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Homemade Crock-Pot Yogurt Recipe

Author Sonja

Ingredients

  • -1/2 gallon whole milk
  • -1/2 cup plain yogurt made with live and active cultures I have made this with flavored yogurt before and it worked but the yogurt had the faint flavor throughout, so it should be plain or vanilla yogurt
  • -optional 1-2 cups of dried milk for thickening I used 1 cup and it was thick*Update 10/7/12 The first time you make this, try it without the dried milk and see if you need to add it. I don't add it anymore, and we get a great thickness.

Instructions

  1. Pour the 1/2 gallon of milk into the slow cooker (I have used what I think is a 3 quart slow cooker, and there wasn't much wiggle room, but it worked. I've also used a 5 quart).
  2. Cook on low for 2 1/2 hours to 180 degrees (I never worry about the temperature, but in case you want to know).
  3. Turn off the slow cooker, and let the warm milk sit for another 3 hours, keeping the lid on the slow cooker (cooling to 110-115 degrees).
  4. Take 2 cups of the milk out and mix it with the yogurt.
  5. If you are thickening your yogurt with dried milk, you can add it at this time to the yogurt mixture.
  6. Combine the yogurt mixture with the milk in the slow cooker and whisk until smooth.
  7. Turn on the light in your oven.
  8. Insert slow cooker into the oven with the lid on. DO NOT turn on your oven. The oven light will provide warmth for your yogurt cultures.
  9. Leave in the oven for 8-12 hours.
  10. Add your favorite toppings.
  11. Store in the fridge for up to two weeks.