I’m sharing this “recipe” because before I tried it I searched around and found nothing suggesting it would work.
You can indeed make yogurt in an Instant Pot using plain soy milk and regular Yogourmet starter.
Ingredients:
- 1 quart Unsweetened EdenSoy (the one with water and soybeans)
- 1 packet regular Yogourmet
Whisk to dissolve the starter and run the Instant Pot for about 24 hours. Make sure the vent is open, and when it’s done watch out for the condensation on the lid – for thicker yogurt dump that down the drain. Pour the yogurt into a jar and refrigerate.
If you’re avoiding dairy due to an allergy, DO NOT use Yogourmet – it contains milk. There are other yogurt cultures around, or you can try using a plain non-dairy yogurt. Yogourmet is definitely a bit expensive, but I looked at non-dairy yogurt to use as starter instead and that stuff is also expensive. It’s supposed to be possible to use a couple of tablespoons of the previous batch of yogurt as starter so I’ll try that next!
A little update: I tried making a batch with a non-dairy coconut yogurt for starter and it didn’t work as well as the batch with Yogourmet. The flavor was fine, but it didn’t turn out as thick – more like kefir thickness than yogurt.
Speaking of kefir, I’ve also switched my kefir over to a mix of soy milk and honey. I don’t like the flavor as much as dairy kefir, but it works and the grains seem fine so far.
