Making my own yogurt

A few months ago I read this great article on making your own yogurt and told David that I really needed to get a yogurt maker. Think what healthy yogurt we could make - organic milk, less sugar, real fruit - and it would be so inexpensive. He was skeptical to say the least but I found a yogurt maker on Amazon with good reviews and added it to my wish list. And then promptly forgot about it. Until this came in the mail.

 
 

A great birthday present! We make our own granola (actually I make our own granola) and now we can have it with homemade yogurt. I couldn't resist making my first batch that night. It couldn't be easier and really is delicious. I used 40 oz of milk and heated it in the microwave until it was warm but not hot. Then I added 1/2 cup of plain yogurt (the starter culture), 1 tablespoon of vanilla, and 5 tablespoons of maple syrup. Then you just pour it in, put on the lid, cross your fingers and go to bed. Sure enough it was yogurt when I woke up. Even Mr. 6 likes it and he is super picky about his yogurt (if it's not vanilla Activia in his lunch he will not eat it - he's a bit more flexible at home). He did add a bit of honey though - not quite up to his sweet tooth. So maybe we'll make it a regular part of our week - make a batch of granola and the yogurt to eat with it.

Now if only we would stop running out of milk...