Honey Vanilla Frozen Yogurt

Ingredients:
3 cups plain low-fat yogurt, about 1-1/2 pounds
1 cup clover honey
One large vanilla bean, split

Directions:
Place the yogurt in a large bowl.

Combine the honey and vanilla bean in a saucepan, warm over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally for 15 minutes. Do not boil or overheat. Remove from the heat, cover with plastic wrap and let stand 20 minutes.

Scrape vanilla pulp from the bean and discard the bean. Stir the vanilla pulp back in honey and whisk the honey into the yogurt.

Refrigerate at least four hours or overnight.

Freeze in an ice cream freezer according to manufacturer's directions.

Note:
Non-fat yogurt does not work very well with this recipe.

Recipe makes eight servings.

Serving Size:  About 1/2-cup

Nutrition Information per serving:
Calories: 179
Total Fat: 1g
Saturated Fat: 0g
Protein: 4g
Total Carbohydrate: 40g
Dietary Fiber: 0g
Sodium: 57mg
Percent Calories from Fat: 5-percent
Percent Calories from Protein: 9-percent