Making your own yoghurt will save you a fortune! It’s pretty easy and you’ll wonder why you never tried making it before. So your homework for today is to make this recipe, you won’t regret it!! There are some tips I’d like to give however:
- You need to follow this recipe to the tee – it most probably won’t work if you don’t follow it.
- You need good quality milk. I like non-homogenized full fat. You can purchase your milk on sale and freeze it, this will save you more money. Non-homogenized milk is less processed than regular milk.
- Use a good quality starter (yoghurt). We like five: AM natural or vanilla, or Jalna Pot Set. These two are the best from the supermarket.
- Once you make yoghurt, freeze 80g of it. This will be your starter for your next batch.
- Use your thermoserver or EziYo if you have one. If not use a really thick bowl. Wrap it well in a thick blanket, you are trying to keep it at 37C for 12 hours.
- Once wrapped in a good blanket sit is somewhere warmish but not next to a heater. Just in a bedroom or somewhere, that’s not cold.
- You can leave your yoghurt sitting for up to 24 hours however the longer it sits the more tart it will taste.
Related Recipe: vanilla bean paste
FAQ:
Q: Do I have to use the milk powder?
A: You don’t, but it won’t go as thick and creamy.
Q: Can I use long life milk?
A: You can, but it won’t go as thick and creamy.
Q: Can I use lite milk?
A: You can, but it won’t go as thick and creamy.
Q: How long will my yoghurt last before it goes out of date?
A: If stored in the fridge in an air-tight container it will last approx 3 weeks.
Q: What if my milk is nearly out of date, will this mean my yoghurt will go out of date too?
A: No, as long as your milk isn’t off, your yoghurt will still last approx 3 weeks once made.
You can watch this old video of Jo making yoghurt in one of our YouTube Clips.
TIP: You can use less sugar, the yoghurt will just be less sweet.
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Ingredients
- 50 g raw sugar
- 1 L full cream milk
- 50 g milk powder
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla bean powder or 2 tsp. vanilla bean paste
- 80 g starter (vanilla or natural greek yoghurt)
Instructions
Thermal Cooking Method
- Please read tips and FAQ above before starting.
- Put sugar, milk, milk powder, and vanilla into mixing jug and stir for 5 seconds/speed 6, then cook for 15 minutes/90°C/speed 3.
- Once that has finished, put the mix into your fridge (take the lid off) and turn on a timer for 50 minutes so you remember it's in there. If you need the jug you can tip the mix into a clean bowl and put that into the fridge instead. Then you can use the mixing jug for something else.
- Once the 50 minutes is up, put the milk mixture back into your mixing jug (if it isn't already) and put this back into the thermo machine. It will hopefully be at 37 degrees, if it's not put it back in the fridge for 10 minutes. When you machine says it's at 37°C leave it in the machine and wait for the temperature light to go OFF - this is important!
- As soon as the light goes off, add your starter and cook for 5 minutes/37°C/speed 3.
- Tip the yoghurt mixture into a thermal bowl, or a well-insulated bowl (or a thick glass bowl) with a lid. Wrap this in a blanket and sit it somewhere undisturbed for 12 hours.
- After 12 hours the yoghurt should be set and ready. Transfer to containers and store in the fridge.
Traditional Cooking Method
- Please read tips and FAQ above before starting. You need a cooking thermometer for this method.
- Put sugar, milk, milk powder, and vanilla into a pot over low/medium heat and stir constantly. Heat liquid to 90°C and cook it at this temperature for 15 minutes, continuing to stir constantly.
- Turn the heat off and allow to sit until the temperature comes back down to 35°C.
- Add the starter and cook for 5 minutes, at 37°C.
- Follow Steps 6 - 7 of the thermal method.
Say I wanted to make ‘coconut yoghurt’ at what step would I add the coconut flakes into the yoghurt…..
I would like to know how to make it coconut yogurt too if anyone knows???
I follow this recipe for coconut yogurt: https://livingforlife.me/2013/07/29/coconut-milk-yogurt-with-or-without-a-thermomix/
I’d like to know how you make it if you don’t have thermo.
To be honest, I have never made yoghurt without a thermomix. Sorry, I am not sure how to do it. But I am sure there would be a recipe out there somewhere, or even a youtube clip you could search for. :) Tracey
If I’m using a esiyo container to set it in, Would you suggest it needs hot water in it or simply place hot ingredients into container and seal with the water ?
I think I would still use the water, but you don’t want it too hot either. I’d say it will be a bit of trial and error on your behalf, as we have never tried it in one of those type of containers. Sorry :)
What is the temperature light? How do you know when it goes off? Is it the green dots of light on thermo?
Yes, it’s the lights on the thermo. Once they go off, or the little arrow describing how hot the temp is goes off, that’s when it’s ready. Jo x
I used the print button to print out recipe. Very disappointed it printed on 7 pages – all of the comments etc. There goes another tree !!!! Loved the recipe btw which is why I wanted to print it.
Hi Jenny, when printing a recipe just select the pages you want to print. We understand this is an issue at the moment and we’re working on fixing it. Jo x
I have made this recipe many times and love it! I made it this week and left it an extra day(by accident) do you think it will be ok?
I’d hate to say yes and then you get sick. I live with the rule ‘when in doubt chuck it out’ so perhaps if you think it could be off don’t risk it. Jo
Finally I’ve found a yoghurt recipe that gives the perfect result! I ended up with thick & creamy yoghurt, the kids love it (another win) and has been a great addition to work/school lunchboxes. I also made a fruit purée (frozen fruit & water & touch of sugar) to mix with it when ready to eat. I haven’t left it mixed together. Thanks again!!
Will a TM5 handle doubling the recipe?
Ooh not quite – 1 1/2 would be ok though.
Could you please recommend a milk powder to use? But concerned about using a milk powder.
Thank you
Hi there, you can leave it out if you like. We buy an additive-free one from our health food store, although last time I looked the Coles brand was additive-free. Jo x
My yogurt went stringy I made sure everything was cleaned will it still be ok to eat?
Hi there, yes it should be fine. Just make sure it tastes ok. Jo
Can you half this recipe?
Yes you could.
My yoghurt is grainy, any suggestions
Thank you
Hi Lisa, I find you need to use a good quality milk and it really needs to keep at temperature for the 12 hours. If you leave it too long it can go stringy and grainy.
Jo x
I made this yesterday & left it overnight I followed the recipe to a T. I’ve checked it 12hrs later & it hasn’t set at all. Where did I go wrong? ?
Oh no what a bumma. Did you use good quality milk? And did you keep it warm?
It’s hard to know what happened but I find if I dont keep it warm enough, or if it’s too warm it won’t work.
Jo
Hello
Ive made my first batch of yoghurt and turned out perfect! I left out the sugar but it definitely needs a bit of sweetness. Have you made it with maple syrup or honey? If so how much do you add and at what step? Thanks
Hi
Will this recipe work in the tm5 with the auto yoghurt function?
Cheers Amanda
No, we recommend you follow the recipe as written.