EasiYo Yogurt Maker

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You’re all set, now simply wait for the magic to happen! Leave your yogurt maker on your kitchen bench and the yogurt will set after 8 - 12 hours (a little longer for our high protein yogurt). Most people simply leave it overnight and wake up to fresh homemade yogurt in the morning. You’re nearly there… before you dig in, chill it in the fridge for a few hours to complete the set. How does the EasiYo Yogurt Maker actually make the yogurt? Heat 1 litre of milk almost (but not quite) to boiling – look for the point when it is just slightly frothy on top but not yet foaming up (or use a milk thermometer if you have one). Organic milk is of course best, but not essential, and you can use anything from fat free milk to full cream (4%) milk. Heating the milk changes the protein to make it more conducive to making yoghurt with. It also kills off any bacteria that is growing in the milk and might compete with the yoghurt starter culture. Mix & Fill – Half-fill the EasiYo Yoghurt Jar with water, add the contents of your sachet, shake well and then top it up to the fill line with more water. For delicious, perfect yogurt every time, our EasiYo yogurt sachets contain all the ingredients you need – simply add water. There’s no need to use a bought yogurt as a starter. Can I make EasiYo without the EasiYo Yogurt Maker?

The temperature of the water you mix the sachet with needs to be 15-20°C. If you live in a warm climate, you may want to chill your tap water in the fridge for a little while to bring it to the correct temperature. What if I forget to take the yogurt out of the yogurt maker in 8-12 hours? Put the frozen pieces into Ziploc bags, and store in the freezer. Or blend and freeze into ice cubes if you don’t want chunks. When mangos, peaches etc are in season, buy plenty when they are nice and ripe, remove the skin (for peaches etc drop in boiling water for about 40 seconds and the skin peels off easy) slice into thin pieces, lay then put on a tray and freeze overnight (at least 4hrs).The rest of the time I make my yoghurt from scratch, using one of the following methods (usually variation 2, in fact). My kids go through a lot of yoghurt, so making it from scratch saves me a lot of money, plus I like being in control of exactly what goes into it.( Note: I’ve now added a Making Yoghurt at Home FAQ & Troubleshooting guide.) Making yoghurt from scratch using fresh milk Yes, but please use a damp cloth only! Dab a little dishwashing liquid on the cloth, and wipe your yogurt maker down to clean and odourise it. Don’t immerse your yogurt maker in water as that could damage it. Can I use new jars in my old yogurt maker? The number of live cultures is at its highest on the first day – one serving of freshly-made EasiYo yogurt contains over one million live cultures. But the good news doesn’t stop there. We’ve tested our yogurt and even at the end of two weeks in your fridge, there are still millions of live cultures in every serving. How do the cultures stay viable in the sachets? Updated (again) to add: I’ve changed the instructions for making the powdered milk version from one and a quarter, to one and a third or one and a half cups of milk powder, because – in response to a comment below – I’ve started using more milk powder and found I prefer the consistency. I’ve also changed the instructions from 1-2 tbsp, to 2-3 tbsp of starter, because this seems to give a more consistent result, presumably because of the life cycle of the starter bacteria: if the yoghurt is a bit old, there won’t be as much left. On the other hand, two much culture doesn’t work – there’s too much competition for the “food” (milk sugars), so that it’s all gone before the yoghurt sets. So don’t overdo it.

Push the plastic insert into your yogurt maker as far as it can go. Next, pour boiling water up to the top of the plastic insert. Place your jar into the yogurt maker so it sits on top of the plastic insert, then put the lid on your yogurt maker. Yes, all our jars are safe to use in the dishwasher. They’re also fine in the freezer, which is a great way to keep smaller amounts of yogurt cool ‘til lunchtime. Can I wash my yogurt maker? Now, simply follow the instructions to make your EasiYo Yogurt, ensuring that the water you mix the yogurt sachet with is 15-20°C. All About Our Yogurt Do you have any dairy free yogurts? Cool the milk in the fridge until it is completely cold. Note, this is different to other methods of making yoghurt from scratch.* I tend to heat the milk before bed and leave it in the fridge overnight. Heating up to make yoghurt and heating up to pasteurize are two different things. And you can still make yoghurt if you do neither.

But, if you are using raw milk, you could also heat it just to yoghurting temperature (approx 42C, and less than 50C). Which in an easiyo means you just put it in cold. Obviously, this is not pasteurizing the milk, which people are for and against from a health perspective. From a yoghurt perspective it should still work fine, but will likely be runnier than yoghurt made from pasteurized milk.

No, this product is not recommended for people with dairy or lactose allergies or intolerance. While there are no dairy ingredients in the recipe, it’s made on the same production line as our dairy based products so it may contain traces of dairy. Can you make a version with just Coconut and not Soya? My question is, and I would appreciate if anyone has any ideas for me; My family has recently gone sugar free (or should I say – I have recently made my family go sugar free), and I am looking for ways to flavour the yogurt without added sugar, artificial or otherwise. Sweetened fruit juices are out too. Any ideas? EasiYo Jars are made from Food Grade plastics, are BPA free and are suitable to withstand boiling water. We do not recommend putting a glass jar in the EasiYo Maker. What is the temperature strip for?Choose to receive either 8, 12 or 20 sachets from our 1kg Yogurt Range. Help, I’ve got too much yogurt! We have a Plant Based range launched! This range is made from Coconut & Soya. You can buy online from us here Can I recycle the yogurt sachets?