Homemade Cream Cheese from Homemade Yogurt
If you don't already make your own yogurt, be sure to check our yogurt recipe! This recipe takes our homemade yogurt and turns it into delicious cream cheese with just one extra ingredient. You can add different things to this to make your own flavored cream cheese or use it to make dips, cheese cake and more.
Equipment
- Cheese Cloth
- 1 medium bowl
- 1 mixing spoon
- 1 Large Bowl
- 1 Electric Hand Mixer optional
- 1 Strainer or Cheese Mold and Follower
- Weights
- 1 Storage Container with Lid
Ingredients
- 1-2 lbs Plain Greek yogurt with active cultures
- 1 tsp Salt
Instructions
- Pour Greek yogurt into medium bowl
- Add salt
- Mix well to thoroughly to incorporate salt
- Line strainer or cheese mold with cheese cloth. Place strainer or over the large bowl or if using a cheese mold, place in container to collect excess whey.
- Scoop yogurt mixture into the cheese cloth, bring up edges of cheese cloth and twist them together and fold over top of yogurt mix
- If using a strainer, add weights to the top of the cheese cloth - I've used a cast iron pot with smaller cast iron pots inside it - and place in the refrigerator for about 24 hours. (You can leave it in the refrigerator longer if it is still to wet)
- If using a cheese mold, insert your follower piece and add appropriate weights, place in the refrigerator for about 24 hours. (You can leave it in the refrigerator longer if it is still to wet)
- Remove from refrigerator, remove cheese cloth and place in a covered storage container. This will last in the refrigerator for a week to 10 days.