How to Make Soy Yogurt

Hate buying all of your specialty products, like soy yogurt? Try making it!

Ingredients

  • Soy milk
  • Starter (use good quality plain soy yogurt)

Steps

  1. Image titled Make Soy Yogurt Step 1
    1
    Buy or make soymilk.
  2. Image titled Make Soy Yogurt Step 2
    2
    Cool the milk down to 42-45°C/107.6-113°F (or heat it to that temperature).
    Advertisement
  3. Image titled Make Soy Yogurt Step 3
    3
    Be sure that the temperature is correct. Yogurt culture will only survive in a very narrow temperature. Use a thermometer.
  4. Image titled Make Soy Yogurt Step 4
    4
    Add 4 tablespoons of the starter to the soy milk and mix well with a sterile spoon.
  5. Image titled Make Soy Yogurt Step 5
    5
    Put the yogurt into a yogurt maker. Follow the directions for your brand of yogurt maker.
  6. Image titled Make Soy Yogurt Step 6
    6
    Chill the yogurt when it thickens.
    • It will be a bit runnier than dairy yogurt.
    7. Advertisement
Method 1
Method 1 of 1:

Thickening Soy Yogurt

  1. Image titled Make Soy Yogurt Step 7
    1
    Add one level teaspoon of agar powder or 2 teaspoons of starch premixed with 50 milliliters (1.7  fl oz) of water to the soy milk when it begins to boil.
  2. Image titled Make Soy Yogurt Step 8
    2
    Alternatively, add one tablespoon of soy protein to soy milk before boiling it.
    3. Advertisement

Community Q&A

  • Question
    How long does soy milk last?
    Community Answer
    Community Answer
    It lasts about 2 to 3 weeks. You need to check for funky or weird tastes. If it smells sour, then it probably expired. You also need to make sure that it stays refrigerated.
  • Question
    Can I use milk yogurt cultures as starter?
    Community Answer
    Community Answer
    According to some recipes, yes you can. You can also use soy yogurt as a starter.
Advertisement

Warnings

  • The yogurt from cartons will last about a week unrefrigerated then will have a different smell as it starts to go funky. The long version batch is more sensitive. If mould forms, give it to the compost pile.
    ⧼thumbs_response⧽
Advertisement

You Might Also Like

Become a Vegan
How to
Become a Vegan
How to
Prepare Tofu
Make a Cake from a Mix Without Oil and Eggs
How to
Make a Cake from a Mix Without Oil and Eggs
How to
Make Vegan Cheese
Make a Cake Vegan
How to
Make a Cake Vegan
Make Almond Milk Yogurt
How to
Make Almond Milk Yogurt
Replace Eggs in Your Cooking
How to
Replace Eggs in Your Cooking
How to
Make Tofu Cream
Make Vegan Pancakes
How to
Make Vegan Pancakes
Eat Vegan at Subway
How to
Eat Vegan at Subway
Tell Your Parents You Want to Be a Vegan or Vegetarian
How to
Tell Your Parents You Want to Be a Vegan or Vegetarian
Start a Raw Vegan Diet
How to
Start a Raw Vegan Diet
Advertisement

Things You'll Need

  • Sterile spoon
  • Yogurt maker
  • Thermometer

References

  1. Information found at Soya.Be.

About This Article

wikiHow is a “wiki,” similar to Wikipedia, which means that many of our articles are co-written by multiple authors. To create this article, 16 people, some anonymous, worked to edit and improve it over time. This article has been viewed 126,329 times.
78 votes - 82%
Co-authors: 16
Updated: January 31, 2023
Views: 126,329
Categories: Vegan | Yogurt
Advertisement