Got peaches? Got ginger? Whip up a batch of Ginger Peach Frozen Yogurt, then top it off with peach juice and sparkling water for a delicious summertime treat~a Gingery Peach Float!
Inspired by these…
and this…
I decided to do a twist on a summertime favorite, the ice cream float for this month’s Recipe ReDux, “Beverages”.
To “healthify” it a little, I swapped out the ice cream for homemade frozen yogurt {complete with good buggies for your GI tract}, and subbed in sparkling water and juice for the usual soda.
The result?
A seriously delicious and refreshing treat for a hot summertime day!
Here’s my concoction…
Summertime Gingery Peach Float & Frozen Yogurt
Ingredients
GINGER PEACH FROZEN YOGURT
- 2 cups whole milk
- 1 cup whole milk yogurt , unsweetened, use low fat yogurt if desired
- 1/2 cup fresh ginger, thinly sliced
- 4 whole fresh peaches, pitted, skinned and cut into chunks
- 3/4 cup sugar
- Pinch salt
GINGER PEACH FLOAT
- 2 scoops Ginger Peach Frozen Yogurt {above}
- 1/2 cup peach juice
- 1/2 cup sparkling water, i.e. Ayala Ginger Lemon Peel Sparkling Water
Instructions
- To make the frozen yogurt: Combine the milk and sliced ginger in a saucepan and heat until almost boiling, then reduce the heat and simmer for about 20 minutes. Pour milk and ginger over strainer in to a blender.
- Add the yogurt, chopped peaches, sugar, and pinch of salt to the blender and combine until smooth.
- Place mixture in refrigerator until cool.
- Follow manual per ice cream maker instructions. I used a Cuisinart Ice -20 and after 20 minutes, my frozen yogurt was soft serve consistency. I transferred it to the freezer for 2hours for a firmer consistency for the float.
- To make the float: Scoop ice cream in to glass and top with peach juice and sparkling water.
Nutrition
If, for some reason, floats don’t rock your boat, feel free to eat the froze yogurt straight up!
Before you go, be sure and check out all the other amazing Recipe ReDux Summer Beverages!
Gretchen- Kumquat Ginger Ale
Dr. Barb- Nutrition Budgeteer Triple Cherry Chiller
Carlene Helble- Carlene’s Figments Mint Berry Seltzer
Kara Lydon- Peace, Love, and Food Blueberry Basil Lemonade Fizz
Deanna Segrave-Daly- Teaspoon of Spice Cantaloupe Basil Aqua Fresca Fizz
Jessica Fishman Levinson- Nutritioulicious Blueberry Basil Cooler
Marie Spano- Performance Nutrition Post-Workout Power Smoothie
Elizabeth Jarrard- Don’t White Sugar-Coat It Southern Blackberry Smash
Emily Greenfield- The Nutriscientist Apple, pear and strawberry smoothie with Chia
Kristen Bourque- Swanky Dietitian Fresh Fruit and Club Soda Cooler
Regan Jones- The Professional Palate Berry-Lime Bubbly
Kat Lynch- Eating the Week Sparkling melon fizz – nice & naughty
Lisa- Healthful Sense Berry Refreshing Chia Seed Smoothie
EA Stewart- The Spicy RD Gingery Peach Float
Alysa Bajenaru- Inspired RD Blackberry Banana Swirl
Ann Dunaway Teh- Eat to Nourish, Energize & Flourish Pregnancy Mocktails
Yuri- Chef Pandita Green Tea Ginger Limeade with Chia Seeds
Karman Meyer- Nutrition Adventures Orange-Mint Iced Green Tea
Cherie Schetselaar- Grain Crazy Mango Strawberry Smoothie
Emma Stirling- The Scoop on Nutrition Recipe Redux Tangelo-ade
Carrie Miller- Nutrition Know How 12 Smoothie Recipes to Beat the Heat
Alexandra Caspero- Delicious Knowledge Strawberry Splash Mojito
Janel Ovrut Funk- Eat Well with Janel Blog Mango Melon Smoothie
Liz Weiss & Janice Newell Bissex- Meal Makeover Moms’ Kitchen Pint-Size Pina Colada
Danielle Omar- Food Confidence RD Almond Iced-Coffee Latte
Rebecca Scritchfield- #MeFirst Banana Split Smoothie
Diane Wellend-Eat Well, Eat Clean Watermelon Agua Fresca
Have you ever made ice cream or frozen yogurt before? What your favorite flavor?
Hi There! I’m EA, a registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN) in sunny San Diego. I create easy, DELICIOUS gluten free recipes & low FODMAP recipes for a wide variety of diets. Learn more about my nutrition philosophy and my nutrition coaching for digestive health, autoimmune disease, wellness nutrition, & vibrant aging. Sign up for my newsletter, or get in touch~I’d love to connect with you!
Love the taste of Ginger and your recipe too. It look to me delish and yummy. Glad to go through it, surely will try to make. Thanks for sharing.
Good suggestion on how to make it w/o an ice cream maker! I don’t have one either..but I sure want one!!! I LOVE that you use whole milk and whole yogurt…I bet this is out-0f-the-world!! I am so all over trying this!!!
i looove the combo of ginger + peach, so this sounds just wonderful. yum!
This looks beyond beautiful AND delish!
wish I could have a glass of this right now 🙂
What a great idea to make a float! Those peaches look heavenly.
I think I need to make this alongside your blueberry muffins. The pictures – amazing and they sound and look delicious!!
Wow…this sounds delicious, thank you for posting this awesome recipe! I’m definitely going to try this @ home 🙂
Herbal water is the best, so glad you used it. Ice cream maker? Out of my league but I cold see a ginger peach smoothie in my future.
What a lovely recipe, and the photos are a sheer delight! It’s the perfect recipe to try today: we’re in the triple digits all over the East Coast. Thanks for mentioning Herbal Water and sharing it with friends.
Thanks everyone for all your lovely comments! I’m sorry to say, all the fro yo is gone :/). My sick ( with a cold) husband decided that ginger peach floats help him feel better :-). Guess I’ll just have to make ome more!
I think the mixture would firm up nicely in the freezer, plus you could make Popsicles out of it 🙂
2 thumbs up on the ginger peach fro yo! super yum!!
ginger + peach sound fantastic together! mmm i would totally blend mine with almond milk~ love the recipe redux 😀
once again, we’re on the same wavelength! love the idea of peach and ginger combo. your frozen yogurt looks delightful… and nothing brings back memories of summers past like a float!
Great flavors in your frozen yogurt 😀 I use ginger root in almost all my juices and smoothies. Love your beautiful photos! xo
Looks fantastic. Love the combination of ginger and peach.
Wow this looks amazing! Great flavor combos.
what a fantastic recipe idea! you take amazing photos too- glad I found your blog!
I drink Ayala Herbal Waters as well…what a great way to use them. You’ve inspired me with the lovely pictures!!!
I dont even know what to say, except this looks absolutely amazing!! I need to print out all these delicious drinks! Yumm!!
Ahh, the photos alone draw me in – and I love me some ginger in a drink. And fun that we get frozen yogurt recipe and a drink recipe all rolled into one!