Homemade Yogurt Recipe Description: Save money by making your own yogurt. Prep Time: 15 MinutesCook Time: 15 MinutesServings: 4 cups Difficulty: Moderate Recipe Ingredients: 3 1/2 cups milk 1/2 cup live cultures yogurt Recipe Instructions: Pour 3 1/2 cups milk into a saucepan and heat to 180°. Set a candy thermometer on the side so the bottom is 1/2 inch from the bottom, but still under the milk. It will take about 10 minutes, maybe 15, to get to that temp. Stir occasionally to be sure the milk isn’t sticking on the bottom. Right in the beginning when it’s just started to heat, I do take a minute to fill a larger pan with ice and set in the sink. You will need this for Step 2. Once it’s reached 180°, shut off heat (or remove if you have an electric stovetop) and place your saucepan on top of the pan with the ice in it. I then fill the larger pan with water so the ice will float to the top and surround the saucepan with hot milk as much as possible. If your pans are one size difference, it will help to “nest” them and keep that ice surrounding the slightly-smaller saucepan. Your goal is to drop the milk temp down to 105°. Once it’s down to 105°, add 1/2 cup yogurt to the milk and stir – gently. Pour into a 1-quart mason jar and set in your yogurt maker – which is a fancy device that keeps your yogurt at an even, warm temp. Keep there 12-24 hours. I usually do mine overnight, so it’s about 12 hours, and I find that is tart enough for me to use without needing to add honey. If you leave it longer, it will get more tart (and will be better for you), but you may need to add honey to sweeten it up. Author: NourishingTreasures Nourishing Treasures was founded in 2006 by Lea Harris, just a mom passionate about her family’s health and well-being. Encouraging others to take baby steps in the right direction of health for their families, she believes education is power. Lea’s goal is to raise awareness of what goes into our mouths and on our bodies, providing natural alternative information that promotes health and prevents disease by using traditional foods and nature’s medicine (God-given herbs and supplements). View all posts by NourishingTreasures