Yogurt-you CAN make it !!

I would like to thank a good friend of mine, Coleen, for sharing with us how you make vanilla yogurt at home! I like store bought yogurt, but I L-O-V-E homemade!!

If you like yogurt-you will love homemade yogurt!!!


Ingredients for Vanilla Yogurt

7 ½ cups milk
2/3 cups nonfat dry milk
¾ cups sugar
1 pkg. unflavored Knox gelatin
1 cup Dannon plain yogurt
4 Tbsp. Vanilla flavoring




In heavy pan, combine milk and nonfat dry milk and sugar. Use wire whisk to stir in powdered milk.

Sprinkle Knox gelatin over milk mixture and let stand for five minutes to soften gelatin. Whisk again to stir gelatin into milk.

Heat to boiling point and remove from heat.

Let mixture cool to 120º.

Add cup of yogurt and vanilla.

Whisk again to get all the lumps out of the yogurt.

Place in a clean two-quart jar. Place lid tightly on jar and set jar in hot water bath. (I use my crock pot on the “Keep Warm” setting filled with hot water.) Do not let the temperature get higher than 120º. Leave for 6 to 8 hours for the culture to mature.

Move to the refrigerator immediately.

The yogurt will thicken when cooled.

Vanilla Yogurt
7 ½ cups milk
2/3 cups nonfat dry milk
¾ cups sugar
1 pkg. unflavored Knox gelatin
1 cup Dannon plain yogurt
4 Tbsp. Vanilla flavoring


In heavy pan, combine mild and nonfat dry milk and sugar. Use wire whisk to stir in powdered milk.

Sprinkle Knox gelatin over milk mixture and let stand for five minutes to soften gelatin. Whisk again to stir gelatin into milk. Heat to boiling point and remove from heat. Let mixture cool to 120º.


Add cup of yogurt and vanilla. Whisk again to get all the lumps out of the yogurt. Place in a clean two-quart jar. Place lid tightly on jar and set jar in hot water bath. (I use my crock pot on the “Keep Warm” setting filled with hot water.) Do not let the temperature get higher than 120º. Leave for 6 to 8 hours for the culture to mature. Move to the refrigerator immediately. The yogurt will thicken when cooled.

What a healthy breakfast, snack or after school treat...For a variety, this yogurt can be made without the vanilla to make it a plain flavor- to change up plain yogurt, you can add a spoonful of homemade jam, fresh fruit, or sprinkle with granola,

or add it all and enjoy!

Pictures and recipe provided by Coleen-Thank you!!

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