Making FROZEN YOGURT with the CUISINART ICE-21C ICE CREAM MAKER | Quest for the Best

Frozen Yogurt is one of the seemingly unachievable things in the frozen dessert world. Surprisingly, it’s more than just taking yogurt and freezing it! In this episode of Quest for the Best, I try to recreate the frozen yogurt from my favourite childhood establishment, the beloved, Richmond-institution, Timothy’s. Using the Cuisinart ICE-21C as my ice creamer of choice, I experimented a little bit with the frozen yogurt mix and tried to find a way to make it at home.
The recipe was lifted from kitchn.com (www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make...) with some minor tweaks.This video is riddled with failures and mistakes that you can learn from in your own culinary journey. No, this is not your typical cooking video - but it’s my attempt to share a little insight on kitchen experimentation. The end product, while not perfect, was definitely reminiscent of what I had experienced in my childhood. I hope this inspires you to try something new in the kitchen!
Happy eating,
- Ajay
▸ TIMECODES:
0:00 - Introduction
0:21 - My Favourite Frozen Yogurt Spot
2:41 - Day 1 of Frozen Yogurt Experiment (The Ingredients)
4:25 - Initial Taste Test
5:14 - Day 2 of Frozen Yogurt Experiment (First Mix w/ Fruit)
6:58 - Day 3 of Frozen Yogurt Experiment
8:57 - Lessons from Making Frozen Yogurt at Home
9:30 - Final Thoughts on Making Frozen Yogurt at Home
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[@yesenia3816]

Making a fruit compote and adding it at the initial making of the frozen yogurt might work.

[@TheCultureofCookery]

That’s a good idea. I suppose the fruit compote would have to cook for a significant time to get all the water out??

[@psicologaraquelmagalhaes5315]

I think you should try to process the food and then incorporate it in the frozen yougurt mix while still in the cusinart machine

[@TheCultureofCookery]

Ohhh I like that! I might need to try that next time! Thanks for the great idea!!

[@dillon8188]

Just got one of these machines. Thanks for the ice cream videos. I wonder if blending the frozen fruit in with the soft frozen yogurt out of the cuisinart would freeze it to a good consistency. Also could experiment with blending the hard frozen yogurt with a little more yogurt or cream with the fruit. Thanks for the inspiration.

[@TheCultureofCookery]

Glad the video could help! Yeah, I think the high water content in the fruit definitely makes freezes the frozen yogurt a little hard than liked. The issue with blending the hard frozen yogurt, is that it's so hard to work with. I like the idea of blending the frozen fruit with the soft frozen yogurt though!

[@RhubarbAndCod]

You got it there! So well done! I guess adding any fruit earlier like you do with regular ice cream would add too much water and make it way too icy. Next time I travel to Richmond, I'm hitting Timothy's! Thanks for this Ajay! Great video!

[@austinamilne]

Killing it dude!!

[@TheCultureofCookery]

Appreciate it!

[@thefairyqueen369]

My mouth was literally watering whilst you were trying that mMango FroYo.......Im gonna try it tomorrow also putting my bowl int he freezer now....cannot wait! Thanks for experimenting for us...I think it was well worth it....:)

[@asu4570]

Looks so good! Question: do you think it would work if you just dropped all of the ingredients straight into the ice cream maker without premixing them? Would the machine do the mixing for you?

[@TheCultureofCookery]

For the frozen yogurt? Maybe? Maybe trying fruit puree in the mix instead might work well??

[@milesobrien2694]

I'm going to use my electric food chopper with some of the yoghurt/cream mixture to get the fruit chopped up and juice extracted, then add it all together into the ice cream maker. I think doing it after the yoghurt is frozen won't get the flavour blended very thoroughly. I also think that if you are going to use frozen fruit it would be best to let it thaw partially. Thanks for the video.

[@TheCultureofCookery]

Great thoughts! Will definitely check it oht

[@alospm]

The vitamix needs to be on high to avoid overheating! I’ve done this and it gets the job done in about 30 seconds. You also need to put enough in that the blades have something to grab onto. Work it up to high speed and tamp like crazy and you’ll get what you’re looking for without burning out the motor.

[@TheCultureofCookery]

Yeah, looking back on it, I think it needed maybe more liquid? Everything was just too dry and wasn't catching on the blades? I think putting it on high might have been the problem actually? Ohhh well. Using the food processor seemed to be the ticket!

[@noobdoes936]

Your so underated

[@TheCultureofCookery]

🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@lolretska]

Hi, Hello, I am from northern Mexico, we have mango in a short season of the year, from mid-July to mid-September, it is one of the best things that makes it worth it to endure the summer heat, almost 50 degrees. So we always freeze the mango due to the short season and save it, so we can use it to make refresh waters, for smoothies with milk it is delicious and the mango provides an extra creamy sensation, but it needs to be enough. Even we make mangoneada, it's just mango in a blender with chili and pieces of tamarind, delicious. I recently bought this machine, I'm going to try it. I would like to make chai tea ice cream, rice pudding, mint and chocolate, mocha, traditional Mexican chocolate, atoles, etc. Thank you for share your experience!!!

[@TheCultureofCookery]

Ohhhh those sound delicious! Thanks for watching all the way from Mexico!

[@ILYH_]

Gna try this tomorrow. Perhaps add the fruit a couple mins before the yoghurt sets on the first yruy

[@TheCultureofCookery]

Fantastic, I hope it went well for you!

[@beadladee]

Ty!!!

[@TheCultureofCookery]

Happy to help in any way!

[@MsCjmaxi]

What about using oat creamer?

[@TheCultureofCookery]

Ohhhh really interesting! I've never actually had oat creamer (like ever haha). Would definitely be a good experiment!

[@AvatarMakusan]

Hey boss man, you might want to look up stabilizers, and it's always advisable to let your Frozen ice cream sit in the refrigerator for a couple of hours before serving it.

[@TheCultureofCookery]

Appreciate the tips! 👍🏽

[@mellissiad7281]

Should have used the silicone ice cube trays

[@TheCultureofCookery]

Ohhhh that’s a good call! Yes! Next time!

[@beepbopboop3221]

Milk plus cultures = yogurt.

[@Josef_R]

Seems like the problem with frozen yogurt, is that you have to make ice cream for it to freeze right.

[@mygeorge32n]

All was good until I saw that hi fructose corn syrup😱

[@TheCultureofCookery]

😅 What I've found is that the corn syrup helps with the overall texture of the frozen yogurt. Makes it just that little bit more creamy. I suppose you could leave it out though?

[@yesenia3816]

Same here. I think I am going to try substituting it with sweetened condensed milk.

[@RickRubinesque]

That was like watching a cat trying to play a piano. Sigh....

[@TheCultureofCookery]

A Filipino cat at least, right? 😂

[@RinaValentina]

Corn syrup 👎 Honey 🍯 👍

[@TheCultureofCookery]

🐝 🙌🏽

[@stevenfeil7079]

Partially thaw the mango.

[@TheCultureofCookery]

Good idea!

[@stevenfeil7079]

In your 1 year video you said it was QUIET! This video does not support that.

[@TheCultureofCookery]

Yeah, it's not particularly loud. One of the issues is that my mic was right beside it perhaps? That being said, it's like a $40 ice cream maker so don't expect a super quiet ice cream making experience 🤷🏻‍♂️