Coconut milk yogurt help, please

[LaurieG]

I mixed 2 cans coconut milk with 1 capsule probiotic. It didn't work.

Not enough probiotic??? Or what?

[nalo]

I've never even made the stuff so I'm not the expert here but you can't make yogurt with probiotics, you have to buy special dairy-free yogurt starter and follow the full protocol of cooking and letting it sit out for a certain number of hours. I'm almost certain Kathy has the recipe/directions up on her blog and someone will tell you where to buy the starter (sorry, I don't know).

[tanyalynn]

When I made a cultured coconut milk product (from probiotic caps instead of a real yogurt starter) I think I used more than just 1, maybe 3 or 4? But it had an odd sulfur-y smell, I didn't care for it, although the flavor seemed pretty much right. I haven't gone back to it, but if I did, I'd follow Kathy's recipe including the brand of dairy-free starter she recommends. We like fermented vegetables enough that I haven't felt the need to do coconut yogurt.

[dannic]

When I did it we used a yogurt starter and either pomonas' pectin or gelatin added to thicken it. Oh, and a tsp of raw honey to feed the flora :. Otherwise it was drinkable, which I liked but the kiddos, not so much! HTH!

[lil_miss_understood]

Here is a thread in which Kathy shares both her coconut milk yogurt recipe and shares the secret of what brand of starter she uses. (It's not really a secret.)

[LaurieG]

Okay. So maybe it actually did work, but it made cultured coconut milk rather than yogurt. I didn't actually taste it. I was scared off by the consistency.

I've heard from a few people that you could use probiotics. Guess that wasn't really the whole story. I was so excited to get started I didn't want to wait to order something and have it shipped.

Thanks for setting me straight.

[lil_miss_understood]

FWIW, I've heard that from a few people as well but never had the guts to try it after hanging out on this board.

[deditus]

You can, but it won't have a yogurt consistency unless it contains the 2 strains that are used to make yogurt:

Lactobacillus bulgaricus

Streptococcus thermophilus

[LaurieG]

Originally Posted by emgremore

You can, but it won't have a yogurt consistency unless it contains the 2 strains that are used to make yogurt:

Lactobacillus bulgaricus

Streptococcus thermophilus

Gotcha. Thanks