Simple homemade drinking yoghurt recipe, perfect for packed lunches and picnics.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Fermentation Time6 hourshrs
Course: Dessert, Snack
Equipment
yoghurt maker
Ingredients
150gnatural yoghurt or 150ml whey
0.9-1.82litressemi-skimmed UHT milk(see Notes)
8-16tablespoonsfruit syrup
Instructions
Tip the yoghurt or whey into a large bowl or jug.
Gradually add the milk (see Notes) to the starter, stirring well as you go.
Add the fruit syrup (see Notes) to the mixture and stir very well.
Ladle or pour the mixture into bottles and/or a tub suitable for your yoghurt maker.
Place the drinking yoghurts in your yoghurt maker, following the manufacturer's instructions.
Set the fermentation time for 6 hours.
Cool, then cover and refridgerate.
Notes
Do not use fresh milk for this recipe.
Based on 200ml bottles:
for 6 bottles, use 900ml milk and 8 tablespoons syrup (or to taste)
for 6 bottles and 1 1litre tub, use 1820ml milk and 240ml syrup (or to taste)
If you use a sweetened, fruit-flavoured whey from straining a batch of fruit yoghurts as your starter, reduce the quantity of syrup you add to 900ml milk to 4 tablespoons (or to taste).