How To Prepare Your Own Yogurt With A Crockpot

If you are a big fan of yogurt just like me then then you might want to bookmark this page for further updates of more yogurt recipes. In as much as I love yogurt I prefer yogurt that have less lactose and not expensive.

But what if you can get a yogurt without spending much and still get that beautiful taste you long for preparing the yogurt yourself, how does that sound to you? great right? yes that what we will be learning in this article today.

I have been longing to get a DIY yogurt recipes with less lactose after much research I stumble upon this recipe I never wanted to give it away but this will be unfare if I don't share it with you right?

So, lets discover how to prepare your own you yogurt with a crockpot

Ingredients:

- Crock pot (any size with do)

- Milk (about 1%)

- Dark-colored blanket or towel

- Plain yogurt (preferbly use 1%) with live cultures

- Strainer

- Cheesecloth (A clean, unbleached white t-shirt, pillow or sheet will do)

Preparation:

- Pour the milk into the crockpot. Pending the size of your crockpot some larger crockpot can take upto 8 cups but mine holds 4 cups so I put 4 cups of milk. Leave extra space to accommodate the froth it will produce and also the yogurt you will need to add.

- Cover the crockpot and turn it to low for about an hour. By then the milk should have reach about 180 degrees Fahrenheit.

- Now turn off the crockpot and let it settle for about 30 minutes, still it it covered. This will cool the milk to about 115 - 120 degrees Farhrenheit.

- Add a small quantity of yogurt to the mix to begin the process. Because I used four cups of milk, I added 1/4 cup of yogurt, but if you will using 8 cups of milk then you should add 1/2 cup or thereabout. It's not necessary to add a lot of yogurt to begin the production of yogurt.

- The next thing is to wrap the crockpot with the towel. The reason for doing this is to make sure that it stays warm in a dark and cool environment. It then the bacteria will be more active.

- Give it up 6 - 12 hours, but if you are inpatient and give it a shorter time you will not get the best results and asides from that you will produce yogurt with higher lactose which is unhealthy to the body. But the longer the thicker and tangier yogurt you will get and similar in taste and consistency to Greek yogurt.

- Depending your taste on how thick you want your yogurt, you will need to strain it a bit. You will observe that it's still fairly runny, it doesn't mean you've done something wrong.

What I do is to set a bowl to catch the whey and put small strainer on the top of it to filter the yogurt.

- The next step is to lay your cheesecloth over the strainer. I used an unbleached white t-shirt, then pour the yogurt in, don't fright when some whey has already separated, it'll filter through again.

Note: Make sure that the cloth whether it's a t-shirt, sheet or cheesecloth or any other alternative is untreated with chemicals and it's yet to be washed with detergent lately. You don't want to waste your time and seeing your yogurt taste like soap.

Quick tip: If you want a thicker yogurt, cover it and put it in the fridge for few hours to let it drain and you will get a superb homemade Greek yogurt. And if you just want a plain yogurt then strain for only a half an hour to an hour. You can always every now and then to see it's result.

- Once you are through you can collect the whey and keep them. You can use them for baking or shakes recipes instead of milk.

It ready to serve, I hope you find this recipes of how to make your own yogurt with a crockpot and don't border wasting money on high lactose yogurts that can be harmful to your body. If you find this post helpful comment below. Thanks :)