Best 4 Homemade Greek Yogurt Recipes

HOMEMADE GREEK YOGURT

Steps:

• Heat milk and cream until almost boiling, stirring regularly, about 5 minutes.
• Fill a large bowl halfway with ice and water. Place a smaller, sterilized bowl over the ice bath for the milk.
• Pour hot milk into the smaller bowl. Cool until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the milk reads 110 to 120 degrees F (43 to 49 degrees C).
• Place yogurt in a separate bowl; mix in enough of the cooled milk until smooth. Pour mixture back into the bowl of milk; remove from ice. Let yogurt rest in a warm place while maintaining a temperature between 110 to 120 degrees F (43 to 49 degrees C), until firm, 6 to 8 hours.
• Line a strainer with a coffee filter and place over a bowl. Place yogurt in the filter and cover top loosely. Refrigerate until desired thickness is achieved, 6 to 8 hours.

HOMEMADE GREEK YOGURT IN YOUR SLOW COOKER

Steps:

• Pour milk into a slow cooker. Cover and cook on Low until hot, 2 1/2 to 3 hours.
• Unplug slow cooker; keep lid on. Wrap slow cooker completely in a large, thick beach towel for insulation. Let sit for 3 to 4 hours.
• Whisk plain yogurt together with 1 cup of hot milk from the slow cooker in a bowl. Return mixture to the slow cooker and stir to combine. Rewrap slow cooker with the towel. Allow to sit at least 8 hours to overnight.
• Line a large colander with 4 layers of cheesecloth and place over a bowl. Ladle yogurt into the colander; let whey drain into the bowl below. Let sit for 30 minutes, so the yogurt comes out quite dry. Store yogurt in a covered container in the refrigerator for 7 to 10 days.

HOMEMADE HONEY GREEK YOGURT

Steps:

• Heat 2 quarts milk in a saucepan over medium heat until a candy thermometer inserted in the liquid reads between 180 and 190 degrees F (82 to 88 degrees C), 8 to 12 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Whisk powdered milk and honey into the warm milk. Let cool until the thermometer reads between 115 and 120 degrees F (46 to 49 degrees C), about 1 hour and 15 minutes.
• Whisk a small portion of the warm milk mixture into the yogurt; stir mixture back into the saucepan. Transfer mixture into a warm slow cooker. Wrap slow cooker in a bath towel and tuck it away into a microwave or oven. Let sit until thickened into yogurt, 6 to 9 hours.
• Line a colander with cheesecloth or coffee filters and set over a bowl. Pour the yogurt into the colander and refrigerate colander and bowl until desired consistency is reached, 4 to 8 hours.

HOMEMADE GREEK/BALKAN STYLE YOGURT

Steps:

• Pour the milk and powdered milk into a large pot or saucepan and heat on stove to 185F, stirring constantly. This should take about 10 minutes.
• Turn off the heat and let the milk sit until the temperature reads 110°F
• Add the starter and stir to combine.
• Put the lid on the pot and wrap the pot in a blanket. Put it in a warm place (I use my oven - turned off, of course!).
• Leave it for at least 12 hours. When you check it, it should be solidified, but creamy when stirred.
• Empty the yogurt into a colander lined with cheesecloth. Set the colander in a large bowl and put it back in the blanket for 1-2 hours.
• When you check it, there should be about a cup to a cup and a half of clear liquid (whey) in the bowl and the yogurt will be thickened considerably.
• Transfer the yogurt to the container and refrigerate.