John Myers
You can not only buy coconut yoghurt ready-made, but also make it yourself at home. It’s child’s play with our simple step-by-step guide. We will also tell you everything you need to know about storing and processing your yoghurt.
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Make coconut yoghurt yourself: simple instructions
To make coconut yoghurt yourself, you need a liter of coconut milk, 50 grams of plain yoghurt (or vegan yoghurt cultures ) and four teaspoons of arrowroot starch or locust bean gum.
- First put half of the coconut milk in a saucepan and let it boil. Then add the arrowroot starch or locust bean gum used as a thickening agent and stir the mixture well.
- Then add the rest of the coconut milk and bring to a boil. Use a thermometer to constantly check the temperature and remove the mixture from the heat once it has reached about 80 degrees.
- The coconut milk must now cool down until it has reached 38 degrees. Then you can add the natural yoghurt and mix everything with a whisk. For the vegan version, you can use vegan yoghurt cultures instead of natural yoghurt.
- Pour the milk into a sterile jar and seal it. The glass now has to go into the oven at 40 degrees for about 8 hours. If you have a yogurt maker, you can let the coconut milk sit there for 8 hours instead.
- Taste the yogurt after the fermentation time. If you don’t like the taste or if it’s too mild, you should leave the yoghurt to ferment for a few more hours.
- After that, the yoghurt has to be put in the fridge overnight so that it hardens. It is then ready for consumption or further processing.
Storage and further processing
- Store the homemade yogurt in a sealable jar in the fridge. Here it stays for at least 5 days.
- If you want to make more coconut yoghurt, you can use your finished yoghurt instead of plain yoghurt or yoghurt cultures.
- The coconut yoghurt is ideal as a basis for smoothies or for a delicious breakfast bowl with various fruits.
- You can also bake with the yoghurt. Delicious bread, waffles, cakes or muffins are just a few of the numerous recipes for which you can use yoghurt as an ingredient.
