Homemade Yogurt and Cream Cheese
Making yogurt at home is simple
Cook Time 20 minutes mins
Curing Time 8 hours hrs
Total Time 8 hours hrs 20 minutes mins
Course Condiments, Light Bites
Cuisine International
Servings 2 1L containers
Calories 300 kcal
1 Instant Pot or Dutch Oven
1 small container to mix slurry
1 large bowl with ice water for ice bath
2 spoons 1 large; 1 small
- 1.89 L milk high protein lactose-free milk preferred, (the fattier the better)
- 1 small container yogurt plain with 'Live culture' bacteria
Sterilize pots and lids with boiling hot water before you start.
Pour milk into pot.
Select 'Yogurt' then 'Boil' setting on the instant pot. Once the milk has boiled, carefully remove lid. If you are using a dutch oven, bring the milk to a boil. Turn off stove once boil has been reached.
Carefully remove the milk (in the pot) from the heat into the ice bath.
Stir until warm. Remove the coating from the top of the milk once its cooled.
Mix two tbsps of the milk into the container of yogurt. Stir until smooth and liquid.
Pour the slurry mixture of the diluted yogurt into the pot of warm milk.
Remove the milk from the ice bath and stir vigorously to combine milk and slurry together.
Place the pot of milk back into InstantPot with closed lid. Press 'Yogurt' button 3x times (or until you see the number 8:00). Then let cure for 8hours.If you are using a dutch oven, cover the milk in the dutch oven and place inside the stove for 8hours. Once 8 Hours has passed, you will have made yogurt. Keep in the fridge for up to 10 days.
To Make Cream Cheese
Reserve about 1.5 cups of the yogurt from your batch.
Place yogurt in a cheese cloth and hang it from your the inside of your fridge for 24 hours. Place a bowl underneath to capture the excess liquid.
Next day, you will have cream cheese (farmer's cheese). Place in an air tight container and use within 10 days.
Keyword Cream Cheese, Homemade, Instant Pot, Quick & Easy, Yogurt