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[Darienne]

Darienne, have you ever juiced in your blender? If you toss the raspberries in there with just a hint of water (enough to keep them from sticking to the blades) and give them a whirl, the result is much, much easier to strain of seeds and won't end up all over your kitchen.

Right. NOW you tell me. I'll remember it for sure.

Next time I'll have a proper food mill too. My confectionery partner, Barbara, is off on one of her jaunts and is picking up a proper one for me with three milling sizes..

[Panaderia Canadiense]

The blender trick is completely well-known in Latin America... It's also a whole lot easier to clean than a food mill.

Blender-juicing is also applicable to any berry, pineapples (to get juice without stringy pulp), papaya (fast liquifaction), coconut milk (add a bit of flesh and pulse to get coconut cream), watermelon (on a hot day, this is even better than eating slices, and a whole lot less drippy), and mango (for nectar.)

[dockhl]

I found my old recipe.....probably should be updated for modern times (raw egg whites, no ice cream maker) but it has good bones
Pina Colada Frozen Yogurt

This recipe contains uncooked egg whites. the mixture could be processed in an ice cream maker without the egg white addition but will be harder.



Ingredients

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• 1 envelope gelatin
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 can (8 1/2 oz) crushed pineapple with juice
• 1 can (8 3/4 oz) cream of coconut
• 1 lg container (16 oz) plain yogurt
• 2 Tbs. rum
• 2 egg whites
• 3 Tbs. sugar

Instructions

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• Heat water in microwave for 1 1/2 minutes on high; sprinkle gelatin over, stir to dissolve.
• Blend pineapple, coconut cream, yogurt and rum in blender until smooth. Add gelatin to blender mixture, blend briefly.
• Pour into 9X9 pan. Freeze until partially frozen, stirring occasionally. (2-3 hours)
• Beat egg whites until soft peaks form, incorporate sugar.
• Spoon partially frozen yogurt mixture into a bowl; beat until smooth. Fold in egg whites. Freeze again until softly frozen (1-2 hours).

[DianaM]

Darienne, have you tried Jeni's Lime Cardamom frozen yogurt? Made it last year, made a blueberry sauce to layer it with in the container, and as I remember, it was quite delicious.

[Darienne]

Darienne, have you tried Jeni's Lime Cardamom frozen yogurt? Made it last year, made a blueberry sauce to layer it with in the container, and as I remember, it was quite delicious.

Have yet to try anything out of Jeni's book although I bought it in December. Will do the Lime Cardamom this week. Maybe even tomorrow. Have extra yogurt still. And lime and cardamom are two of my favorites. Yumm.