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Instant Pot Yogurt

Creamy, versatile and absolutely delicious, this Instant Pot Yogurt is super easy and a great breakfast or dessert option.
Prep Time1 minute
Cook Time8 hours 30 minutes
Chill Time:8 hours
Total Time16 hours 31 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Instant Pot
Cuisine: American
Servings: 16
Calories: 94kcal

Ingredients

  • ½ gallon whole milk
  • 2 Tablespoons plain greek yogurt with active cultures heaping
  • cup sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  • Pour the milk into the instant pot insert. Close the lid, you do not need to shut the valve. Place the instant pot on the yogurt setting and then press the same button so it says “boil”. The instant pot will cycle on this setting until it beeps, about 30 minutes.
  • Temp the milk, it should be 180 degrees F. If it is not to this temperature, put the lid on again and place it back on the same setting. It won’t take as long this time, when the instant pot beeps again, check the temp.
  • Take the insert out of the instant pot and place it on the counter until it cools to 110 degrees F. This will take about 1 hour.
  • During this cool-down process, the milk will form a skin on top, take the skin off with a fork and discard.
  • Whisk in the Greek yogurt, sweetened condensed milk, and vanilla.
  • Place the insert back into the instant pot. Hit the yogurt button again, making sure it is on the yogurt setting and not boil this time. Adjust the time to 8 hours. Close the lid, you do not need to shut the valve. Let the instant pot sit and cycle for 8 hours.
  • Remove the lid, the yogurt should be ready and thick. A spoon should be able to stand on its own in the yogurt.
  • Give it a good whisk to make sure it is smooth. Cover with plastic wrap and let chill overnight or for 8 hours.
  • Ladle into jars or whatever dish you are going to use to keep your yogurt and enjoy.

Notes

  1. Make sure you are using a yogurt that has active cultures in it, read the label.
  2. This can be frozen, see above on how to do that.
  3. You can add different extracts to make the yogurt a different flavor, see some ideas above.
  4. This can be thickened, see above on how we do that.
  5. Serve this as is or top with some granola and fruit.
  6. This yogurt is lightly sweetened with a subtle vanilla flavor, with the tanginess of yogurt you expect. Extremely smooth.

Nutrition

Calories: 94kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 16mg | Sodium: 54mg | Potassium: 204mg | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 209IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 166mg | Iron: 0.01mg