Do your kids love yogurt drinks, but you don’t love all the added sugar and the price tag on the drinkable yogurts in the grocery stores? Use this recipe to make your own drinkable yogurts instead!
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Yogurt Drink Recipe
- Effortlessly Easy: Toss, blend, and chill. That’s all it takes for this homemade goodness!
- Flexible Recipe: Get creative with endless flavor combinations using fruits, spices, and greens.
- Nutritious Option: Packed with protein, calcium, and gut-friendly probiotics, and no artificial flavors. Just like this Acai Bowl Recipe, Protein Oatmeal Cups with Kodiak Cakes, and Mango Smoothie Recipe.
- Budget-Friendly: Skip the overpriced store-bought drinks and whip up your own for a fraction of the cost. After making our recipe, you’ll never add store-bought yogurt drinks to your shopping list again!
- Versatile: Blend up a batch, grab a mason jar, and enjoy a refreshing drink on the go! Or make a batch as a nutritious snack throughout the day.
Recipe Tip
Experiment with different fruit flavors to create a delicious drink. Here is a list of my favorite combinations:
- Strawberry Banana
- Mixed Berry
- Mango Pineapple
- Peach and Raspberry
- Watermelon Mint
- Spinach Pineapple
- Kale Mango
Don’t forget to explore spices and herbs like cinnamon, ginger, and basil for an extra flavor kick!
Ingredients & Estimated Cost
Here is everything you need to make these yogurt drinks, along with a few substitution recommendations.
- Greek yogurt (3 cups – $2.98): Use vanilla yogurt for a slightly sweeter flavor.
- Milk (1 ½ cups – $0.35): Use milk variety of your choosing.
- Honey (3 Tablespoons – $0.65): Adds a natural sweetness to the drink. Substitute pure maple syrup if needed.
- Frozen Fruit (3 cups – $2.48): Strawberries, raspberries, pineapple, peaches, mango, or any other fruit of your choice will work. Use fresh or frozen fruit.
The recipe cost is calculated based on the amounts needed and may vary due to fluctuating grocery costs.
How To Make Homemade Drinkable Yogurts
Add everything to the blender, blend, chill, and serve. Let me show you how.
- Add the yogurt, honey, milk, and fruit to the blender.
- Blend everything together on medium speed for 3-5 minutes.
- Pour into glasses and refrigerate for at least an hour before serving.
Homemade Drinkable Yogurt Recipe FAQs
Yes, this allows the drink to thicken to the right consistency.
You can use dairy-free yogurt and almond milk or oat milk as a substitute.
Yes, you may adjust this to taste. If you feel your fruit is sweet enough, you can leave the honey out or use less.
Homemade Drinkable Yogurt
Recipe Cost 6.46 Serving Cost 1.07Equipment
- blender
- Liquid measuring cup
- Measuring cups and spoons
Ingredients
BASE RECIPE:
- 3 cups plain Greek yogurt
- 1 ½ cup milk
- 3 tablespoons honey or maple syrup optional
FRUIT ADD-INS: (Choose 1)
- 3 cups strawberries fresh or frozen
- 3 cups blueberries fresh or frozen
- 3 cups peaches fresh or frozen
- 1 ½ cup pineapple fresh or frozen
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a blender. Remember to choose just 1 of the fruit add-ins.
- Blend on medium for 3-5 minutes or until smooth.
- Pour the drinkable yogurt into glasses and chill for at least 1 hour before serving.
Notes
Storage Tips
SERVE: Set the drink in the fridge for at least one hour before serving to help thicken the drink up. STORE: Store any leftover drinks in an airtight container, such as a mason jar, in the fridge for up to five days. FREEZE: The recipe doesn’t freeze and defrost well, so please don’t freeze it.Flavor Variations
Here are a few ideas for more recipe flavors:- Strawberry Banana
- Mixed Berry
- Mango Pineapple
- Peach and Raspberry
- Watermelon Mint
- Spinach Pineapple
- Kale Mango
Nutrition
Conne Lillehoff says
Can one use almond milk or does it need to be cow’s milk?
Jess Jankowski says
I imagine it would work with almond milk but have not tested it.
Amanda says
This Yogurt Drink recipe is a lifesaver. Quick, easy, and incredibly tasty.