Here’s my amazing recipe for how to make Vanilla Yogurt in the comfort of your home without neccessarily needing a Yogurt maker.
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In this recipe, we’ll also be exploring homemade Vanilla French and Greek Yogurts as well as knowing the ingredients required for the preparation and its benefits.
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About my Vanilla Yogurt Recipe
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So i first got interested in learning how to make Vanilla Yogurt from the moment i laid eyes on Pinkberry Yogurts when they newly came into the Nigerian market. From mere looking at it, it was somewhat hard for me to tell the difference between a bowl of Yogurt and a bowl of Ice cream.
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Even now i’m not sure i can tell the difference (maybe partly due to my short sighted eyes). However, one thing i do know is that i’ll always know the difference when i taste it.
Back to the matter at hand, but first, let’s take a look at the benefits and advantages you stand to gain from consuming this delicious recipe.
Vanilla yogurt benefits
- First and foremost, if nothing else, its extremely rich in protein,
- Some varieties of it could aid in strengthening your immune system
- It may benefit your Heart’s health
- It could even make your teeth whiter because although it may contain some degree of sugar, has no harmful effect on enamel.
- For those who workout (besides the added benefit of high protein), it could further serve as a means of pre-workout or post-workout supplementation.
- For ladies, it also could prevent Yeast infection.
Now that you know our Vanilla Yogurt recipe is actually worth eating not just for the sake of your tongue but also because of its many health benefits, lets dive into the How-To part of this delicious equation, shall we?
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Vanilla yogurt ingredients
The ingredients we’ll be using to prepare our Vanilla Yogurt recipe include:
- 1 cup (250 grams) of any powdered milk of your choice (I prefer Peak Milk)
- 3 cups (750 ml) of Water
- 2 to 4 tablespoons of Plain natural Yogurt or Greek yogurt, any of the two you prefer (purchased at a store)
- 1 small bottle of Vanilla flavoring
- Sugar (as you like)
Looks pretty easy right? Wrong! This is one of those recipes that take an absurd amount of time to be ready for consumption, but the wait time is so worth it in the end.
Directions for how to make Vanilla Yogurt Recipe (with plain or Greek Yogurt)
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Before we dive into the step by step directions proper, its important you know that with this recipe, you can choose to make your own Yogurt thick or light. It all depends on how you like it (i prefer thick but that’s just me). For those of you who like yours thich, the Greek Yogurt tends to be typically thicker than the natural one.
Step 1: Pour your powdered milk of choice into a saucepan and add a cup of lukewarm water. Stir well so dissolve the milk. Once the milk is properly dissolved, add more all the remaining water. Don’t yet add sugar and flavor at this point.
Step 2: Next, place the saucepan with the dissolved milk solution on medium heat and stir continuously so it doesn’t burn as you wait for it to start boiling (when it is about to start boiling, you’ll notice some bubbles start to surface on the milk. Stir quickly and bring down from the fire).
Step 3: Let the hot milk cool down till it is of Luke warm temperature (about 44 degrees Centigrade) (as it’s cooling, there will appear a thin layer of film that will form on the surface of the milk. Peel it off. You don’t want this.
Step 4: Mix the Greek or plain Yogurt with the Milk solution. If you want, you can dilute the Yogurt using warm milk if it’s too thick before mixing it with the Milk. Mix both thoroughly (secret hack: you could even use an egg beater machine to make it mix faster….don’t tell anyone i told you!).
Step 5: Gently and carefully pour the mixture into any container of your choice that can be sealed pretty air tight with its cover. You can also add a strip of plastic wrap or foil paper over it just to be double sure that it is sealed air tight. All this is to properly preserve the internal temperature of the Vanilla Yogurt.
Step 6: Place in a warm Oven. If you can’t get access to one, boil water and pour into several water bottles, place beneath a food cooler, place the bowl of your mixture on them and place more on top before closing the cooler tightly shut.
Step 7: Leave like this between 8 to 12 hrs so the mixture can set properly.
Step 8: After 8 hrs, you can open the cooler and check the mixture. All things being equal, you should see a natural thick Yogurt mixture. Now add your Vanilla flavoring and sugar to the quantity you desire.
And that’s how to make homemade Vanilla Yogurt recipe using Greek or Plain Yogurt.
Now over to you
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Vanilla Yogurt Recipe: How To Make Vanilla Yogurt At Home
Equipment
- Saucepan
- Bowl with cover
- Paper Foil or Plastic bag
- Microwave Oven or Food Cooler
Ingredients
- 1 cup (250 grams) of any powdered milk of your choice (I prefer Peak Milk)
- 3 cups (750 ml) of Water
- 4 tablespoons of Plain natural Yogurt or Greek yogurt, any of the two you prefer (purchased at a store)
- 1 small bottle of Vanilla flavoring
- Sugar (as you like)
Instructions
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Pour your powdered milk of choice into a saucepan and add a cup of lukewarm water. Stir well so dissolve the milk. Once the milk is properly dissolved, add more all the remaining water.
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Place the saucepan with the dissolved milk solution on medium heat and stir continuously so it doesn't burn as you wait for it to start boiling
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Let the hot milk cool down till it is of Luke warm temperature (about 44 degrees Centigrade) (as it's cooling, there will appear a thin layer of film that will form on the surface of the milk. Peel it off.
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Mix the Greek or plain Yogurt with the Milk solution. If you want, you can dilute the Yogurt using warm milk if it's too thick before mixing it with the Milk. Mix both thoroughly
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Gently and carefully pour the mixture into any container of your choice that can be sealed pretty air tight with its cover.
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Place in a warm Oven. If you can't get access to one, boil water and pour into several water bottles, place beneath a food cooler, place the bowl of your mixture on them and place more on top before closing the cooler tightly shut.
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Leave like this between 8 to 12 hrs so the mixture can set properly.
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After 8 hrs, you can open the cooler and check the mixture. All things being equal, you should see a natural thick Yogurt mixture. Now add your Vanilla flavoring and sugar to the quantity you desire.
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Notes
- Its important you know that with this recipe, you can choose to make your own Yogurt thick or light. It all depends on how you like it (i prefer thick but that's just me). For those of you who like yours thick, the Greek Yogurt tends to be typically thicker than the natural one.
- When it is about to start boiling, you'll notice some bubbles start to surface on the milk. Stir quickly and bring down from the fire.
- When mixing the Yogurt with the Milk, secret hack: you could even use an egg beater machine to make it mix faster
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