Skip the froyo shop and make creamy peach frozen yogurt at home with just 4 ingredients. It has the texture of soft-serve ice cream and comes together in a food processor in 5 minutes or less. No ice cream machine required.
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Fast, refreshing and healthy? Who knew a single recipe could cover all the dessert bases! To top it all off, you’ll be scooping into your own bowl of DIY froyo in just 5 minutes.
While peaches may be a summer staple, utilizing them in frozen form means this dessert is ready for snacking 365 days a year. Now let’s get to mixing!
- Frozen peaches: A 16-oz. bag of frozen peaches works great and makes this a year-round recipe. If you’re in peak peach season and have fresh ones on hand, slice them up and freeze them solid overnight. You’ll need 4 cups. See below for why frozen peaches are a must for this recipe.
- Yogurt: I’m a Greek yogurt superfan and use it in everything from Greek yogurt banana bread to Greek yogurt pancakes to this homemade froyo. The beauty of this recipe is that any yogurt works. Any flavor, any fat content.
- Honey: I actually prefer my peach frozen yogurt on the tarter side, so 3 tablespoons is my sweet spot. If you like a sweeter dessert, add a little more honey.
- Fresh lemon juice: A tablespoon of lemon juice brightens the whole thing and makes the peach flavor pop. Feel free to omit it if you don’t have a lemon on hand.
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
Can I Use Fresh Peaches?
Frozen peaches are essential here. They’re what give you that thick, creamy frozen yogurt texture instead of something thin and smoothie-like. So whether you grab a bag from the freezer aisle or freeze fresh ones yourself, just make sure they’re frozen solid before they go into the food processor.
If I have an abundance of fresh summer peaches, I like to freeze them for exactly this reason. I slice them, spread them on a parchment-lined baking sheet and freeze until completely solid (at least 4 hours or overnight). Then I transfer them to a sealable freezer bag and stash them in the freezer for up to 6 months.
Plus, frozen peaches are great to have on hand for more than just froyo! Use them in peach turnovers, peach cobbler or even wine slushies.
Do I Need a Food Processor to Make This?
I always make this in my food processor and that’s what I recommend. The wide bowl and S-blade easily break down the frozen fruit and you can process the mixture until it’s completely smooth without needing to add any extra liquid.
That said, a high-powered blender (think Vitamix or Ninja) can absolutely work too if that’s what you have. You’ll just need to scrape down the sides a bit more and may find that you need to add a splash of milk to get everything moving. I do NOT recommend trying to make this in a standard blender.
How to Store It
Serve it straight from the food processor and it’s pure soft-serve perfection. If you want to save some for later, transfer it to an airtight container and press a piece of plastic wrap directly onto the surface before putting the lid on. That layer of plastic prevents ice crystals from forming. It keeps in the freezer for up to 1 month.
Success tip: When you’re ready to scoop, let it sit on the counter for 10 to 15 minutes first. Frozen yogurt has less fat than ice cream, so it freezes harder and needs a few minutes to soften before it’s scoopable.
Ways to Customize It
- Make it dairy-free. Swap in your favorite coconut milk or other non-dairy yogurt.
- Try different sweeteners. Maple syrup or agave nectar works in place of the honey. Same amount, same result.
- Switch up the fruit. This same 5-minute method works with any frozen fruit you have stashed in your freezer (bananas, pineapple, raspberries, mango). My favorite flavors beyond peach are strawberry frozen yogurt and blueberry frozen yogurt. You can even mix and match fruits to come up with your own combos (banana + pineapple with coconut yogurt for a tropical frozen yogurt would be so dang good!).
- Swap the yogurt for cottage cheese. My cottage cheese ice cream uses the same concept and is packed with protein. Don’t knock it ’til you’ve tried it!
- Add mix-ins. Peanut butter, Nutella, chocolate chips, nuts… the mix-in possibilities are endless! Stir them in after processing so they stay chunky.
Ingredients
- 1 (16-oz.) bag frozen peaches or 4 cups fresh peaches, frozen solid
- 3 Tablespoons agave nectar or honey
- 1/2 cup plain yogurt (non-fat or whole)
- 1 Tablespoon fresh lemon juice
Instructions
- Add the frozen peaches, agave nectar (or honey), yogurt and lemon juice to the bowl of a food processor. Process until creamy, about 5 minutes.
- Serve the frozen yogurt immediately or transfer it to an airtight container and store it in the freezer for up to 1 month.
Kelly’s Notes:
- I prefer a more tart frozen yogurt, but you can add additional agave nectar or honey if you want a sweeter-tasting dessert.
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I am so excited to try this. I can peaches every year and usually have a few extra. Can’t wait!
Enjoy, Gayle!
Would really like to make this but have no food processor.
Wonder if anyone here used a blender and if so, how did it turn out?
Hi there! A blender will work, you just will have to scrape down the sides more frequently. You can also add a splash of juice or milk.
