No one likes my homemade yogurt :( Suggestions?

[Violet2]

Dd doesn't like my homemade yogurt. DH isn't thrilled.

I sweeten it with honey and fruit but apparently that's not enough. I guess it's too homemade and nothing like store bought.

So what do you suggest? Can I add a bit of sugar before incubating the yogurt?

How can I make my yogurt more palatable?

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[sparkygirl74]

My family liked it best when I added sugar and some vanilla or lemon extract before incubating. It took a lot of experimenting.

[cristeen]

What worked best for me was to put frozen fruit on the bottom of a dish, drizzle with honey and top with the yogurt before packing it in a lunch. By lunchtime it was like fruit on the bottom, and the juice and honey had mingled enough to stir nicely through the yogurt.

But you can also use a runny jam in your yogurt. Or a simple syrup (2 c sugar: 1 c water) can be used to sweeten it. Unless you're going to be letting it sit for a while (like packing it in a lunch), I wouldn't use sugar just because it won't dissolve easily.

It takes some experimentation, and depending on the age of your DD I'd give her some time to try it repeatedly to get used to it. With your DH, he's old enough to try different things on his own to figure out how he likes it. When I started making yogurt it was for financial reasons, so my DH didn't have a choice but to eat it.

Oh, and I don't flavor or sweeten prior to incubation because there are certain things I use yogurt for that can't be sweetened, and I refuse to keep 2 things of yogurt in the fridge.

And altering the length of incubation can also affect taste. We like it tangier, so we go for 24 hours, but you might want to do less.

[Mpenny1001]

I really dislike my homemade yogurt when I sweeten it with honey, so now I just use brown sugar. I know it's not as healthy, but I think yogurt just doesn't taste "right" when sweetened with honey.

I usually add brown sugar (just a little bit) and some vanilla. DD loves hers with some homemade jam mixed in.

[425lisamarie]

Is it because it's not thick? My kids can't stand thin yogurt. DH doesn't care, and actually DD doesn't mind drinking it but man DS is really picky about it standing on a spoon. I just strain it use the whey for drinks

[Violet2]

I don't know. It is a little thinner than the store bought, but acceptable imo. I think it tastes good with honey Clearly my palate is not the same.

I got dd to drink a yogurt smoothie with blueberries and prune puree with some honey.

I am going to try some powdered milk this next batch to thicken it and add some sugar and vanilla to sweeten it a bit.

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[Violet2]

Okay. Success!

I added vanilla, 1/4 cup brown sugar and 1/3 cup powdered milk. It's really good and yummy. I think it's super yummy although we'll see what the picky toddler thinks.

I may up the milk to see if I can make it even thicker.

But HUGE improvement.

V

[jessaroo]

I bring my milk to 150 and it gets pretty thick.

[CookiePie]

I drizzle maple syrup on top it gives it great flavor!