Instant Pot Greek Yogurt Recipe

Steps on how to make homemade Instant Pot Yogurt. I share how to make Instant Pot Greek yogurt, plain yogurt, and even how to make yogurt without the yogurt button! This is the ultimate yogurt-making guide.

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 8

Additional Time 1

Total Time 9 5

Servings

Calories 75kcal

Author Kelsey

Ingredients

1/2 gallon whole milk
2 heaping tablespoons of plain yogurt needs to say active live cultures

Instructions

Pour your milk into the Instant Pot and press the yogurt button until it says boil. I had to push my button twice. Once it does, place the lid on the pressure cooker with the valve open not sealed. This can take 30 minutes to an hour.
Once the timer beeps, head over and use a thermometer to check to ensure the temperature is above 180-190 degrees. This is important to reach this temperature. If it is not warm enough, turn on the slow cooker setting on LOW and cover, and let it sit for 20-40 minutes checking until it reaches proper temp.
Turn off the Instant Pot and let the mixture sit for 5 minutes then remove and place on a cooling rack. I just lifted the whole pan out. You want the mixture to cool to 105 degrees.
Skim off any layer of milk on top. This is when you will mix in yogurt. If you do it when it is too hot it will kill the active culture.
Take a cup and remove around a cup of the milk mixture in a small bowl. Slowly stir in the 2 heaping scoops of the yogurt. Once stirred in, pour it back into the pressure cooker with the remaining milk.
Place back in the Instant Pot. Put the lid on, and hit the yogurt button, and let it cook 8-10 hours. For a tangier yogurt go longer 9-10 hours.
Once done, cover with plastic and refrigerate overnight.
In the morning you have ultra-thick and creamy yogurt!

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Notes

The Yogurt Starter needs to say - active live cultures like Lactobacillus bulgaricus or Streptococcus thermophilus.You can use plain yogurt or Greek yogurt for this recipe.
You need to use plain yogurt as the starter, it can't be flavored.

Almond Milk Yogurt Directions

The directions are the exact same as classic milk. The only difference is you will use 3 tablespoons of yogurt instead of 2. This is for almond milk and almond milk yogurt as the two ingredients.

The texture will be a bit different but slightly softer than stiff, but tastes delicious.

Making Instant Pot Yogurt Without The Button Or Ninja Foodi Yogurt

These directions work for making Ninja Foodi yogurt and Instant Pot yogurt without the button

Pour in the milk and heat until it is 180-190 degrees using the keep warm setting. This can take around 30-45 minutes.
Once hot to 180 remove and place on a cooling rack. Then you will let it cool to 115 degrees.
Remove 1 cup and mix with 3-4 tablespoons yogurt. Then mix well and then incorporate with the remaining mixture.
Place back in the Instant Pot. Place a towel over the top and then place your Instant Pot lid on top of the towel.
Let it sit for 8 hours, the pressure cooker will be off at this time. But with the towel, it will act as an incubator to transform into yogurt.

How to Make Fat Free Instant Pot Yogurt

Use 1/2 cup fat-free milk and 3 1/2 tablespoons of fat-free yogurt with active live cultures in it. Then follow the same steps. Drain off any excess liquid that forms.

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