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How to Make Homemade Greek Yogurt From Regular Yogurt

This article is written by a student writer from the Spoon University at UC Berkeley chapter.

There’s a huge problem with Japan – we can’t buy Greek yogurt. A Greek yogurt fanatic like me was always disappointed when I went to the yogurt aisle in a supermarket. That’s until my mom and I discovered this quick and easy way to make homemade Greek yogurt from plain ‘ol yogurt.

Homemade Greek Yogurt

Difficulty:BeginnerPrep time: 5 minutesCook time: minutesTotal time:2 hours Servings:1 servings

Ingredients

Instructions

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    Place the coffee filter paper in the filter cone, and the filter cone in the bowl.

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    Spoon the entire container of yogurt into the filter cone.

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    Leave the yogurt in the fridge for at least two hours, and as long as overnight.

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    Throw away the water accumulated in the bowl.

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    Scoop the yogurt out of the filter cone into a bowl and top with jam, fruits, toppings of your choice.

Lara Taniguchi

UC Berkeley '19