This may be my most exciting Make it Yourself Monday yet! Even better than my first time making almond butter!
My friend told me about the blog Crockpot 365 and mentioned she’d made a lot of recipes from there. She also casually mentioned making yogurt in a crockpot! Say what?! I don’t think I had ever even considered making my own yogurt before, and certainly didn’t think a crockpot could be used.
I trust my friend, though- she is a yogurt connoisseur. In fact, we went to Europe together a few years ago and she tried yogurt in 9 out of the 11 countries we went to. (Unfortunately, the Vatican doesn’t sell yogurt…)
It’s safe to say she knows her yogurt, so I followed her instructions and hoped for the best!
Her first tip- milk that comes in a glass bottle will produce better results.
I bought organic whole milk at Whole Foods yesterday and it was a pretty decent price. I didn’t realize that I only bought half the amount I needed, so I used a quart of lowfat milk I found in the fridge as well. It’s still really creamy!
Homemade Yogurt
(Adapted from this recipe)
Ingredients:
- 1 quart whole milk
- 1 quart low-fat milk
- 4 ounces plain, whole milk yogurt
Directions:
- Turn your crockpot on low and add both quarts of milk. Cover and let sit for 2 1/2 hours.
- Unplug your crockpot and let sit for another three hours.
- After three hours, take two cups of warm milk from the crockpot and whisk in yogurt. Add back to crockpot and stir. Cover with a blanket or towel and let sit overnight.
I was so pleased to discover yogurt in my crockpot this morning!!
The consistency was just that of regular yogurt! I prefer the thickness of Greek yogurt, so I followed the advice of my friend and strained it to make Greek yogurt.
To strain it, I lined a colander with paper towels, dumped the yogurt in, covered it with a towel and let it sit in the fridge for 8 hours.
So thick and creamy! What I liked best about this was that it wasn’t really tangy- I HATE tangy yogurt!
I couldn’t believe how much whey came out of the yogurt. I just couldn’t bear to throw it away- it’s sitting in my fridge now until I figure out what to do with it 
I opted to not flavor the entire batch- I like variety, so each day I can decide what flavor I want.
I added maple syrup and cinnamon to my bowl today. It was delicious! Definitely one of the most rewarding things I’ve ever made
Have you ever used a crockpot? This was my first time!
Yogurt! That’s really advanced in my book. My grandmother used to make yogurt when I was a child and she used to strain it hanging it in a muslin “bag” from a tree in our back yard. Yep! Today’s post induced a random trip in the memory lane
I love my crockpot!! I’ve actually made several of that blogs recipes
it was one of my favs when I first got married! I’ve really been wanting to make homemade yogurt but I’m so worried ill mess it up!!
This is one of the best make yourself Monday recipe. Since it was hot and humid where I lived in India, it was easier to make yogurt. But now I’ll know how to make it here too. This is great Kate! Thanks for sharing!
That is so awesome! Now I think I have to give it a try. I eat yogurt like crazy and I’d love to try and make my own
HOMEMADE YOGURT!? I didn’t even know that this was possible!!
Thank you for sharing
I’ve heard people do this. It’s pretty intensive, but is a good idea!
I love my crock pot. It’s massive. I could totally downgrade… but it works! (when I feel like the hassle of pulling it out of the corner of a shelf in my kitchen)
u are SO COOL! these are my fav posts!! so impressive that u can make so many things each week!
Making yogurt in a crockpot? I’m totally going to have to try that sometime!
Love your blog, by the way!
My parents just bought a crockpot – I will suggest that they make this for the next time I go round.
I make yoghurt in school – it was so exciting
Very cool! I once tried making almond milk yogurt. Yeah, that failed. It sounds so good though, I might try again. Thanks for sharing!
Wow I had no idea you could make yogurt in the crockpot! I love my crockpot, especially during the school year and winter. I throw all the ingredients in the crockpot in the morning and i come home to a warm, comforting meal! Steel cut oats in the crock pot are also amazing.. I’ve made them overnight before and nothing beats them!
oh my gosh that is amazing! My dad loves whole milk yogurt so I might try this out! I never knew it was that easy. I bet it was really cool to eat your very own homemade greek yogurt for breakfast
I love that site! She’s my hero.
This is amazing! Look at you, Martha Stewart!
What a “good thing!”
I have always thought about making my own yogurt, and maybe you have finally inspired me
it looks so delicious! I’ve used a crockpot to make stews in the winter, they’re awesome.
How about buying me a crock pot so I can make this?
wow, kudos to you for making your own yogurt! I would never even think to do this, looks delicious!
whoa whoa!! This is sooo cool Kate!!! I’m so curious about how it tastes! What a fun concept~And milk in a glass bottle?! haha, I’ve never bought that!! It’s so cool to me b/c it just makes me think of old school movies
I’ve made my own Greek yogurt before but never homemade regular yogurt. I’d really love to try that! And great idea using the crockpot, too. I always thought of those as more of a warmer food type thing but now I know they can be used in all seasons.
Another great crockpot use! Last thing I made in there was Chicken & Dumplings, it came out great
I can’t wait to try this. I’ve wanted to make yogurt for ages! What a cool idea.
Whoa! Cool. This is just going to be another reason to love my crockpot!
Girl, we must be on the same wave or something – even though I haven’t had the urge to make yogurt, the idea to strain plain, regular low-fat yogurt struck me yesterday, but I wasn’t sure how it would work. Thank you for the tutorial!
Oh my gosh, I’m totally doing it this way! I’ve tried to make it once in a warm oven and it did NOT turn out. This is so exciting…thanks for posting!
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