Easy Slow Cooker Greek Yogurt

Homemade slow cooker greek yogurt is easy to make, delicous and also
budget-friendly! This recipe takes minimal hands on time and shares how to use
your crockpot.

Servings: 12

Author:

Prep Time
5

Cook Time
3

Total Time
18, 5

Course:

Breakfast Snack

Cuisine:

American Mediterranean

Keywords:

breakfast slow cooker snacks healthy crock pot yogurt

🧂 Ingredients

½ gallon milk

whole
½ cup greek yogurt

plain, whole milk, room temperature

Instructions

1 In a 2.5 quart slow cooker or larger, pour a half gallon of milk (organic, raw
milk is my preferred). Turn your slow cooker on high. After approximately 2-3
hours the milk temperature should be at 180° F.
2 Turn the crock pot off and let cool until the milk temperature reaches 110° F,
which takes about 2 hours.
3 Once the milk has reached the desired temperature, add the half cup of room
temperature greek yogurt to the slow cooker. Gently stir or wisk the yogurt in
until well combined.
4 Put the lid back on the slow cooker and wrap it in a bath towel. Let the crock
pot sit, wrapped, over night or about 12 hours.
5 The next morning or after the 12 hours, strain the whey off the yogurt. Dump or
scoop the yogurt into a tea towel or cheesecloth lined strainer that is over a
large bowl or pot. Strain the yogurt in the frig for several hours until you get
the desired consistency. 4 hours seems to be ideal for me.
6 Spoon out the yogurt that is in the tea towel or cheesecloth into a storage
container.
7 Store the yogurt in a well sealed container such as a mason jar or glass storage
container. The yogurt will last 7-10 days refrigerated (unless eaten before!).