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Instant Pot Homemade Yogurt


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4.7 from 213 reviews

  • Author: Soniya Saluja
  • Total Time: 10 hours
  • Diet: VegetarianDiet

Description

Save money by making Homemade yogurt at less than half the cost of store bought. It tastes amazing, fresh, and you will know exactly what is in yours - no more reading labels. All you need is Just 2 ingredients and just 2 steps! You can also try creating different flavors of yogurt once you master this instant pot homemade yogurt recipe. Instructions for homemade Greek yogurt are also included.


Ingredients

Units Scale
  • 52 ounces Ultra-Filtered-Pasteurized Milk
  • 2 Tbsp Fresh Yogurt Starter

Instructions

  1. Pour the ultra pasteurized milk in your inner pot / glass bowl.
  2. Add in the starter / live culture / fresh Yogurt to the milk.
  3. Whisk it nicely and place the lid on.
  4. Push the Yogurt button and use the +/- buttons to set time to 8 hours. the setting should be "Normal."
  5. When Yogurt cycle is finished, open it gently due to water condensation in the inner side of the instant pot lid
  6. .Place a bounty tissue on top of the pot / bowl and a lid and transfer to refrigerator to chill for 1-2 hours.
  7. The tissue will soak all the additional water and make the yogurt creamy.

Notes

  • Use Ultra Pasteurized Milk. Tried and tested with Costco Kirkland organic whole milk
  • Make sure the culture that you use is not sour; otherwise it will make the yogurt sour too
  • Use live cultures or fresh yogurt preferably from the last batch however you can use Chobani , Fage, Oui, or Greek yogurt for the first time.
  • You can use pot in pot method to make yogurt in glass bowls.
  • Do not use raw or regular milk, as it contains bacteria and it needs to be boiled first.
  • Use fresh yogurt starter(it should contain live active cultures)
  • You can use 2%Ultra pasteurized milk too ( yogurt sets well)
  • Prep Time: 0 hours
  • Additional Time: 2 hours
  • Cook Time: 8 hours
  • Cuisine: American

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1
  • Calories: 2
  • Sugar: 0
  • Sodium: 2
  • Fat: 0
  • Saturated Fat: 0
  • Unsaturated Fat: 0
  • Trans Fat: 0
  • Carbohydrates: 0
  • Fiber: 0
  • Protein: 0
  • Cholesterol: 0