It’s a new year and it’s the perfect time to challenge yourself to improving your swirl. Get better looking results with our froyo swirling pointers.
Step 1: Choosing the cup
Choose a smaller size cup. Unless you want to eat an enormous amount of froyo, start with a smaller cup. The froyo creation will look nicer if the cup looks full vs. mostly empty. Plus if there’s too much space in the cup, your froyo might fall over to the side. Leave some space around the froyo for toppings, if you want to add toppings.
Step 2: Starting your swirl
Decide how many froyo flavors you want in your cup because that will determine whether you want the first swirl on the side of the cup or in the center of the cup. If you just want one flavor and the cup isn’t huge, tilt your cup slightly and let the froyo first hit the bottom of the cup on the edge of the circle. If you want more than one flavor, hold the cup under the froyo machine so that the frozen yogurt will hit the inside of the cup on the bottom but slightly to the side of where you want the swirl to be, not dead center. Hold the cup close to the spout. Pull down on the lever firmly and slowly.
Step 3: Keep your swirl going
As the froyo comes out, move your wrist in a slow circular fashion (try it clockwise and counterclockwise on different occasions to see which is more comfortable for you) making smaller and smaller circles. Avoid quick, sharp motions. Move the cup away from the spout as it fills up with swirls, maintaining a close distance between the top of your swirled frozen yogurt and the spot.
If the froyo is coming out faster, you need to adjust the speed and make faster swirling motions. Try to make progressively smaller circles as you fill up the cup.
Step 4: Finishing up
When you’re ready to finish up, don’t pull the cup down…push up to stop the flow of the froyo. The froyo looks particularly nice the peak points upwards. Repeat if you want to have more than one flavor.
If the froyo is too soft, it’s very difficult to make a nice swirl because the swirls won’t hold up. It does take some practice. Some beginning swirlers make tight swirls because they’re nervous, the circular motions should be relaxed yet controlled.
If all else fails, you can try covering up the froyo with toppings.
