Greek Yogurt @ Home - Part Deux

Since my original AATW Test Kitchen experiment with making homemade Greek yogurt, I couldn't wait to test it out on the kind of yogurt that I normally eat. My original experiment used yogurt that I happened to have on hand that was on sale and I normally don't eat. Liberte yogurt is my favourite yogurt all around, so I just couldn't wait to try it out using the Organic No Fat Vanilla!

I strained it overnight using some coffee filters in a mesh strainer covered in plastic wrap in the fridge and this morning I was pleasantly surprised/ intrigued at the result! This type of yogurt made more of a "yogurt cheese" than the Blue Menu Finesse Plain Yogurt did. This time is was SUPER thick and creamy. In fact, I could peel away the coffee filter and it held it's shape:

The vanilla flavour was intensified and the entire tub shrunk pretty much exactly in half:

Look how much whey was removed this time:

I put it back in the fridge because I'm going to try and come up with a way to use it in something else. It's just seems too nutritious to throw out:

Has my anonymous commenter had the chance to ask their family member about the question I had about the removal of the whey? If anyone has any input, it would be appreciated. I'm wondering what the removal of the whey does for the nutritional value of the leftover Greek yogurt. Whey is about 80% carbs and 20% protein (depending on the fat factor of the yogurt you're using) and I'm wondering what the impact of the removal of it has on the yogurt left behind? All of the Greek yogurt you can buy claims to be "higher" in protein for whatever reason and I'm still trying to crack this mystery! :-D

It's important to remember that when you concentrate the yogurt like this, you are also concentrating the calories! So in this case, I am going to be using a "1/2" serving of what I would normally have as a general guide for tracking.


A comparison of half of a tub in it's regular state vs. a full tub of it strained:

The DQ Blizzard test:

Compared to the way you buy it:

I can't wait to do this with the PLAIN because this would run any sour cream outta town easily.

It acted more like a Vanilla Yogurt "Frosting" and the flavours were intensified enough to fit the bill perfectly. I decided to frost up my white fleshed peach:

Try it and enjoy!

(Hoping this posts before Hurricane Bill cuts the power!)