- In today's video, I'm going to show you how to freeze yogurt
different ways whether you buy a big container
or you have a lot of individual containers
because it's a question that you've asked
in my other videos on this channel
that I have on how to freeze cheese, how to freeze milk,
avocados, a bunch of freezer videos
and apparently, many of you guys, like me,
buy yogurt and a lot of it.
So let me show you a few ways
that you can take a big tub of yogurt and freeze it.
I'm also gonna talk about how to thaw it and the texture,
all that good stuff.
Now, this works with regular yogurt and Greek yogurt.
Now, first up, I'm gonna answer the question
of how to freeze individual yogurts.
Maybe you purchase a big pack
and they're coming close to your expiration date
or maybe you're alone and don't consume them as much.
So you can actually freeze these individual yogurts
directly in the freezer just by popping them in.
To thaw them out, you're gonna remove them from the freezer,
put them in your fridge if you want a slow thawing process
or place them in the counter
and within 30 minutes to an hour,
it's gonna have a bit of a slushy texture
but you should be able to eat it,
enjoy it as you would any other time.
Now, what I love about frozen individual yogurts
is that they are great to throw in a lunchbox as is
and I throw them in frozen.
They act as their own ice pack and by lunch,
the yogurt is also thawed out and ready to be enjoyed.
Now, when it comes to buying a big tub of yogurt,
there are several ways to freeze it.
One way I really like is to use a ice cube tray,
these bigger trays or smaller trays
and I simply take a spoon
and scoop it directly in the ice cube tray.
Now, freezing yogurt directly in an ice cube tray
is a great way to throw a little extra protein
inside of your smoothies or if you have young kids
and they're not going to eat a big tub
and you wanna have some ready to go,
this is also a really great method.
Now, when I was younger growing up in Spain,
my grandmother used to take ice cube trays,
fill them with yogurt, pop a Popsicle stick in the middle
and we would have these as yogurt Popsicles.
No fancy Popsicle molds.
We just took it straight out of the ice cube tray.
So that's also a great idea if you have kids.
Now, to thaw them out,
you will simply remove them from the freezer,
run a little bit of cold water
along the sides of your ice cube tray
and pop that individual cube or two out.
Now, another option if you purchase a big tub
and it's just you and you wanna portion these out
or maybe layer it with other fruits in a cup.
So I have these individual eight ounce freezer cups.
They're great because they have a twist or screw lid
and they're not glass
so they're not going to burst in my freezer or anything
and again, I can also take these straight from the freezer
in a lunch bag and by lunchtime, the yogurt is ready to go.
So from my tub, I go straight into my container
and you can do eight ounces, six ounces
or half of it is four ounces,
whatever portion you are counting for.
So this is great.
I'm just going to do about six
so I can put some fruit and granola on top later
and just like this, this is ready to go in the freezer.
Another option is to use a zip bag
and fill it with the amount of yogurt that you need.
Again, it may not be the most eco-friendly
but this is also an option for you to use in smoothies
or to thaw it out quickly in the fridge.
So this zip bag is definitely another option.
Now, one of my kids' favorite things
is these portable silicone molds
that I can fill with yogurt.
I'm going to show you on the screen right here
and I freeze those with yogurt.
I also throw those in the lunch bag
or they just enjoy them as a treat.
Now, if you're wondering how long will yogurt last
in your freezer, I recommend no longer than two months.
After that, you're going to see freezer burn
right over the yogurt.
It's going to thaw out more crystallized.
So I don't recommend it any longer than two months.
Now, you can definitely freeze yogurt
up to the day that it's coming up to expire.
This is another question people ask.
My yogurt's about to expire, can I freeze expired yogurt?
The answer is if today or tomorrow
is the yogurt's expiration date, go ahead and freeze it.
Now, it's really important though
that when you thaw it out, it's consumed right away.
Remember that the best way to thaw yogurt is in the fridge.
You will need a spoon to mix it up here and there
so that it thaws out evenly.
Now, you can thaw it out on the counter
or at your desk at work if you want
but again, you're going to need to consume that right away.
If you are just the kind of person
that loves to buy in bulk and freeze things,
I'm going to make sure that I link my other videos
on how to freeze milk, eggs, cheese right below this one
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See you next time.
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