The Easiest Crock Pot Homade Yogurt (Vegan / Plant-Based)
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This recipe is originally from vegcharlottenc.com
Ingredients
  • 4 cups plain, unsweetened non-dairy milk. (I use soy milk, people have said coconut milk does NOT work though)
  • 1 single-serving size container of non-dairy yogurt (I use soy-based yogurt) OR ½ cup of yogurt from your last batch
Directions
  1. Place the 4 cups of non-dairy milk in your crock pot (the milk should be at room temperature before starting this). Turn the crock pot on to low and let it cook in there for 2½ hours.
  2. After the 2½ hours are up, turn off your crock pot and let the milk sit again for 2 more hours.
  3. When the 2 hours are up, remove about 1 cup of warmed milk from the crock pot and mix the yogurt "starter" with that 1 cup of milk. Once it is well mixed, add it all back into the crock pot and stir it well with a whisk.
  4. Remove the glass container from the crock pot base and wrap it well in a towel. Place the wrapped crock pot in your oven (which should be OFF!!!) for 8-10 hours. I have also placed my wrapped crock pot inside my larger crock pot container and placed it in a cupboard on days when I know I will need to use my oven and this works great for me as well.*
  5. Remove from the oven and place into your fridge until cool.
  6. If the yogurt separated some, remove the separated liquid and then store the yogurt in your fridge. Don't forget to save ½ cup of yogurt for your next batch.
  7. *The longer you let the yogurt sit in the dark oven the more sour it will become, but the thicker it becomes as well. I have found 10 hours to be the optimal time for our yogurt.
Recipe by Green Leaves and Jam, a Plant-Based Diet at http://greenleavesandjam.com/the-easiest-crock-pot-homemade-yogurt-vegan-plant-based/