Skip the store-bought yogurt tubes and make your own! Homemade "Gogurt" is one of the easiest, healthiest snacks you can prepare and only takes two simple ingredients.
Plain yogurt is blended up with berries and then filled in tubes or pouches for a cheaper and healthier version of the store-bought yogurt tubes.
My kids always ask to take a Go-Gurt © in their school lunches.
But instead of opting for store-bought yogurt tubes, which are often filled with excess sugar, food coloring, and are quite pricey, I opt to make my own yogurt tubes. And you should too!
To make yogurt tubes or pouches you only 2 ingredients, a blender, and disposable or reusable tubes or pouches.
Notes on Ingredients
- Yogurt: I prefer to use plain store-bought or homemade Greek yogurt, as it is lower in sugar than flavored yogurt and super thick, which makes it less messy--especially important for little ones! You can opt to use dairy-free coconut milk yogurt if you need the yogurt tubes to be dairy-free as well.
- Fruit: Really any fruit works well for flavoring these yogurt tubes. I recommend using berries for the best flavor, but peaches, cherries, or avocado are great options as well.
How to Make Yogurt Tubes
- Place fruit and yogurt into a blender or food processor and blend until smooth.
- Using a small funnel, carefully fill yogurt tubes or pouches with yogurt mixture, leaving at least ½ inch room at top of each tube for expansion. Seal well.
- Store in the refrigerator or freezer.
Storage/Serving Instructions
I highly recommend freezing homemade yogurt tubes. They will last up to 3 months in the freezer. Alternatively, refrigerate for up to 4 days.
For packing yogurt tubes in school lunches, simply pop one in a lunch box in the morning with an ice pack. By lunch, they are defrosted and ready to eat.
Recipe FAQs
Yes! Just keep in mind that it will add to the overall sugar content of your homemade yogurt tubes.
That depends. I personally prefer using tubes for my older kids, as they can simply throw away the plastic once they have eaten lunch. There is nothing worse than opening up a school lunchbox and discovering a pouch with remnants of yogurt that has been sitting in a classroom all day. However, for the younger kids, the pouches are much easier for their little hands to manage and I do love that they are washable.
Anything that is really watery, like melon, or fibrous, like apples or pineapple, I recommend avoiding.
No. Regular yogurt works as well. Greek yogurt is just thicker and a bit less messy to work with.
Yes! Pumpkin puree, fresh spinach, sweet potato puree, or carrot puree all work really well in yogurt pouches. You can mix the vegetables with fruits or simply use vegetables.
Yes, but be sure to defrost the fruit BEFORE making yogurt tubes, so that the mixture blends up nice and creamy.
More DIY Kid-Friendly Treats
- Homemade Fruit Roll-Ups
- DIY Drumstick Ice Cream Cones
- Homemade Larabars
- No-Bake Granola Bars
- Homemade Cheese Crackers
If you make these homemade yogurt tubes, I would love for you to leave a comment and review below.
Yogurt Tubes
Ingredients
- 2 cups plain yogurt
- 1 cup fruit such as berries
Instructions
- Place the yogurt into the blender. Add in 1 cup of the fruit of your choice. And blend until well combined.
- Using a small funnel, carefully fill yogurt tubes with yogurt mixture, leaving at least ½ inch room at top of each tube for expansion. Seal well.
- Store in the freezer for 3 months or in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
- Place a frozen yogurt tube in school lunches in the morning with an ice pack, and my lunch the tube should be defrosted.
Equipment Needed
Notes
Nutrition
This recipe was originally published in 2015 but has been updated in 2021 with a few new tips.
Amber Rodriguez
Where do you get yogurt tubes from?
Kristen Chidsey
Hi Amber! There are links in the recipe card for the ones I purchased from Amazon, easy to miss 🙂 The clear tubes can be found here and the reusable tubes here.
Ashley
Excited to try! Do you have a favorite blender for these?
Kristen Chidsey
Hi Ashley! I have used both Kitchen Aid and Vitamix with success.
Abs
Mine came out very runny! Any suggestions?
Kristen Chidsey
Hi! You may find that using Greek yogurt for thicker results. Also, if using frozen fruit,, be sure it is completely defrosted and the excess liquid is drained off.
Amy L Swartz
Can you send me or post the link for those bags with the wide funnel?
Kristen Chidsey
Hi Amy! Here is a link to the video of plastic bags with funnel: https://amzn.to/2RVeC6b. Here is silicone reusable tubes: https://amzn.to/2GT2rjY. And here are ones like the applesauce packets: https://amzn.to/2Os3coi I hope you enjoy!
Sophie Heath
My kids favorite snack is yogurts, so this was an awesome new healthy idea! They can't seem to get enough! My family is obsessed!
Kristen Chidsey
I am so happy your family enjoys these Sophie!
Renee Goerger
These are great to always have on hand in the freezer!
Kristen Chidsey
They make a great go to for snacks and school lunches! Glad you enjoyed
Allison
Thanks for sharing. My 11 year old is taking on the challenge to make her own gogurts this year. I rarely buy them since they’re so fake and sugary so she decided to make them herself.
Kristen Chidsey
Hi Allison! I LOVE this so much! Tell your 11 year old, my 11 year old says she hopes she loves these too (and that they are easy to make!)
Ellen Giller
Such a great idea. I just ordered yogurt tubes and Spiderman stickers to decorate with as my son always want a yogurt "theme." I can't wait to use this and skip the sugary/overpriced grocery store version.
Kristen Chidsey
I love that you are personalizing your yogurt tubes 🙂 What a lucky boy you have! Enjoy!