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Easy Frozen Yogurt Dots

Posted on by Thien-Kim Lam
Easy Frozen Yogurt Dots with Stonyfield YoKids Pouches-I'm Not the Nanny

Easy Frozen Yogurt Dots with Stonyfield YoKids Pouches-I'm Not the Nanny

As a child I always begged my mom to buy me some “ice cream of the future.” Remember those? When I introduced my kids to those “dippin dots”, they were not impressed. To tell you the truth, I wasn’t either. Funny how the things we loved as a kid don’t hold the same draw when we try them as adults. I’ve been thinking about those frozen dots ever since Stonyfield sent me coupons to try out their new line of yogurt pouches. They’re the same yummy Stonyfield organic yogurt that our family loves, but in travel friendly pouches.

Sophia and Jaxson love eating the yogurt straight from the pouches, but I had the perfect after school activity turned snack for them. The YoKids, YoToddler and YoBaby pouches makes it super easy to make frozen yogurt dots. I shouldn’t even call it a recipe!

After you see how easy the frozen yogurt dots are easy to make, enter the giveaway to win a set of free product coupons for Stonyfield’s new yogurt pouches!

Squeezing Frozen Yogurt Dots with Stonyfield Pouches-I'm Not the Nanny

I tested my frozen yogurt dots idea while the kids were in school just to be sure my idea would work.  Line a baking sheet (or flat plate) with parchment paper or silicone baking mat. (Make sure you can fit the baking sheet in your freezer.) Slowly squeeze out a yogurt dot about 1/2 inch wide (about the size of a dime). They’ll spread out a bit when the freeze. Luckily, the nozzle on the Stonyfield YoKids pouches, make it easy to control the flow.

Kids Making Frozen Yogurt Dots-I'm Not the Nanny

Unless, you’re my kids and they just go willy nilly with the pouch. Which is not a problem. Can you guess which ones on the mat are Jaxson’s and which ones are Sophia’s dots? My first batch (made without kids) were a little more uniform.

Stonyfield YoToddler Yogurt Poches Frozen Dots-I'm Not the Nanny

Don’t worry because they’ll taste good no matter how they look.  It took us one pouch to fill up a 12″x16″ mat. Place the dots into the freezer for 20-30 minutes or until frozen. It doesn’t take very long.

Releasing Frozen Yogurt Dots-I'm Not the Nanny

Once they’re frozen, just release them from the mat. Here’s a trick for: roll up the mat with the dots on the inside. Gently squeeze the rolled up mat.

Releasing Frozen Yogurt Dots-I'm Not the Nanny

Then shake them out into a bowl or cup. The smaller ones will release more easily than the bigger (kid squeezed) dots. The frozen yogurt dots should fall right out! One pouch makes approximately 3/4 cup of frozen dots, depending on how big the dots are.

Easy Frozen Yogurt Dots Recipe-I'm Not the Nanny

Store them in an airtight container in the freezer or eat right away. The frozen yogurt dots were a hit with my kids. They had as fun making them as much as they did eating them. It’s a healthy after school snack!

The Stonyfield yogurt pouches are available in lots of delicious flavors. Sophia’s favorite is the YoKids strawberry banana and Jaxson likes YoToddler pear spinach mango. Each of our three batches were made with a different flavor and they ate them all. Right now you can print a $1 coupon from Stonyfield to try out the pouches!

Want to win 10 Stonyfield yogurt pouch free product coupon? The winner will receive an assortment of YoKids, YoToddler, and YoBaby coupons. (U.S. addresses only please.) To enter, use the rafflecopter form below.

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This post was created in partnership with Stonyfield. All opinions are my own.

Thien-Kim Lam

Thien-Kim is founder of I'm Not the Nanny. She loves her kids, coffee, bubble bath and sci-fi (not necessarily in that order.) She also writes about books at her virtual book club From Left to Write.

58 thoughts on “Easy Frozen Yogurt Dots”

  4. Hannah says:

    What a clever idea for a simple and healthy snack for littles! Definitely going to give this a try for my boy this week! We love yogurt!

    • ThienKimL says:

      Laura, I'd spoon it into a ziptop plastic bag and cut off a corner to make your own squeeze bag. Less messy!

      • Laura says:

        Oh, duh! Great idea! I'll have to try that.

        I forgot to comment my favorite frozen snack for the contest, too – it's probably ice cream. I don't eat it but once or twice a year, though!

  10. Mandee says:

    I am always looking for new exciting snacks for my growing boys. These look delicious and perfect for my family. Very cool idea!

  24. Moriah Payne says:

    Our daughter is obsessed with the freeze dried yogurts drops so we will definitely have to try this. Much healthier!! And any Popsicles are our favorite!

  26. Katie says:

    I'm not sure if it counts, but my favorite freezer treat is coconut oil dark chocolate. I keep it in there to hide it from my family.

  34. Jen B says:

    My kids favorite frozen treat is homemade "ice cream sandwiches" that we make with yogurt and graham crackers

  51. freshsamanthaaa says:

    I love ice cream! Trying to cut back but my parents instilled a deep love of Ben&Jerry's.

  53. nancymamamaven says:

    That is genius! We love frozen popsicles (made from smoothies), but it's time consuming.

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