Coconut Milk Yogurt

Coconut Milk Yogurt

A creamy cultured yogurt made from full-fat coconut milk, lightly thickened with tapioca starch and fermented until pleasantly tart.

Instructions

  1. Step 1

    Place the heat-safe jar and lid in a stockpot, cover them with water, and boil for 10 minutes. Remove them with kitchen tongs and let them air-dry without touching the inner surfaces.

    Timer: 10 min (fixed)

    Cookware: glass jar, kitchen tongs, Stockpot

  2. Step 2

    Pour the coconut milk into a saucepan. Add the tapioca starch and sugar, then whisk until no dry lumps remain.

    Ingredients used: 800.0 ml Coconut Milk, 12.0 gr Granulated Sugar, 16.0 gr Tapioca Starch

    Cookware: saucepan, whisk

  3. Step 3

    Cook over medium heat, whisking frequently, until the mixture reaches 82°C. Reduce to low heat and whisk for 2 minutes, then remove from the heat.

    Timer: 2 min (fixed)

    Cookware: Kitchen thermometer, saucepan, whisk

  4. Step 4

    Let the coconut mixture cool to 43°C, whisking occasionally to keep it smooth.

    Cookware: Kitchen thermometer, saucepan, whisk

  5. Step 5

    Sprinkle the yogurt starter culture over the cooled mixture and whisk gently until dispersed. Pour the inoculated mixture into the sanitized jar and cover it with the sanitized lid.

    Ingredients used: 2.0 gr Yogurt Starter Culture

    Cookware: glass jar, saucepan, whisk

  6. Step 6

    Incubate the covered jar in a yogurt maker at 40–43°C for 10 hours, without stirring or moving it.

    Timer: 600 min (fixed)

    Cookware: glass jar, yogurt maker

  7. Step 7

    Transfer the jar directly to the refrigerator and chill at 4°C or colder for at least 4 hours before stirring and serving.

    Timer: 240 min (fixed)

    Cookware: glass jar, refrigerator

Nutrition (Estimated)

Food safety

Caution: medium

Sanitize the jar, keep fermentation at 40–43°C, and refrigerate promptly at 4°C or colder. Use within 7 days and discard the yogurt if mold, unusual discoloration, gas, or a rotten odor appears.

Risk factors

  • Warm fermentation can support unwanted microbial growth if equipment is contaminated or temperature is poorly controlled.
  • Live starter cultures may fail if added while the coconut mixture is too hot.
  • The finished yogurt is perishable and requires refrigeration.