Craving creamy, homemade yogurt? You're in the right place. It's far more delicious than store-bought, and you control every ingredient for ultimate freshness and quality.
Skip the expensive yogurt maker. If you have glass jars and a pressure cooker, you're all set to make your own.
Don't believe it? I've been doing this for years—follow my simple, tested method below.
- 1 plain yogurt (for the ferment)
- 1 liter semi-skimmed milk
- 1 pot of yogurt filled with powdered milk
1. Boil the liter of milk.
2. Cool it to 45°C.
3. Add the powdered milk and plain yogurt to a container.
4. Mix thoroughly.
5. Pour into small glass jars.
6. Add two glasses of water to the pressure cooker.
7. Heat the water, then let it cool.
8. Arrange the jars in the cooker.
9. Close the lid.
10. Let rest for at least five hours, ideally near a heat source.
11. Refrigerate overnight.
Your homemade yogurts are ready—no yogurt maker needed! :-) It's incredibly easy and tastes amazing.
Master this simple recipe for natural homemade yogurt, then get creative. Add peaches or strawberries in summer, pears or bananas in winter, or even rose/violet extract.
Try a chocolate version next!
If you lack a kitchen thermometer to check milk or water temps, you can find one here.
Store-bought flavored yogurt averages €0.35 each.
Homemade costs about €0.12, varying with add-ins. That's over 20 cents saved per yogurt—huge for families!
We consume around 100 yogurts monthly at home, saving more than €20 per month... or €240 yearly!
All without buying a yogurt maker.
