Pomegranate and Chocolate Yogurt Bark
Skip the ice cream and cool down during these still hot fall days with this tasty and healthier frozen treat.
Equipment
- 1 paring knife or small knife
- 1 Large bowl
- 1 Colander
- 1 Large baking sheet
- parchment paper or wax paper
Ingredients
- 1 pomegranate (9 to 10 ounces, about 0.6 pounds) arils removed (about 1 cup arils)
- 2 cups yogurt or Greek yogurt
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tbsp honey or maple syrup optional
- 1 cup walnuts or pretzels, chopped
- 1 cup chocolate chips melted
Instructions
- Score the pomegranate with the knife. Peel off the skin of the pomegranate and remove the arils into a bowl of water. Remove the inner pith and wash the arils in the water. Drain.
- Combine the pomegranate arils, yogurt, cinnamon, and honey (optional) in a bowl. Transfer onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or wax paper. Smooth the mixture out so it is covering most of the parchment paper.
- Top the mixture with walnuts. Freeze for at least 2 hours.
- Melt the chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl at intervals of 9 seconds for about 27 to 36 seconds. Mix the chocolate chips between each interval to make sure you don’t overheat the chocolate chips and burn them. Mix until smooth.
- Remove the yogurt mixture from the freezer. Drizzle the melted chocolate on top and return the baking sheet to the freezer for at least 1 more hour.
- Once completely frozen, break the yogurt bark into pieces. They do not have to be nice even pieces. It looks beautiful and tastes the same as uneven broken chunks.
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Can I swap ingredients?
Yes. Pistachios or pecans would be a great alternative to walnuts or pretzels.
What if we can’t find or can’t eat pomegranate?
This would taste great with oranges or kiwi fruit. For oranges, cut off the end where the stem is so it can stand up flat on a cutting board. Then cut the rind and pith off the orange. Cut each segment of orange out of the whole fruit right next to the pith. This method of cutting the orange is called “supreme”. (I learned it because my son didn’t want to eat the white part of the orange.) Cut the orange wedges into chunks and mix into the yogurt. If you use a sweet orange, you can omit the honey altogether.
If using kiwi, peel the kiwi, cut into slices and place on top of the yogurt after spreading it onto the prepared baking sheet. Then top with walnuts and continue with the recipe.
How can I make this healthier?
That all depends on what your health goals are. If you want to minimize your sugar intake but have a sweet tooth, consider removing the honey and using a little less chocolate. If you want a higher protein snack, use non-fat Greek yogurt instead of regular yogurt or full-fat Greek yogurt.
How long does this keep in the freezer?
It keeps for about 3 months.