Blogless Sara reported that her sister had great success with making crockpot yogurt, then Norma posted about it, and the Crockpot Brigade marched. I can only imagine that Norma's post has struck fear in the hearts of everyone at Stonyfield! Boy oh boy, did I ever want to join the Brigade, but alas, no crockpot (silly me, thinking they were only useful to meat eaters! I know better now!). A trip to Target remedied that problem, and on Saturday, I set to making yogurt.
Could it be easier? No. I used organic 1% milk and plain Stonyfield non-fat yogurt. This batch is a bit thin, despite adding powdered milk. Next time, I'll strain it to get a texture closer to Greek yogurt. The only trick is to get your timing right. I started mine late in the morning, which meant that I had to stay up until midnight to get the finished yogurt into the fridge. Next time, I'll start it at about 4:30 p.m., and it will be ready for the fridge when I get up in the morning.
Oh. You want the recipe? Sure thing.
Pardon? Oh, a picture? Of course I took one, with a dollop of summer (also known as strawberry freezer jam).
My attempt was an epic fail. I think my kitchen was too cold. I’ll try again at some point!
my (small, but not mini) crockpot gets tons of action and it’s never seen meat. In fact, it’s going right now with some potato, carrot, and curry. may you and yours have a nice long future of happiness together.
Yogurt? how on earth did i miss this? I think my crockpot will be excited by this new adventure. It’s tired of root veges all winter.
When I got interested in trying to make my own yogurt and cottage cheese is just about the same time I realized I had developed an allergy to dairy.
d’oh!