Dairy free yogurt is often expensive and full of additives and sugar. This home made version is cheap and healthy and so so yummy. They key is choosing the right brand of soy milk and starter. A lot of products have preservative and stabilizers which are good at preserving and inhibiting bugs. In this case we want to encourage the good bugs to grow. You need to choose a yogurt with live cultures. This recipe uses an Easiyo container to insulate the temperature. These can be picked up very cheap at a second hand store or brought new for around $25. Once you have made your first batch of yogurt all you need to do is save 1/3 cup to use as your next starter.
Makes 1 Liter
3 1/2 cups soy milk - I use Vitasoy protein plus (room temperature)
1/3 cup yogurt (I used cathedral cove coconut yogurt to start my culture)
Use a sterilized jar that fits your yogurt maker and holds 1 Liter. Add 1 cup of soy milk and your yogurt and mix well using a plastic or wooden spoon (metal can inhibit bugs). Add the rest of the soy milk and mix well again. Fill your EasiYo container with boiling water to just above the spacer or per instructions from your maker. Place jar in your maker and place lid on tight. The key is that the temperature is retained in your EasiYo container. In the winter or overnight, I put my EasiYo container in an chilly bin with a hot water bottle wrapped in a woolen blanket and the chilly bin lid on, to keep the temperature warm. After 10-12hrs removed jar from Easiyo and place in fridge for a further 10-12hrs to cool and set completely. Before you get stuck in to your delicious thick and creamy homemade yogurt remember to put 1/3 of a cup away in a small sterile jar to start your next yogurt!