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Frozen Yogurt Brains with Oozing Berry-Jam Blood are both a spooky and healthy treat. They are perfect to celebrate Halloween. Especially if you’re having a Halloween party or movie night. Made with wholesome ingredients like Greek yogurt, pitaya powder, fresh berries, and chia seeds. They take less than 10 minutes to make and are just so fun!
Frozen Yogurt Brains with Oozing Berry-Chia Jam Blood
Halloween is just around the corner and there are so many fun ways to celebrate this fun holiday. Halloween is not just a one day thing anymore where you dress your kids up and go out trick-or-treating. There are so many wonderful ways to celebrate the spooky holiday and make it a month long celebration.
During the month of October we love watching scary movies and Halloween classics like Hocus Pocus and The Nightmare Before Christmas. I also like to make fun Halloween themed foods and honestly have so much fun with it. These Frozen Yogurt Brains with Oozing Berry-Jam Blood are my newest creation. I love the way these came out. I think they are so cool.
These could be really fun to make with the family. I love creating snack platters to serve for family movie night. These little brains are great to serve as a snack when watching a Halloween movie. Throwing a Halloween party? These are perfect!
What you need to make these Frozen Yogurt Brains with Oozing Berry-Chia Jam Blood:
Ingredients:
- Plain Greek Yogurt
- Pitaya Powder (Use code peachee for 10% off your order)
- Maple Syrup
- Raspberries
- Blackberries
- Chia Seeds
Equipment:
- Small Mixing Bowl
- Small Saucepan
- Brain molds
How to make Frozen Yogurt Brains with Oozing Berry-Chia Jam:
- In a small mixing bowl, mix together yogurt, pitaya powder and maple syrup. Stir to combine making sure everything is pink and there no white spots.
- Using a spoon, start scooping yogurt into brain molds and spread. Make sure the bottom of molds is well coated and leave a layer. You should have half a cup of yogurt left over after. Place in the freezer for 15-20 minutes.
- While yogurt is freezing, add raspberries, black berries and maple syrup to a small saucepan. Place on stovetop and bring to a heat on medium-high. Bring berries to a simmer. Continuously stir and mash berries until they have reduced and dissolved. Becoming a thick jam substance (will take about 5-8 minutes). Sprinkle in chia seeds and stir well (see note below).
- Remove jam from heat and allow it to cool-off. Remove molds from freezer and start evenly scooping jam into them. About 1 tablespoon into each mold.
- Evenly scoop the rest of yogurt throughout each mold. Make sure the yogurt is evenly spread and plain layer is left. This will be the surface of the brains and they need to be flat so they can stand.
- Place molds back in the freezer for at least 1 hour or until brains have hardened.
- Carefully remove frozen yogurt brains from the molds. Place on a platter and serve immediately. Enjoy!
Tips and Substitutions:
- The jam will freeze inside the molds completely– If you want to have a better oozing effect when you serve these, double the amount you make. cut some of the brains in half and spread some more jam in between.
- Remove some of the brains from the freezer early and they will get mushed– You can serve them this way. Makes the decoration more fun and spooky!
- The pitaya powder may be clumpy– Make sure you crush it and get it completely powdery before you measure it and add to the yogurt. This will get the right shade of pink of the brains.
- Substitute for maple syrup- You can use honey.
- Switch up your berries- You can use strawberries or blueberries instead.
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Frozen Yogurt Brains with Oozing Berry-Chia Jam Blood
Frozen Yogurt Brains with Oozing Berry-Jam Blood are both a spooky and healthy treat. They are perfect to celebrate Halloween. Especially if you're having a Halloween party or movie night. Made with wholesome ingredients like Greek yogurt, pitaya powder, fresh berries, and chia seeds. They take less than 10 minutes to make and are just so fun!
Ingredients
For Frozen Yogurt Brains:
- 1 cup plain Greek Yogurt
- 2 tsp pitaya powder
- 1 tsp maple syrup
For Berry-Chia Jam:
- 1/2 cup raspberries
- 1/2 cup blackberries
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tbsp chia seeds
Instructions
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In a small mixing bowl, mix together yogurt, pitaya powder and maple syrup. Stir to combine making sure everything is pink and there no white spots.
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Using a spoon, start scooping yogurt into brain molds and spread. Make sure the bottom of molds is well coated and leave a layer. You should have half a cup of yogurt left over after. Place in the freezer for 15-20 minutes.
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While yogurt is freezing, add raspberries, black berries and maple syrup to a small saucepan. Place on stovetop and bring to a heat on medium-high. Bring berries to a simmer. Continuously stir and mash berries until they have reduced and dissolved. Becoming a thick jam substance (will take about 5-8 minutes). Sprinkle in chia seeds and stir well (see note below).
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Remove jam from heat and allow it to cool-off. Remove molds from freezer and start evenly scooping jam into them. About 1 tablespoon into each mold.
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Evenly scoop the rest of yogurt throughout each mold. Make sure the yogurt is evenly spread and plain layer is left. This will be the surface of the brains and they need to be flat so they can stand.
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Place molds back in the freezer for at least 1 hour or until brains have hardened.
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Carefully remove frozen yogurt brains from the molds. Place on a platter and serve immediately. Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
Tips and Substitutions:
- The jam will freeze inside the molds completely– If you want to have a better oozing effect when you serve these, double the amount you make. cut some of the brains in half and spread some more jam in between.
- Remove some of the brains from the freezer early and they will get mushed– You can serve them this way. Makes the decoration more fun and spooky!
- The pitaya powder may be clumpy– Make sure you crush it and get it completely powdery before you measure it and add to the yogurt. This will get the right shade of pink of the brains.
- Substitute for maple syrup- You can use honey.
- Switch up your berries- You can use strawberries or blueberries instead.
*Number of total servings in estimated. Actual number of servings may vary depending on your own personal preference in portion sizes.
**Nutritional values shown are general guidelines for 1 serving using the ingredients listed above. These numbers do not reflect and may vary depending on substitutions, additions and/or different brands and/or other ingredients that may be used.
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