Instant Pot Yogurt. Press the adjust setting to boil (see Cook's Note). Follow the manufacturer's guide for locking the lid and preparing to cook. Whisk yogurt mixture back into Instant Pot until fully incorporated, then lock.
If you love yogurt, give it a shot—I think you'll be hooked. Where I live, I can't find a plain, whole milk organic yogurt I like, so I make my own. Pour the yogurt milk mixture in the inner pot and give it a few gentle stirs with a silicone spatula. You can cook Instant Pot Yogurt using 3 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Instant Pot Yogurt
- It's 2 tbsp of unflavored plain yogurt.
- You need 1/2 gallon of whole milk.
- Prepare 2 tbsp of vanilla extract.
Yogurt Incubation: Place inner pot back in the Instant Pot. Pour milk into sanitized pot of multicooker. Secure lid and press the "yogurt" setting until display reads "boil". Select Yogurt function and press Adjust button until Boil appears on display.
Instant Pot Yogurt step by step
- Pour milk into instant pot, then press the yogurt button and adjust to boil..
- After the pot beeps, make sure it has reached 180F. Remove the inside pot and allow milk to cool until temperature reaches between 105F to 115F. Remove the milk "skin" that forms on the surface..
- Whisk in yogurt, then return inner pot to the instant pot. Press the yogurt button again and set for 8 hours. The sealing valve does not have to be closed..
- After completion, add vanilla extract and whisk the yogurt again. If it seems too runny, drain yogurt with a cheesecloth and strainer..
Pour the milk into the Instant Pot, close and lock the lid and set the valve to Sealing. Select the Yogurt function and place on High/More. Though the display will read "boil," this step only scalds the milk. There are two methods used to make yogurt in the instant pot. The first one is called the "boil method." With this method, you heat milk on the Instant Pot's boil setting to a temperature between.