Ingredients
Scale
Half gallon whole milk (for Keto use half and half or heavy cream)
½ cup good quality plain commercial yogurt with active cultures
OR
10 grams of freeze-dried yogurt starter
Instructions
- Pour milk into the inner pot of the Instant Pot and put cover on with vent turned toward “sealing”.
- Push the “Yogurt” button, then “Adjust”.
- The word “Boil” will light up and it will start heating the milk to 180 degrees.
- The word “Yogt” will light up when it is finished heating.
- Remove the lid from the Instant Pot being careful not to let the condensation from the lid drip into the milk.
- Use a thermometer to confirm it is 180 degrees.
- With the lid off, press “Yogurt” and “Adjust” again and allow to heat for an additional 5 minutes.
- Press “Cancel” to turn off the machine.
- Remove the inner pot and place in a large bowl filled with ice and water to cool.
- When the milk reaches 80 degrees, remove any “skin” that has formed.
- In a small bowl, place ½ cup yogurt or 10 grams of yogurt starter.
- Add 1 cup of the cooled milk and whisk well.
- Pour milk back into the inner pot and place it in the Instant Pot
- Put the cover back on with vent turned toward “sealing.”
- Push the “Yogurt” button and increase time to reach 24 hours.
- After 24 hours turn off and unplug the Instant Pot.
- Place yogurt in a large or individual containers and refrigerate for 8 hours.
The yogurt is now ready to eat and will keep for up to 2 weeks in the refrigerator. Use as you would plain store-bought yogurt. Enjoy!
Notes
*Cook time: ferment and cool for 32 hours (noted in the instructions).
- Prep Time: 30 min
- Cook Time: 32 hours