Easy, Homemade Coconut Milk Yogurt

By tammy1365

Ingredients

• 2 cans full fat coconut milk
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 2 probiotic capsules, contents emptied, OR 1 teaspoon probiotic powder, OR 1/4 cup water or coconut kefir
• Pinch sea salt
• 1 tablespoon maple syrup, coconut nectar, or agave (or to taste)

Details

Servings 2
Adapted from choosingraw.com

Preparation

Step 1

This coconut milk yogurt should really be called “cheater’s” coconut milk yogurt,” or something like that. You see, homemade yogurt is supposed to involve fermentation, or kefir grains, or a yogurt maker, or any number of proper and time-honored yogurt-making techniques. I used none of the above. This yogurt is what you should make when you don’t have time or energy for something truly authentic, but you do want the taste and texture of thick, creamy Greek yogurt in the morning. And to sweeten the deal, I didn’t quite forget about the gut-friendly bugs that contribute to yogurt’s popularity. You can use several capsules of probiotic powder in the recipe, or a splash of kefir, to sneak in good bacteria. And a squeeze of lemon for that characteristic sour taste.

There’s only really one trick to getting this yogurt right: stick two cans of coconut milk (full fat only) in the fridge overnight. In the morning, remove only the solidified parts (none of the thinner liquid) and place them into a food processor or blender. From there, you’re only a few ingredients away from a very tasty, rich, and satisfying morning treat.

1. Place the coconut milk in the fridge overnight. In the morning, scoop out the solidified part from both cans and place it into a food processor or blender.

2. Add remaining ingredients and blend yogurt till smooth. Add a little water to thin if desired. Serve with fresh berries, granola, or other toppings of choice.

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Perfect!! I love this cheater method, a yogurt recipe I will actually make! Seems quite fool-proof

Ah, thank you for this! I’ve never done the refrigerator trick with coconut milk before, but I keep seeing it in recipes. Must try. This looks awesome! I’ve been trying to find a brand of store-bought coconut yogurt, but I have yet to find one with an ingredient list that pleases me. It doesn’t get much simpler than this recipe, so I suppose I should just make my own!

You totally have to try. It makes amazing whipped cream, too!

Yum! I’ve heard you can also make vegan yogurt using agar-agar (seaweed-derived gelatin) and non-dairy milk (not canned coconut milk).

the delicate place (@misathemeb)

i honestly had no idea it was this easy. just a riff off of my coconut creme addiction

The best kind of addiction to have!

I’ve never used them to make yogurt but they replace whipped cream verrrry well in creamy soup recipes. Thing like pumpkin with sautéed curry apples and onions… *drool*

Yes like Jackie I use the coconut cream cans from TJ’s and they’re amazing! I’ve been blending them with vanilla extract and maple syrup and adding the resulting delicious whipped cream tasting wonder to everything! Strawberries especially. Adding some lemon for a yogurty taste is such a great idea, can’t wait to try it. I have never found a plant-based yogurt I enjoy, this is so much better

This looks wonderful and I can appreciate the cheater method because finding time to dehydrate or ferment has been an issue with more work schedule. Thanks!

Do you think a vitamix would be too much for this? I prefer using it when possible because clean up is so much easier than my food processor and I am thinking if I add fruit and purée, my 3 year old might be convinced to eat it too.

Not at all. Vitamix will work well!

PS — add some almond milk or coconut water if it’s too thick, to get the blender going.

I was so surprised when I saw this recipe because I had, moments earlier, been looking at your previous recipes on homemade coconut yogurt. I made a batch of coconut yogurt a few days ago which involved adding probiotic powder to full fat coconut milk and leaving it in the oven with just the oven light on for 24 hours – while it did result in amazing-tasting yogurt with perfect tang, the thickness wasn’t quite right. I love this idea – it’s a a really clever way to get that thickness that you’d want from yogurt – can’t wait to try it!

I love coconut yogurt and I’d love to make my own! This looks wonderful and ridiculously easy! Two things I love

Oh glory be–I LOVE, love this! Like one commentor above said–finally a yogurt recipe I can actually make.

I have always wanted to make my own yogurt, but all the recipes I have seen looked so time consuming. This recipe will be perfect and now I will be making it this weekend! How long would this keep in the fridge?

Heather @ The Soulful Spoon

LOVE this Gena!:) LOVE, LOVE, LOVE ! I have also added 1/2 a frozen banana to this same recipe before and used just chilled coconut milk from So Delicous (not the best stuff out there ingredient wise, but it does in a pinch), and the sugars from the banana feed the bacteria:) It works well if you don’t have canned coconut milk. I have yet to try the canned stuff but this recipe makes me want to give it a whirl finally:) Thanks for sharing!!:)

Gena, I love your blog and all of your innovative ideas! I couldn’t help reading this post without plugging my coconut milk yogurt, which is free of all the additives of most nondairy brands. It’s called Anita’s Yogurt and is available throughout NYC. There’s a list of stores on my site. Your quick and easy idea is awesome but if you ever did not have the time to make your own you should try it

I just heard about your yogurt and can’t wait to taste it, Anita! Is it available anyplace on the UWS?

Yum, I can’t wait to try this. I’m always searching for a good dairy free alternative for greek yogurt, but I never find anything I like as much. I really don’t like the taste of any commercial coconut yogurts or other dairy free yogurts and they always are filled with sugar and additives.

pinning this to make!!! we have made coconut out of coconut meat,but not milk. must try this!!

Sounds like something I am keen to try – have been googling cocnut yoghurt today. I am curious though – are you able to explain the difference between this super easy cheats version and the “sit in your oven for 24 hours” version?

One is fermented, the other isn’t — the fermentation is nice, but not necessary. Make sense?

Ohh I love everything where coconut is in! Will definitely try to make it. It would be a great breakefast for my kids.

I’ve been really wanting to make my own yogurt – you make it sound so effortless Gena! =)

You can definitely make a weekly batch. Coconut milk keeps quite well.

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