipe {Low Sugar}

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Cherry, Coconut & Honey Frozen Yogurt is a healthy summertime frozen treat.
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Healthy eating or no healthy eating, summer just isn’t complete without multiple doses of frozen desserts. Pick your poison – sorbet, ice cream or frozen yogurt. Of course, if you choose something that is low fat and low sugar, then you can eat more. That’s the way it works, right? This frozen yogurt has a light taste of coconut and a blast of cherries and honey without masking the tang of the Greek yogurt.

This dessert recipe rounds out the summer barbecue meal that I paired up with OXO Good Grips to bring you over the past couple of weeks. It kicked off with a Fresh Strawberry & Lime Tom Collins Cocktail, then happily tripped over to the grill with a Mixed Grill with Sausages, Mini Peppers & Zucchini.

Cherry, Coconut & Honey Frozen Yogurt Recipe {Low Sugar} | cookincanuck.com

If you cook or bake with cherries at all, you’re well-versed with the necessity of a good cherry pitter. Sure, you could use the “shove the chopstick through the cherry until the pit pops out” trick. But really, why not spend a few bucks and buy a cherry pitter? The Oxo Good Grips Cherry and Olive Pitter is, not surprisingly, brilliantly designed. In the space where the pit is released from the cherry, OXO included a mini splash guard (see the photo below). If you’ve ever pitted cherries while wearing your favorite white shirt (ahem), you just let out an exclamation of “How brilliant”, didn’t you?

When I mentioned “low fat” earlier, I really meant it. A half-cup of this frozen yogurt contains just 2.9 grams of fat and 136 calories. Even if you doubled the serving size, the numbers still add up to a healthy dessert option. My husband and I really like the slightly tart flavor. However, if you prefer a little more sweetness, drizzle some honey over top.

The recipe:

In a large bowl or measuring pitcher (for easy pouring), whisk together the coconut milk, Greek yogurt and honey. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.

Cherry, Coconut & Honey Frozen Yogurt Recipe {Low Sugar} | cookincanuck.com
Pictured: Oxo Good Grips Cherry and Olive Pitter

Place 3/4 of the pitted cherries in the blender and blend until almost smooth. Stir the pureed mixture into the yogurt mixture.

Cherry, Coconut & Honey Frozen Yogurt Recipe {Low Sugar} | cookincanuck.com

Pour the yogurt mixture into an ice cream maker and process according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

Cherry, Coconut & Honey Frozen Yogurt Recipe {Low Sugar} | cookincanuck.com
Pictured: OXO Good Grips Solid Stainless Steel Ice Cream Scoop

Chop the remaining cherries. When the frozen yogurt is almost finished processing, add the chopped cherries to the mixture and finish processing.

Cherry, Coconut & Honey Frozen Yogurt Recipe {Low Sugar} | cookincanuck.com

Serve immediately or place in the freezer in an airtight container. If you freeze the mixture, warm it at room temperature for about 1 hour before serving.

Other frozen treats:

Frozen Desserts | cookincanuck.com
Cookin’ Canuck’s Blueberry Swirl Ice Cream Pie with Hazelnut Crust
Cookin’ Canuck’s Easy Strawberry Sorbet
Completely Delicious’ Raspberry Dark Chocolate Ice Cream with Brownie Chunks
Cookie & Kate’s Chai Coconut Ice Cream
Eclectic Recipes’ Raspberry Lemon Sorbet

Cherry, Coconut & Honey Frozen Yogurt Recipe {Low Sugar}

Cherry, Coconut & Honey Frozen Yogurt is a healthy summertime frozen treat.
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Course: Desserts
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Frozen Desserts
Prep Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings: 4 Cups (Approximately)
Calories: 136.4kcal
Author: Dara Michalski | Cookin' Canuck

Ingredients

  • 1 14 ounce can light coconut milk
  • 1 1/2 cups non-fat plain Greek yogurt
  • 1/4 cup + 3 tablespoons honey
  • 3/4 pound fresh cherries pitted

Instructions

  • In a large bowl or measuring pitcher (for easy pouring), whisk together the coconut milk, Greek yogurt and honey. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
  • Place ¾ of the pitted cherries in the blender and blend until almost smooth. Stir the pureed mixture into the yogurt mixture.
  • Pour the yogurt mixture into an ice cream maker and process according to the manufacturer's instructions.
  • Chop the remaining cherries. When the frozen yogurt is almost finished processing, add the chopped cherries to the mixture and finish processing.
  • Serve immediately or place in the freezer in an airtight container. If you freeze the mixture, warm it at room temperature for about 1 hour before serving.

Notes

WW (Old Points) 3 / WW (Points+) 4

Nutrition

Serving: 0.5Cup | Calories: 136.4kcal | Carbohydrates: 23.5g | Protein: 4.9g | Fat: 2.9g | Saturated Fat: 2.5g | Cholesterol: 1.9mg | Sodium: 21.7mg | Potassium: 90.7mg | Fiber: 0.8g | Sugar: 21.1g
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  1. Liz @ The Lemon Bowl says

    I need this in my life! I got an ice cream maker but have been wanting to try some lighter recipes. Can you tell cherry season to hurry up and get to Michigan? 🙂 (We are still waiting for strawberries!)

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    • Dara (Cookin' Canuck) says

      It’s always hard to wait for the height of the fresh fruit season, isn’t it? But those cherries are definitely worth the wait. I hope you enjoy this, Liz.

      Reply

  2. Tieghan says

    I love OXO products and am always scouring Target for them!
    This frozen yogurt sounds so good and healthy too! Win win! Cherries + Coconut and honey sounds like a killer combo!

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    • Dara (Cookin' Canuck) says

      Tieghan, OXO products are always so reliable and simply, but perfectly functional.

      The cherries/coconut/yogurt combo worked really well together.

      Reply

    • Dara (Cookin' Canuck) says

      Thanks, Rachel. We use our ice cream maker so often in the summertime. It’s a staple!

      Reply

    • Dara (Cookin' Canuck) says

      Thanks, Chris. The coconut milk adds some richness to otherwise light frozen yogurt. I hope you enjoy it!

      Reply

    • Dara (Cookin' Canuck) says

      Thanks, Amy. I am trying to come up with more under-5 ingredient recipes these days. Summer = simple in my book!

      Reply

  16. Brianna says

    This looks delicious. Every year Grey helps a friend of ours cover his cherry tree. He usually pays us in cherries…in a week or so we will have a five gallon bucket full of cherries! Last year we spent 4 hours de-pitting, and freezing bags of them. I can’t wait for this year. Definitely going to bookmark this recipe for in a couple weeks. 🙂

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    • Dara (Cookin' Canuck) says

      Thanks, Crystal. Yes, the tang of the yogurt adds a really nice flavor to the honey and cherries.

      Reply

    • Dara (Cookin' Canuck) says

      Thanks, Robyn! I wish fresh cherries were available year-round so that we could enjoy this more often.

      Reply

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