The peach froyo recipe was delicious!!
Thank you so much for the recipe!!! My husband and I love it!
So happy to read this, Melissa!
Wow, that was a very easy recipe, made it just like you suggested. It does take a full five minutes to blend everything. What a great way of using fresh juicy peaches that I had frozen.
So glad you enjoyed the recipe, Sheryl!
We love this recipe! I make it with all kinds of frozen fruit. Today I’m using figs that I froze last fall. I’ve found that 1 tablespoon of lemon juice is way too tart for my taste, so cut it down to 1 teaspoon. I finally figured out that if I whisk the honey into the yogurt first, I don’t get clumps of frozen honey stuck to the side of the blender. So yummy!
So glad you are enjoying it, Rebecca!
I’m wondering if you can do it with Greek yogurt? Is it ok to leave out the sweetener completely?
Yes and yes! It’ll just be more tart of course.
Absolutely delicious! And so simple! It’s the only way I’ll make it going forward! Thank you for sharing this!
So glad you enjoyed it, Deanna!
Tasty. I made it for my toddler using extra peaches that were sitting on my kitchen counter. So glad I came across this recipe
so glad you enjoyed it!
Do you think you could make dairy free with coconut yogurt?
Sounds so yummy!
Absolutely, Deanna!
Hubby and I love this recipe! It has become a staple for an evening dessert in our house. The yogurt makes it filling and it is refreshing and delicious. Thanks for the recipe!
I love reading this, Cindy!
This was fabulous I had abundance of peaches so I cut up and froze them — peel on. Used food processor and perfect even with peel
Do you peel the peaches first before freezing them?
Yes, that would work best if you’re going to be blending them!
Going to make it tomorrow and wonder if using fresh peaches do I leave the skin on.
I’d recommend peeling them then freezing them!
Can I use a high speed electric blender for these frozen yogurts??? Don’t have a food processor.
Hi Lori! Some commenters have had success in using a blender and others haven’t so I can’t say with certainty if that will work. Let me know if you give it a shot!
Hi…I’m assuming any fruit could be frozen and used…correct?
Yes! :)
5-Minute Healthy Peach Frozen Yogurt This is delicious! I think this will be my go to dessert this year. I love frozen yogurt and with this recipe I’m sure to eat a healthy version. Thank you!
You are so welcome, Stephanie! Enjoy!
Perfect recipe and delicious! Thanks for posting
You are so welcome, Wanda! I’m thrilled you enjoyed the recipe!
Hi Kelly,
I have a couple of questions. First, would using a combination of maybe sucralose and erythritol or sucralose and allulose be subbed for the honey or agave? Do you think it would affect the flavor that much?
Second, if, after blending, do you know if putting in an ice cream maker would get it any creamier or wouldn’t it make any difference? I didn’t know if the ice cream maker would incorporate more air.
Hi Dave! I’ve never made this recipe with sucralose/erythritol so I’m not sure about the flavor. It’s also really creamy without even putting it in an ice cream machine so I don’t think that’s necessary!
I haven’t tried this YET…but I’m definitely going to…I started Weight Watchers a month ago and have been jones’ing for ice cream…I have enjoyed Häagen-Dazs Coffee frozen yogurt but I can’t seem to find it or ANY frozen yogurt anywhere except Ben & Jerry’s or the SweetFrog store… so finding THIS recipe is like a personal “shout-out” from God direct to me!! I love peach yogurt so I’m sure I’ll like this…but I also HAVE to ask if ya have any idea how I’d make coffee froyo and how I’d make vanilla bean froyo (and while I’m asking, I’ll push the envelope and ask about chocolate froyo too). I don’t know how Häagen-Dazs sweetened their coffee frozen yogurt, or how SweetFrog does their No-Sugar-Added (NSA)…I only know NutraSweet gives me a weird headache, so I’m gonna try to figure out which of the sugar substitutes will work best in this peach froyo recipe. The WW App has a “create recipe” functionality whereby users can plug-in ingredients + servings and it calculates the WW points value, so I plan on doing that with your peach froyo recipe both with the honey/sweetener and with either Stevia/Monkfruit/Splenda aka sucralose… and I would just LOVE your Pro input about how to do Coffee, Vanilla Bean and Chocolate!! Thanks in advance!!! And thanks for posting this!!! I’m taking this soo personally, lol!
Hi Anne Marie! I’ve never made a coffee, vanilla bean or chocolate version (although I’ve added chocolate chips to strawberry froyo – YUM!). I love the idea of coffee froyo and will add it to my recipe development list! :)
You said it makes 4 servings. I live alone so should I freeze some or just refrigerate all of them. Also could you use strawberries or blackberries.
Hi Barbara! You can freeze any leftovers in an airtight container for up to 1 month. It’ll freeze solid but if you remove it for a bit prior to scooping, it’ll soften back up. And any type of frozen fruit works, including strawberries and blackberries!