fresh blackberry frozen yogurt

My mom brought over a ton of fresh blackberries one weekend.  She told me that they were on sale - "buy two get one free", or something like that.  So she bought me a whole case.  It was literally more berries than I've ever had in my kitchen at once.  Normally I would freeze those suckers until I could put them to good use (pie, anyone?), but our freezer was already too full.  So, once again I checked my copy of David Lebovitz's "The Perfect Scoop" and found a great recipe for blackberry frozen yogurt!  Perfect!

I pureed the blackberries with a little bit of sugar, and then added the yogurt and blended them together.  After a quick strain to remove all those pesky blackberry seeds, my mixture was ready to be churned!

Then I served it right out of the freezer bowl.  It was refreshing, tart, and earthy.  My son loved it.  My baby daughter loved it.  My only regret was that the leftovers froze rock hard overnight in the freezer, so it required a bit of defrosting before I could serve it again the next day.  I think next time I'll freeze the leftovers as popsicles instead.  Perfect for the summer!