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How to Make Filmjölk Yogurt – So easy my 3-year-old can make it.

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52 Homesteading Skills in One Year– Project #7: How to make Filmjölk Yogurt

Yeah, right, Kimberlee. Your 3-year-old can make yogurt? I don’t believe you.

Oh yes, he can! Because I’ve scoured the globe to find the easiest – and I mean the very, very easiest – way to make homemade yogurt. Are you ready for this?

  1. You pour milk into a jar and add some starter yogurt.
  2. You let the milk sit on your counter until it turns to yogurt.

The end.

That’s it!!! Really, that’s all it takes to make yogurt. And you can save upwards of $700 a year by making your own.

If you’ve never made yogurt before, maybe you’re not that impressed. But the traditional way of making yogurt involves heating your milk, stirring your milk, cooling your milk… Basically, you need time and patience. If not, you end up with milk, not yogurt. Just trust me on this one.

I never had enough time or patience – until now. Now I’m back in the yogurt making business thanks to a little known yogurt starter called FILMJÖLK from Canadian culture experts – Culture Mother. They sell several varieties of yogurt cultures, which can all be made at room temperature.

FILMJÖLK yogurt culture

If you like the taste and texture of commercial yogurts, you’ll want to try VILI, a mild-tasting yogurt with a smooth texture. But, much to my family’s dismay, I decided to try FILMJÖLK, a thick, custard-like yogurt with a cheesy flavour. Because who doesn’t like cheesy yogurt? What? You don’t?

Okay, I’ll be honest. I’m the only one in our family who likes it. I’ve been using it as a vegetable dip and enjoying the occasional bowlful for breakfast topped with cinnamon and oranges. But I understand not everyone likes cottage cheese-like yogurt. In that case, go for the VILI or check out another of the yogurt starter options from Culture Mother.

The point is if your family enjoys yogurt and you have literally two seconds a week to spare, you could not only save yourself upwards of $700 a year by making your own, but you’ll also be on your way to becoming a really cool homesteader like me.  Oh, come on! I’m cool or rad or whatever the kids are saying these days.  Hmm…maybe no one cool ever said rad. Yeah, okay. So I might be more of a homesteading geek. But never mind that. Make the yogurt. Save yourself some money and do yourself proud. But first…

How much you’ll save:

Cost of Yogurt:
Approx. $1.60 to $2.33 per cup

Cost of milk:
0.44 per cup

Cost of cereal cream:
0.82 per cup

SAVINGS:
0.78 to 1.89 per cup

Our family of four goes through approximately two liters of yogurt a week. By making our own, we can save $6.24 to $15.12 a week. Over a year, that’s $324.48 to $786.24. Think of what you could do with that money. You could save up for a cow or a goat!

What are you waiting for? Let’s start making homemade yogurt.

How to Make Filmjölk Yogurt

Ingredients

  • Milk, cream, or for my non-dairy friends: non-milk alternatives such as coconut, soy, rice, or almond milk*
  • Filmjölk yogurt starter (Check out Canadian culture experts, Culture Mother, for other options.)

*Note: To activate your yogurt starter, you will need to use pure cow or goat’s milk. After that, you can use any alternative milk. If it doesn’t thicken enough to your liking, you can strain it.

Step 1
Follow the directions that come with your yogurt starter to activate your culture.

A jar of homemade yogurt

Step 2
Pour your milk or cream (The instructions for FILMJÖLK recommends cream over milk for a thick, Greek-style yogurt. Otherwise, use milk.) into a jar and stir in 1 tbsp of yogurt starter for every cup of milk/cream.

Step 3
Cover with a cloth and let sit at room temperature until your yogurt has the consistency of custard, approximately 12 to 48  hours. It may take longer if your room temperature is cooler than 20 C.

Screw on a tight-fitting lid and refrigerate until ready to serve.

Homemade yogurt

Now here is my video proof that a three-year-old can, in fact, make yogurt. Please note that in the video I say to let the yogurt sit on your counter for 12 to 24 hours. I should have said 12 to 48 hours.

I still can’t believe this works. It is one of those things that just seems too easy to be true. But for once, it really is this easy. And as long as you save a small portion of your pure, unflavoured yogurt to make the next batch, you can continue using Filmjölk to make homemade yogurt forever. Aren’t you excited?

Filmjölk Yogurt Recipe – No heat required

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Prep Time 5 mins
Fermenting time 2 d

Ingredients
  

  • Milk, cream, or for my non-dairy friends: non-milk alternatives such as coconut, soy, rice, or almond milk*
  • Filmjölk yogurt starter

Instructions
 

  • Follow the directions that come with your yogurt starter to activate your culture.
  • Pour your milk or cream (The instructions for FILMJÖLK recommends cream over milk for a thick, Greek-style yogurt. Otherwise, use milk.) into a jar and stir in 1 tbsp of yogurt starter for every cup of milk/cream.
  • Cover with a cloth and let sit at room temperature until your yogurt has the consistency of custard, approximately 12 to 48 hours. It may take longer if your room temperature is cooler than 20 C.
    Screw on a tight-fitting lid and refrigerate until ready to serve.

Notes

*Note: To activate your yogurt starter, you will need to use pure cow or goat’s milk. After that, you can use any alternative milk. If it doesn’t thicken enough to your liking, you can strain it.
Keyword fermented yogurt, Filmjölk Yogurt, homemade yogurt

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  1. patsy says

    February 22, 2019 at 1:29 pm

    in this recipe can I use plain yogurt for a starter, would love to make this, thanks

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    • Kimberlee Bastien says

      June 4, 2019 at 8:53 pm

      Hi Patsy, No, you can’t use plain yogurt for a starter in this recipe. Thank you!

      Reply
  2. ashok says

    February 22, 2021 at 6:06 am

    5 stars
    My Family Loved it. I am definitely sharing Guys, Thanks For sharing this Great Recipe. this recipe and this website with my friend. Hope they also love it. Thank you again for sharing such a great recipe.

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    • Kimberlee Bastien says

      February 22, 2021 at 11:45 am

      Great to hear that your family loved it! Thank you! 🙂

      Reply

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