Making Our Own Yoghurt

I have always been one for making my own meals from scratch, I like knowing exactly what has gone in to each meal. Having children with allergies means I have to be extra careful and always check packets. The more I have seen ingredients list after ingredients list the more I want to try and make everything myself.

Now you may have seen on my Instagram account that I am a little bit obsessed by red accessories in my kitchen so when I saw the red EasiYo yoghurt maker I was more than excited to give it a whirl! The unit it just so gorgeous I actually keep it out on display- cannot get enough of the red!

The process is easy enough, you have different sachets that contain everything you need to make the yoghurt, all you have to do is add water. The little pot has a line on it to show you how much water to add and then you tip in the sachet. Give it a shake, top it up to just below the rim, shake again and voila!

The next step is to place the container into the unit. First you fill the unit with boiling water, up to the level shown in the diagram and then pop the yoghurt in! Leave it for 8-12 hours and it will be ready. You can see the colour of the yoghurt as soon as you shake it, I assume leaving it in the hot water activates the enzymes necessary to get it to yoghurt consistency.

I left my yoghurt over night and it was fine. Crazily the water was still warm after all that time! The yoghurt was ready but of course it needed to be chilled before it was ready to eat.

So how did it taste? One word- delicious!!! I am a big fan of yoghurt anyway but this was really yummy. Little G loved it too and we are looking forward to trying other flavours! The whole process was easy and I know that the ingredients are pure- no stabilisers, emulsifiers, artificial colouring or preservatives! All of their sachets are gluten and wheat free too.

Have you ever made your own yoghurt?