Yogurt, Homemade + Greek Yogurt
Though we’re back to cold rainy days next week, at least someone got the memo about it being the first day of spring today. Oh sunshine, won’t you stay?
For the following weeks, whether the weather decides to cooperate or not, I’ve planned an arsenal of fresh and light recipes for y’all, starting with my homemade Greek yogurt.
I enjoy eating yogurt but don’t enjoy the price, particularly the price of Greek yogurt. Since I’ve begun making my own, I’ve been eating it almost everyday with homemade granola and homemade jam {recipes to come}, and even use some of it for a refreshing mask {try it with honey and lemon and your skin will thank you}!
The best parts of this yogurt are that it costs so much less, is an easy 2 ingredient fix, and once you’ve begun, you’ll always have a starter to begin another batch whenever you want.
httpv://youtu.be/YUyH7vEYtj4
- 4 c whole milk
- 5 tb yogurt
- In a pot, slowly heat the milk to 180.
- Turn off the heat and allow it to cool to 115. This step is very important. An electronic candy thermometer will help.
- Whisk in the yogurt {I used prepared yogurt from my last batch but any high quality store-bought works here too}
- Pour the entire contents into a jar and wrap with a towel and set, undisturbed for 10-15 hours. It’s important not to jiggle it like I did the first time I made this.
- Chill for at least 3 hours before serving or, after it’s been chilled, line a container with cheesecloth/nylon/paper towels/coffee filter and scoop in the desired amount of yogurt. Allow it to strain {without touching the bottom} overnight.
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Love,
Your Squishy Monster ^.~
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Cool, Angela! Great project, I enjoyed the video!
looks creamy , delicious and lovely! Angie you are so vivacious, wonderful,n and lovely! Thank you and have a lovely day!
love
les.
Aw thank you, Les!
I especially love it when the projects are edible!
Home made yogurts are the best! I always prefer homemade v/s store-bought…the process is so simple, it just needs a little bit of planning
And you can do it in your jammies too (just like I do sometimes)
Yay! I love being able to make staples from scratch!
It’s encouraged me to eat a lot more of it (which I’m told is a good thing) and if it’s encouraging me to eat more, I’m all in!
Happy Spring, Angela!!!
I haven’t made home made yogurt in a couple of weeks, Angela. I do usually have it on hand. I guess I’ll have to buy a new “starter” but oh my goodness it is so worth it! I’ll use the first couple of batches of the new yogurt for pancakes or baked goods. As I’m sure you are aware, it gets better each time! (just a note on starter, make sure it has active yogurt cultures) Unfortunately many products that claim to be yogurt don’t actually have active yogurt cultures. Thank you so much for sharing, Angela and for just the nudge I needed to make me some yogurt!!!
What an easy recipe for one of my favourite foods!! I love it!
G’day! Well done Angela! Is nothing like the satisfaction of making something from scratch!
Cheers! Joanne
For sure!
I hope you’ll try it
I’ve frozen my starter and had decent results too, this way you’ll never be without
I used to make my own yoghurt all the time but I haven’t done so for ages. Thanks for the reminder
Sooo cool you make your own yogurt. And it’s so simple, there’s no reason not to. Gotta try it!
Wow! Really Angela! I didn’t know you could freeze starter. That’s GREAT! Thanks for the tip!
Yeah, we are expecting 4 to 8 inches of snow until Sat night…nothing yet though. It is amazing how easy it is to make yogurt…reminds me of my cheese days. Should make some again. Great recipe.
ohhh cheesecake yogurt! squishy is a genius! hehehe
I’ve been buying a whole lot of yogurt so it is definitely time I learned how to make my own!
I just had a giant bowl of this with chia, walnuts and honey for breakfast. Great minds! Have you ever thought about dressing this recipe in a savory way? I use this for lebneh, too!
Check out my garlic spiced chicken and dressing
It saves so much money!
*blushes*
The weather is so crazy! We’re suppose to get sleet…boo!!
Thanks, V!! I hope you and the cutest baby in the world had a great weekend!
My pleasure
I love Greek yogurt but never thought of making my own. Thanks for the recipe!
My pleasure!
I love greek yogurt with my granola or oatmeal every morning and this is awesome that you make your own Angela
Excellent idea! Thank you for inspiration. Greek yogurt (I mean the good one, not the false stuff…) is not obvious to buy or/and expensive too, so I will be delighted to try your method.
And I can’t wait to make some of that “cheesecake” with it!
I’ve been granola crazy lately and have been eating it with this every morning.