Homemade Yogurt + Granola Recipe

My mom has made her famous homemade yogurt + granola recipe this past week and we are all obsessed! Lots of you asked for the recipe so I wanted to share it on the blog!

– INGREDIENTS –

20 cup hot tap water

5 cup powdered milk (use 6 cups if you like it creamier)

2 cup sugar

1 cup start (use dannon yogurt)

1 tbsp vanilla

6 quart jars

– INSTRUCTIONS –

place the start on counter to bring to room temperature

put hot water in large stock pan. put on stove and turn on heat. add powdered milk and mix with electric hand mixer. add sugar and whisk in. put thermometer in pan and begin heating to 185 degrees. i stir constantly so it doesn’t burn on the bottom. when temperature reaches 185, turn off and leave it to cool. do not touch it until it cools to 115 degrees. it takes 1.5 hours to cool to temp.

when it cools to 115 degrees, add vanilla and the start. mix thoroughly with a whisk. pour into clean quart jars. put lid and ring on, then place in “incubator.” my incubator is a styrofoam ice chest with a fleece blanket. place bottles in incubator with fleece, then place lid on top. let sit for 7-9 hours. (if you make this around 8pm at night, you can have it in the incubator by 10pm and can wake up and put it in the fridge).

after it has processed for 7-9 hours, take out of incubator and put in fridge to chill 3-4 hours. drain off liquid before serving.

add your favorite toppings and ENJOY! we love berries, granola, and honey.

GRANOLA RECIPE

– INGREDIENTS –

10 cups old-fashioned rolled oats

3 cups chopped almonds

1.5 cups brown sugar

1.5 cups water

1.5 cups vegetable oil

3/4 cup honey

1/4 cup molasses

1.5 teaspoons salt

2 teaspoons cinnemon

3 teaspoons vanilla

– INSTRUCTIONS –

preheat oven to 300 degrees

in a large saucepan, combine brown sugar, water, oil, honey, molasses, salt, cinnamon, and vanilla

heat until sugar is dissolved, but do not boil.

spread into 3 large cookie sheets

bake 20-30 minutes, stirring constantly (bake 15 min longer for crunchier texture)

cool + add raisins or dried fruit if desired

put in airtight containers and store in a cook, dry place

makes about 20 cups!

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