Is it worth it to make your own Greek yogurt?

You’ll see the most savings if you like Greek yogurt, because it’s more expensive than regular yogurt. You’ll pay around $4.99 for a 500-g container of Greek yogurt, but you can make that amount of Greek yogurt with a $1.12 litre of milk. That makes homemade Greek yogurt 78 percent cheaper, saving you $3.87 a batch.

Can you use vanilla yogurt as a starter?

1/2 cup yogurt starter (Any yogurt with live cultures works. I’d recommend plain or vanilla. Once you make your first batch, simply save 1/2 cup of the yogurt to use as starter for your next batch.)

How do you make Greek yogurt without a starter?

Homemade yogurt without yogurt starter

1. Scald – pour milk in a saucepan and heat on medium until it almost comes to a boil. (
2. Cool – Cool the milk to room temperature (110°F or 43°C).
3. Culture – Add the citric acid or freeze-dried culture to the milk and combine well with a whisk.

Is homemade yogurt a probiotic?

About 30 times the healthy bacteria going into your tummy in one, delicious serve of homemade yoghurt. Can’t argue with that! 24 hour yoghurt also has a higher probiotic count than commercial yoghurt because it is fermented longer.

What to make with plain Greek yogurt?

Yogurt Pesto. Combine 1 ½ cups plain Greek yogurt with ½ cup pesto (homemade or store bought, basic basil or variety of your choice), and mix until smooth. Pair it with roasted potatoes or vegetables, scrambled eggs, whole-wheat pasta, or use as dipping sauce for chicken, fish, or steak. Spread it on a sandwich,…

How do you make Greek yogurt taste better?

Add a sweetener like maple syrup. Maple syrup takes less than a minute to mix into your yogurt and instantly makes yogurt taste better. By adding the sweetener yourself, you also get to control the health to taste ratio of the yogurt.

How do you make Greek yogurt?

To make Greek yogurt: Place a colander in a large bowl. Line the colander with cheesecloth, thick paper towels, or a clean tea towel. Pour the yogurt into the cheesecloth-lined colander and fold the cheesecloth on top. Place a small plate over the cheesecloth and put something heavy (like a stack of bowls) on top.

What makes Greek yogurt ‘Greek’?

Greek yogurt Greek yogurt, also known as concentrated or strained yogurt, is made by eliminating the whey and other liquids from regular yogurt (3). Because the straining process reduces the total volume, Greek yogurt takes significantly more milk than regular yogurt to make a batch of the same size.