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When I gave up dairy, I thought my days of eating creamy, delicious yogurt were over. Of the few dairy-free yogurts even available, many of them were chalky, tasteless, or full of sugar and additives. So I stopped buying yogurt altogether, but I always missed it... Until I discovered how easy it was to make my own dairy-free yogurt!

Dairy-Free Yogurt

When I gave up dairy, I thought my days of eating creamy, delicious yogurt were over. Then I discovered how easy it was to make my own dairy-free yogurt!

Course Breakfast, Cultured, Snack
Cuisine Traditional
Prep Time 30 minutes
Culturing Time 12 hours
Total Time 12 hours 30 minutes
Servings 7 servings
Calories 239 kcal
Author Andrea Sabean

Ingredients

  • 3 1/2 cups dairy-free milk of choice of choice, such as 2 14-ounce cans coconut milk
  • 1 packet dairy-free yogurt starter OR 4 probiotic capsules, OR 1/4 cup plain dairy-free yogurt
  • 1 tablespoon raw honey maple syrup, or evaporated cane juice
  • 2 tablespoons tapioca flour or other thickener, see recipe notes

Instructions

  1. Clean all yogurt-making tools.
  2. Sterilize jars by running them through the dishwasher or boiling them in water.
  3. Then pour milk into a saucepan.
  4. Remove about 1/4 cup of the milk and whisk tapioca flour into it.
  5. Return flour and milk mixture to the pan and whisk it in.

  6. Heat the milk until bubbling and thickened and then stir in sweetener.

  7. Let the milk cool until it is about 100 degrees Fahrenheit, or look for specific temperature for milk given in instructions of yogurt starter (if using).
  8. Pour yogurt starter or yogurt (whichever using) into milk. Or, open up probiotic capsules and sprinkle contents into milk.
  9. Whisk until combined.
  10. Then pour milk into sterilized jars.
  11. Place in yogurt maker and culture for 12 hours. If you like a sour yogurt you may wish to culture for longer. If you do not have a yogurt maker, there are many other ways to incubate the yogurt.
  12. Once culturing time is complete, place lids on jars and place in fridge to stop culturing process and cool.
  13. Once cool, add flavorings as desired.

Recipe Notes

  • If using gelatin, use about 2 teaspoons of gelatin per quart of yogurt.
  • If using chia seeds, add 8 tablespoons of chia per quart of yogurt after culturing but before moving yogurt to the fridge.
  • The amount of agar agar depends on the form purchased -- feel free to experiment!
Nutrition Facts
Dairy-Free Yogurt
Amount Per Serving
Calories 239 Calories from Fat 216
% Daily Value*
Fat 24g37%
Saturated Fat 21g131%
Sodium 15mg1%
Potassium 249mg7%
Carbohydrates 8g3%
Sugar 2g2%
Protein 2g4%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Calcium 20mg2%
Iron 4mg22%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.