{"id":397,"date":"2018-11-05T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-05T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/katrina.effexhost.com\/index.php\/2018\/11\/05\/crockpot-monday-yogurt\/"},"modified":"2025-01-09T00:20:41","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T00:20:41","slug":"crockpot-monday-yogurt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifewithkatie.com\/index.php\/2018\/11\/05\/crockpot-monday-yogurt\/","title":{"rendered":"Crockpot Monday: Yogurt"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Have you ever made your own yogurt? Every so often I get this itch to experiment with something new. Sometimes that’s a good thing…sometimes… Well, life should be a bit of an adventure, right?<\/p>\n

Yogurt:<\/u><\/b>
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\nIngredients:<\/u>
\n8 cups (half-gallon) of whole milk
\n1\/2 cup store-bought natural, live\/active culture plain yogurt
\nfrozen\/fresh fruit for flavoring
\nthick bath towel
\ncrockpot<\/p>\n

Directions:<\/u><\/p>\n

This takes a while. Make your yogurt on a day when you\u2019ll be home to keep an eye on it.<\/p>\n

Plug in your crockpot and turn to low. Add an entire half gallon of milk. Cover and cook on low for 2.5 hours.<\/p>\n

Unplug your crockpot. Leave the cover on, and let it sit for 3 hours.<\/p>\n

When 3 hours have passed, scoop out 2 cups of the warmish milk and put it in a bowl. Whisk in 1\/2 cup of store-bought live\/active culture yogurt. Then dump the bowl contents back into the crockpot. Stir to combine.<\/p>\n

Put the lid back on your crockpot. Keep it unplugged, and wrap a heavy bath towel all the way around the crock for insulation.<\/p>\n

Go to bed, or let it sit for 8 hours.<\/p>\n

In the morning, the yogurt will have thickened. Blend in batches with your favorite fruit. When you blend in the fruit, bubbles will form. They aren’t a big deal, and will settle eventually.<\/p>\n

Chill in a plastic container in the refrigerator. Your fresh yogurt will last 7-10 days. Save 1\/2 cup (unflavored) as a starter to make a new batch and next time you won\u2019t need to purchase a live culture.<\/p>\n

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If you try this, let me know what you thought!<\/p>\n

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