How to make Greek Yogurt.
Why choose homemade Greek yogurt?
— You get the option to make different flavors
— You can make it dairy-free and sugar-free
— Just one ingredient, and no expensive equipment required
While there are many “how to make Greek yogurt” tutorials online (and please feel free to try them if you are feeling adventurous!), these recipes usually require a yogurt starter and/or a fancy machine.
The following tutorial requires neither of these things; it is easy and quick, but it’s also a really useful trick to know! Just a few steps can turn your favorite yogurt into thick and creamy Greek yogurt—especially helpful for everyone who needs a dairy-free yogurt and can’t find/dislikes the only dairy-free Greek yogurt option on the market. It’s also great if you need Greek yogurt for a recipe and don’t want to make a special trip to the store.
How To Make Greek Yogurt
- 1 container yogurt of choice (I used Wholesoy)
- pot and fine mesh strainer
- cheesecloth or coffee filters
Place the fine mesh sieve over the pot, and line with cheesecloth or coffee filters. (See photos.) Put all of the yogurt into the strainer, then refrigerate overnight. Discard the liquid at the bottom of the pot, or save it for another use, and you are left with thick “Greek-style” yogurt! (Note: I did not have success in this recipe with So Delicious; if you like that brand, I’d recommend just buying their Greek yogurt to begin with.) Eat as you would Greek yogurt, or use in your favorite recipe that calls for Greek yogurt. I’ve posted a few recipes below.
View Homemade Greek Yogurt Nutrition Facts
3 Delicious Uses For Greek Yogurt:
I will be back tomorrow, with a new recipe!
I forgot about this completely! I used to make homemade cream cheese this way when I ate dairy. Can’t wait to try it with Whole Soy, which happens to be my favorite brand. Thank you so much for sharing! 🙂
I can never find the So Delicious Greek yogurt anywhere by me so this idea is pure genius!! So easy!
What a great idea and looks so simple. Trying this asap 🙂
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This looks so easy! I’m assuming you’d lose some volume from liquid loss. If i’m using yogurt with dairy, any idea how much greek yogurt you’d get from this recipe? Thanks!
Since over here we don’t have any non dairy greek yogurt AT ALL- this is a very welcome post!!! Thankyou!!!
I’m a total noob here, but, is this going to be actual greek yogurt (more protein) or is it “greek-style” yogurt (thickness, etc)?
In traditional dairy based yogurt greek yogurt contains more protein per serving because the liquid that is drained off the yogurt contains lactose (milk sugar=carbs). They aren’t actually putting more protein in the yogurt, it is just a happy result of the straining.
This is how labne is made, though it is strained longer so it is closer to a cream cheese consistency – also delicious!
Question: What can I do if I CAN’T BUY vegan yogurt? I don’t live in the US, but I would LOVE to try your yogurt recipes-do you have any substitutes? Thanks!!
Delicious recipes.Thank you.
Hi thank you for these ideas and recipes. My addition to this is that I use Kefir Milk and also decant it to give me a soft cream cheese. The liquid that comes out the bottom is a clear & yellow (Whey) that can be accumulated and used for fermenting vegetables. I will be watching for your next recipe. From Sunny South Africa