Crock Pot Yogurt

Total Time: 13 hrs 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 13 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• 8 cups skim milk
• 1 (7/8 ounce) package fat-free sugar-free vanilla pudding mix
• 1 cup nonfat yogurt

Recipe

• 1 pour the milk into the crock pot and turn it on low. let sit 2.5 hours.
• 2 unplug crock pot, leave lid on. let sit for 3 hours.
• 3 ladle out a bit of the milk and stir it in with the yogurt starter. this yogurt must have live cultures. i used nonfat, plain greek yogurt.
• 4 mix in pudding mix.
• 5 return the mixture to the crock pot and the rest of the milk; stir. put lid back on and cover with a heavy bath towel or blanket (pot still unplugged). this is its insulator. leave it like this at least 8 hours.
• 6 the longer it sits, the tart-er it gets. i like mine nice and tart.
• 7 it will be thin. if you want it thicker, place coffee filters in a colander and drain off whey. you can save the whey for cooking, as it is very healthy!
• 8 you can use 2 tbs fat free dry milk or 1 packet plain gelatin in place of pudding mix. i just happened to have pudding mix on hand.
• 9 mix some jam, fresh fruit, etc. into it when you serve. if you don't use vanilla pudding mix, it could also be a great base for dips or sauces.