You'll need:
Milk (skim, 1%, 2%, or whole), enough to fill your yogurt machine's containers (we use 6 1/2 cups)
1/3 cup powdered milk (or 1 teaspoon plain unflavored gelatin), to thicken the yogurt
1/3 cup sugar
1 Tablespoon vanilla
1 teaspoon yogurt with active cultures (plain or vanilla), for a starter
Bring milk, powdered milk, and sugar nearly to a boil in a saucepan, stirring often. (I get it up to around 190 degrees on our thermometer.) Remove from heat.
Cool using one of two methods: fill a sink with cold water and set the pan inside, stirring often (this will take about 5 minutes), or let sit at room temperature till cooled. You want the mixture to cool to around 100 degrees.
Gently stir in vanilla and yogurt starter (don't beat or whip). Ladle into yogurt containers and process 4 to 10 hours in your yogurt machine (the longer you process, the more tart it will taste).
This recipe makes a wonderful, creamy vanilla yogurt that's great by itself (Kari would rather eat it than ice cream!), as a base for smoothies, or to make flavored yogurts like orange cream or key lime.
By the way, if you don't have a yogurt machine, you can make it in your Crock-Pot!
11 comments:
what on earth are you doing up at such an ungodly hour?! oh, i guess it is 2 hours later there than here. well homemade yogurt does sound good ;-)
yum yogurt
you're making me hungry ;-)
Thanks for sharing. I have a yogurt maker, but haven't been able to get it to taste good. I'll give it a try!
outdoor.mom: I actually wrote this post yesterday, and simply scheduled it for this morning. :)
Next batch I do in my crockpot (in a day or two) I will have to try throwing in these extras to make vanilla yogurt!
This is a FABULOUS recipe! Thanks so much for posting! I was having such a hard time finding a GOOD vanilla yogurt recipe to use with my Yogourmet Yogurt maker. It was almost bad enough I was ready to sell the thing! Thanks so much!
Hello, thanks for your recipe but can I use vanilla yogurt as a starter instead?
Yes, that should work just fine! I buy a carton of yogurt every four or five weeks just to get a fresh starter, and I often use vanilla.
Good luck! :)
Just finished making this recipe. I don't have a yogurt maker so it is currently incubating in a corningware container wrapped in a towel on top of my stove. I've made lots of plain yogurt, but have never made a flavored one before. I made a quart so I reduced the powdered milk and sugar to 1/4 cup, but kept the vanilla at a Tbsp. I'll let you know how it turned out.
I hope it works well! Let me know! :)
This sounds like a great recipe. Stoneyfield is my favorite yogurt also. I can't wait to try it!
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