If you’re the kind of person that likes to cook up a storm in the kitchen, there’s a high chance that you don’t like to buy ready-made items from the grocery store. After all, why buy ready-made when you can concoct it in your own home? There are so many dishes and food items that you can make with your bare hands, but sometimes you might need a few extra utensils to get the recipe just right. In fact, you can make your very own yogurt using just a few ingredients and an Instant Pot!
The Ingredients
This recipe is super easy to make and requires just two simple ingredients. All you need is 2 quarts of whole milk, and two tablespoons of whole-milk Greek yogurt. It may seem counterintuitive to put yogurt in a recipe to make yogurt, but trust us, it’s totally worth it. That’s because this Instant Pot yogurt will taste completely different from anything you have ever eaten before.
The Method
The best thing about this Instant Pot recipe is that you need just five minutes to prep it. Of course, you then need 12 hours and 40 minutes to cook it – but you can just leave it overnight! Simply pour the milk into your Instant Pot and choose the “Yogurt” setting. Press this button until you see “boil” on the screen, and let it do its thing for 35 minutes. By this time, your milk should reach 180°. Once this is the case, remove the inner pot and place it in an ice bath to cool to around 110 – 115°. Then, stir a cup of milk into the Greek yogurt, and place the whole mixture back into the Instant Pot. Press the “Normal” setting button, and let the yogurt whisk and whir away for around 8 to 12 hours. Once this cycle has finished, transfer the yogurt into the containers of your choice and chill for about four hours in the refrigerator, or until it has set completely.
If you have an Instant Pot, you’ll know that there are so many recipes that can be made in the comfort of your own home. You can whip up soups, you can make stews, you can roast meats, and you can even make your own yogurt! Yes, there’s no need to buy any more pots of yogurt, because yours will be so much better.