The inspiration for this delicious Orange Agave Frozen Yogurt came when we were fondly looking back at Heidi’s frozen yogurt recipe, celebrating citrus, and marveling at David’s agave chocolate ice cream recipe. Sometimes synergy strikes and you end up with something that is much greater than the sum of its parts. This recipe produces a frozen yogurt that magically merges tangy, creamy yogurt, refreshing, zesty oranges, and naturally sweet agave nectar. We’re offering up a basic version, but by all means put your own twist on it. Chocolate shavings or toasted coconut would make marvelous mix-ins and although we chose oranges — Meyer lemons, tangerines, and grapefruits are just a few of the many citrus fruits that would shine here.

Agave Frozen Yogurt Recipe

A sidenote to the recipe, to make strained yogurt, pour 2 -32 oz. containers of plain yogurt into a cheesecloth-lined large sieve or colander set over a bowl drain yogurt, covered and chilled at least 8 hours, or overnight. Discard liquid in bowl.

1/3 cup fresh-squeezed organic orange juice and zest from 1-2 oranges
1/3 cup agave syrup
3 cups strained whole milk plain organic yogurt (see headnote)
pinch of salt

Mix all the ingredients in a large bowl until well combined and refrigerate for 1 hour or place in the freezer for 20 minutes.

Pour yogurt mixture into ice cream maker and freeze according to the manufacturer's instructions. Best served immediately.

Makes about 1 quart.

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