Best Homemade Thick Creamy Yogurt Recipes

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THICK, CREAMY HOMEMADE YOGURT



Thick, Creamy Homemade Yogurt image

Provided by Mary Younkin

Number Of Ingredients 3

4 cups whole milk
1 tablespoon yogurt *
Optional stir-ins: maple syrup (honey, jams, jellies, vanilla extract)

Steps:

  • Bring the milk to 190 degrees over medium heat, remove from the heat and allow the milk to cool to 110 degrees, this takes from 30-45 minutes in my kitchen most of the time. Stir in the yogurt. Pour through a strainer into a pitcher and pour into jars.
  • Place in the dehydrator for 10 hours at 105 degrees. Alternatively, the yogurt can be finished in a yogurt maker for 8 hours. (Process according to the manufacturer's directions.) At the end of the warming time, chill in the refrigerator until ready to eat.
  • If your jars have a little bit of whey (or watery liquid) in the top, just stir it into the finished yogurt right before eating. Sweeten to taste with honey, maple syrup, fruit jams or jellies. I like to add a tiny splash of vanilla extract as well. Enjoy!
  • * You really do not need more yogurt than a tablespoon per quart of milk. The more yogurt you add, the more tangy the resulting yogurt will be. Additional yogurt won't thicken the yogurt more, it will simply affect the flavor.

HOMEMADE THICK CREAMY YOGURT



Homemade Thick Creamy Yogurt image

Pure yogurt is quite soft and watery. This recipe adds gelatine and cornstarch like most store-bought brands. The result is a velvety smooth, thick creamy yogurt.

Provided by Girla

Categories     Low Cholesterol

Time 6h25m

Yield 8 1/2 cups

Number Of Ingredients 4

8 cups skim milk or 8 cups 1% low-fat milk
1 (84 g) envelope unflavored gelatin
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/2 cup plain yogurt, containing active yogurt culture (from a newly opened container)

Steps:

  • Have ready a sterilized whisk, spoon and candy thermometer.
  • Put milk into a heavy bottomed pot or microwavable dish.
  • Sprinkle gelatine crystals over cold milk, stir and let sit 10 minutes.
  • Add cornstarch and whisk until smooth.
  • If using a pot, scald the milk over medium or medium-high heat, whisking often to prevent burning.
  • If using a microwave, heat milk on high and whisk every few minutes until milk reaches a temperature of 95 degrees Celsius or 203 Fahrenheit.
  • Remove from heat and let cool to 52 degrees Celsius or 125 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Use a sterilized spoon to add the yogurt from a newly opened container and whisk until smooth.
  • Pour into sterilized containers with lids and incubate 4 to 6 hours. I do this by warming a comforter or sleeping bag in the dryer then using it to wrap the yogurt containers. Be creative.
  • Refrigerate when set.
  • Stir before using to mix in the separated whey.
  • To flavour the yogurt, just add fruit, sweetener, jam, spices, flavoured extract, concentrated juice, or whatever you prefer.
  • Keeps up to 3 weeks. Remember to use some of the last batch to make a new batch.

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