Frozen Yogurt, Pudding, Eclairs, and More: Fun Frozen Treat Experiments at Home

Yogurt

First, I tried freezing yogurt. This time, I chose strawberry flavor.

Start by making a cut in the lid with a knife.

Insert a wooden spoon (like the ones you get at supermarkets) into the cut. Then, place it in the freezer overnight just like that.

After leaving it overnight, check that the yogurt has solidified well, then remove the lid.

You may want to pull the spoon out right away, but be careful! If you force it, only the spoon will come out. To avoid this, wrap the cup with your hands and warm it slightly.

You can also warm it with a hot water bath. Just be careful not to leave it in too long, or it might melt into a liquid!

At the right timing, pull the spoon out, and voilà—it’s like an ice candy! This way, you can easily enjoy frozen yogurt at home. The fruit flavor with real fruit bits makes it feel like you’re eating something authentic. Since supermarkets and convenience stores sell yogurt in many flavors, try making it with your favorite one!

Pudding

Next up is everyone’s favorite “Pucchin Pudding.”
Some people might say, “If pudding isn’t jiggly, it’s not pudding!”—but this time, we’re freezing it on purpose.

Using the same method as with the yogurt, I inserted a spoon into the pudding and left it in the freezer overnight.

Then, I warmed it with my hands or a hot water bath to make it easier for the frozen pudding to come out of the cup.

And there it was—a perfectly pudding-shaped ice candy!
Of course, the texture isn’t jiggly anymore, but when you bite into it, it has a chewy, bouncy feel—almost like a manju ice cream. It’s a new sensation, and delicious!

Éclair

Let’s keep freezing! This time, it’s an “éclair.”
What happens when you freeze the smooth custard cream inside?

Here’s what it looked like after freezing overnight and cutting it in half. The custard cream inside was firmly frozen. This is definitely an éclair ice cream now! There’s no way this could go wrong.

Vegetable Juice

Next, not a sweet, but vegetable juice!
You can probably guess what will happen, but let’s see.

I cut open the frozen pack of vegetable juice with scissors.

This is how it looks when opened. The pack is full of frozen vegetable juice.

I ate it straight from the pack with a spoon.
The texture is crunchy, like a vegetable juice sherbet. The flavor was a little weaker than drinking it as juice… but as I dug deeper, it got stronger. It might be better to take it out of the pack, break it up, and eat it that way for a more balanced taste.

Warabi Mochi

Finally, let’s try warabi mochi! What happens when you freeze mochi?

This is the frozen warabi mochi. I removed the kinako and kuromitsu beforehand and only froze the mochi. The frozen mochi looked just like ice. Since the pieces stuck together completely, I waited until they softened a little.

After waiting a little, I picked one piece with a toothpick and dipped it in kinako.
Crunchy on the outside… but still chewy inside! You get to enjoy both crunchy and chewy textures at once, and it’s delicious. Everyone in the editorial team tried it and finished it in no time! This was an unexpected result.

When you go to supermarkets or convenience stores, there are many other sweets that make you wonder, “What would happen if I froze this?” Try leaving one in your freezer overnight, and this summer, enjoy cool frozen sweets that are a little different from usual!

*The information is based on the time of reporting or creation, and may differ from the current situation.

text: goodiefoodie編集部

photo: NAKATA Hiroshi

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