Perfect Instant Pot Yogurt: Cold Start Method
Thick and creamy homemade yogurt made right in your Instant Pot with only 2-3 ingredients. You will never buy store bought yogurt again. This full proof method is easy, fresh, and tastes so good! Serve it with your favorite fruit, granola, and/or honey.
Servings: 10 servings
Cost: $5.66
Ingredients
- 2 heaping tablespoons of starter yogurt (any yogurt that contains LIVE ACTIVE CULTURES) I use Chobani plain non-fat greek yogurt.
- 52 fl oz Fairlife whole ultra-filtered milk
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk optional
Instructions
- Mix a little of the Fairlife milk with the starter yogurt until smooth. You can do this in a small bowl, or right in your Instant Pot.
- If using a small bowl, pour the mixture into your Instant Pot along with the rest of the milk.
- Add the sweetened condensed milk (if using), and whisk all ingredients together until mixed well. It will be foamy.
- You can either place the Instant Pot lid, or a regular pot lid that fits on the Instant Pot. We are not pressure cooking, so you don't need to worry about sealing the valve.
- Press the "Yogurt" button on your Instant Pot. It should automatically set itself to 8 hours. You can add more time if you'd like, just remember the longer you set it for, the more tart it will taste.
- I always set mine for the 8 hours and it turns out great!
- Once it's done, lift the lid and place a papertowel over the pot. Put the lid back on, and place the pot into the refrigerator to cool and set overnight.
- The next morning, the yogurt will be ready to dip and serve.
- Serve with your favorite fruit, granola, and/or honey.
- Be sure to reserve 2 heaping Tablespoons of your fresh yogurt to use in your next batch (see notes).
Notes
After you have made your first batch of yogurt, be sure to scoop 2 heaping Tablespoons of the yogurt into a small container to use for making the next batch (that way you don't have to buy another container of yogurt when you go to make it again).
This will be your new yogurt starter. If you plan on making it again soon (within the next couple of weeks), you can refrigerate it until you're ready for it. If not, you can also freeze it.
Just place it in the freezer, and when you're ready to make your next batch, put it in the refrigerator the night before to thaw it out. Add a little of your ultra-filtered milk to it when you're ready to make it in the morning to help it dissolve more and then make your yogurt as usual.