I’ve never really thought about making our own yoghurt before. Have you? It sounds AMAZING, but also like it would be super complicated, and we don’t really have THAT much time on our hands for super complicated. But then, back in December we tried out the EasiYo yoghurt maker and I couldn’t quite believe it *in a good way.
I included the EasiYo yoghurt maker in our kitchen gift ideas blog post awhile back. But then, it was just too good not to share even more, so I thought why not give it a blog post all of it’s own where I can show you how it works? *I should mention that it was gifted, but not for the purpose of this review.
Here’s how we got on with the EasiYo yoghurt maker!
To be honest, we had no idea what to expect. But as it turns out, the EasiYo yoghurt maker is a nifty little device that doesn’t need any power to run. Yass! *Thinks cupboard space and no need to hunt down a free plug socket. Our little pack came with the yogurt maker, a jar and 3 fresh yoghurt sachets to make strawberry, Greek style coconut and Greek style low fat yoghurt. *Which all looked very tasty.
Little Button made a beeline for the strawberry yoghurt as expected, so this was the first one we tried out.
I did a couple of double takes when I saw the instructions on how to make the yoghurt as it seemed almost too good to be true. Surely it couldn’t possibly be THAT easy to make… could it? But, keeping an open mind we set about following the instructions as per the included booklet.
We found that the jar the set comes with doubles up as both the thing you make the yogurt in and also the storage container, which is a fab #winwin.
1. To start, we filled the jar to the halfway point with warm drinking water (cooled boiled water will do the trick). There’s a little marker which shows you where to fill it to, which was super handy.
2. Next, we added the yogurt sachet and gave it a good shake. *Little Button took great glee in dancing round the kitchen with it.
3. We then topped it up with warm drinking water and shook it again. *My turn to do the kitchen dancing. The strawberry yogurt turned a delicious looking pink colour!
4. In the yoghurt maker itself, there’s a red spacer that needs to be popped in. This was super easy to do and could be done by little fingers.
5. Once the spacer was in, I poured boiling water into the yogurt maker until the red spacer was completely covered. I then carefully popped the jar (filled with un-set yoghurt) into the yogurt maker and popped the lid on. *Adults should take over the making process once you get to the stage of adding the boiled water.
6. Next came the waiting bit. It needed to sit on our worktop for a good few hours to set at room temperature. The instructions said 8 to 12 hours, but we found that it did need the full 12 hours to be able to fully set just right. Once set, we popped it into the fridge to chill, and it was ready to eat!
The smell of strawberries was gorgeous when we opened up the jar, and the yogurt was thick and dollopy! I wasn’t expecting that at all. Apart from being delicious it tasted so fresh which is exactly what I had been expecting and hoping for! Perfect for breakfast, a snack or a fruity dessert. Our strawberry yoghurt was super!
As I said before, I would never have believed that I would want a yogurt maker, until I was gifted one to try out. It’s lots of fun, easy to do and tastes amazing! We love how it’s sleek design makes the EasiYo very easy to store – which is great if you don’t have a whole heap of cupboard space. The fun and easy process of the ‘making’ lends itself to being a fun activity to do with little ones. And, best of all, you can keep a little stash of the sachets in the cupboard to whip out when wanted and needed – rather than keeping fresh (ish?!) supermarket bought pots in the fridge, only to have to throw them away if no one ends up wanting them.
We would definitely recommend the EasiYo yoghurt maker!
EasiYo yoghurt maker, yoghurt sachets and accessories can be found on the EasiYo website, but also in stores such as Lakelands.
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My mum used to make her own yoghurt when we were little so it makes me think of the 1980s! Our kids certainly go through a lot so making it at home makes sense, plus all the plastic you’d save #mischiefandmemories
I have never even considered making yogurt before. This sounds like a really great gadget and great that it needs no power too!
Great idea for an activity with kids. You make it look easy enough for even me to have a go (bearing in mind I get still get the recipe book out for a Victoria sponge). I’d never thought of making home made yoghurt before, but with no end to lockdown in sight, maybe my time has come. #Mischiefandmemories
Oooh we love yoghurt in our house and this would be perfect for us. 🙂
My husband had one of these and used to make yoghurt all the time!! Some really delicious flavours and so easy!
I made our yogurt fornyears, and then our family became bigger and I quit. I guess I need to look into resuming my homemade yogurt routine!
That looks really good. How long can you keep it in the fridge for? #mishchiefandmayhem
Wow! this does sound surprisingly easy to make and it looks like it’s set really well.
Katrina x
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This looks fabulous for yoghurt lovers. I never realised you could make your own at home
Omg this looks fab! I would never have thought of making my own yogurt – sounds like way too much hard work haha! This looks so simple though 🙂 #mischiefandmemories
I was looking at these and was sceptical about whether they would be good so this was super useful. #MischiefsAndMemories
I really love that the EasiYo was invented by a teacher who wanted to teach his children about healthy eating. Such lovely beginnings. I really feel I should invest in one,just as you say, to reduce the amount of plastic pots we throw away!
I really love that the EasiYo was invented by a teacher who wanted to teach his children about healthy eating. Such lovely beginnings. I really feel I should invest in one,just as you say, to reduce the amount of plastic pots we throw away!