10 alternatives to prepare this drink

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Yogurt’s a great option when you hit that hunger, huh? But for those who don’t consume food of animal origin, it can be difficult to find a vegan yogurt that is good and cheap. The solution, then, is to learn how to make yours at home! Check out the options below:

1. vegan coconut yogurt

Ingredients

• 3 green coconuts
• 3/4 cup coconut water
• 1 pack vegan probiotic

How to prepare

1. Remove the pulp from the green coconut with the help of a spoon;
2. Beat the pulp in the blender with a little coconut water;
3. After finishing whipping, transfer the cream to an already sterilized glass pot and add the probiotic;
4. With a wooden or plastic spoon, stir the cream well;
5. Store the mixture for 2 to 12 hours in a place that is warm and away from light, such as a microwave oven or turned off oven, so that the cream ferments;
6. After fermentation, the yogurt is ready for consumption.

2. Vegan yogurt with kombucha

Ingredients

• 1 cup raw cashew nuts
• 3/4 cup of tasteless kombucha

How to prepare

1. Soak the chestnuts in the night. The next day, drain and discard the water;
2. After that, add the chestnuts to the blender with the kombucha and beat until a smooth cream is obtained;
3. Put the cream in a glass jar and cover with a voal;
4. Leave on the bench and away from the sun for 24 hours to ferment;
5. After that time, mix it well until it is smooth and take it to the fridge.

3. Vegan Mango Yogurt

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons of flaxseed (brown or golden) previously hydrated for 8 hours
• 1 medium lemon (or a very sour passion fruit)
• 3 to 4 ripe palmer sleeves
• 1 medium carrot

How to prepare

1. Open the linseed seeds, put them in the blender with a little of the lemon juice (to avoid oxidation) and beat until a gelatinous texture is obtained;
2. After obtaining the milk from the flaxseed, put the other ingredients in the blender and beat well;
3. Place in a glass container with a lid and refrigerate for at least eight hours.

4. Vegan strawberry yogurt

Ingredients

• 2 cups of homemade coconut milk (can be almond or cashew nut)
• 200 g of strawberries washed and without the leaves
• 2 tablespoons tapioca gum
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 pinch of salt
• Sugar

How to prepare

1. In a blender, mix all the ingredients and beat until uniform;
2. Place in a pan and cook over medium heat until boiling. Then put on a low heat for two minutes and turn off;
3. Wait to cool down and take it to the fridge for about four hours;
4. Before serving, knock on a blender for about a minute.

5. Greek vegan yogurt

Ingredients

• 3 cups cashew nuts (raw and unsalted, in sauce for 8 hours in water)
• 200 g of tofu
• 1 and 1/2 cup kombucha (or rejuvelac or kefir of water)
• Lemon juice (if you use kombucha, you don’t need it)
• Sweetener of your preference
• Red fruit granola

How to prepare

1. In a blender, put the chestnut, the tofu and the kombucha. Beat until it’s homogeneous;
2. In a glass pot already sterilized with hot water, place the blender mixture. Put a voal strainer over the pot and reserve;
3. Keep the yogurt in a closet for one to two days;
4. After that time, if you have not used the kombucha, you can add the lemon juice. After that, if you prefer, also put the sweetener;
5. Finally, in another container, make layers of granola and yogurt until the container is filled. If you want, finish with fruit to decorate.

6. Plum vegan yogurt

Ingredients

• 1 cup of dried coconut milk
• 2 cups green coconut pulp
• 1 cup of prunes in chopped syrup
• 1/3 cup plum syrup

How to prepare

1. In the blender, beat the coconut milk and the green coconut pulp until a homogeneous and creamy mixture is obtained;
2. Then place the mixture in a glass jar with a space of at least two fingers to the lid and keep the jar tightly closed;
3. Then keep the yogurt in the fridge for five days;
4. After this period, use 500 ml of coconut yogurt and add the plums, the syrup and stir until a homogeneous mixture is obtained.

7. Banana yogurt with vegan passion fruit

Ingredients

• 100 g of tofu
• 150 ml of coconut milk
• 1 banana
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 passion fruit

How to prepare

1. Cut the tofu into pieces and place in the blender. Then add some lemon juice to neutralize the soy taste of the tofu;
2. Put the coconut milk on and gown. Then add the banana and whisk again. After that, add the sugar and whisk again;
3. Put the mixture in another container, add the passion fruit and stir to mix the fruit in the yogurt.

8. Yam vegan yogurt

Ingredients

• 400 g of yam
• 400 g of mango
• 1/4 cup of rejuvelac

How to prepare

1. Cook the yam in the pressure cooker and after squeaking, wait 20 minutes to remove the shell and cut it into small pieces;
2. Put these pieces in the blender, add the sleeve and rejuvelac and gown;
3. After that, place the mixture in another container to ferment. It is important to fill only halfway, do not screw on the lid and cover with a cloth for 24 hours;
4. The next day, after fermentation, mix with a spoon to remove the gas and serve.

9. Cheap vegan yogurt

Ingredients

• 1 green banana
• 1 cup of water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup raw peanut
• 1/3 cup white rice
• 5 cups of water
• 1/4 cup sugar

How to prepare

1. Wash the banana with water only and remove the peel carefully so as not to destroy it;
2. Cut the banana into pieces and place in a glass jar;
3. Cover the banana pieces with the previously removed peel;
4. In another pot, put the water and salt and dissolve well. Cover the banana with this liquid;
5. Take a clean ziploc bag, put it on the glass, add water to make it heavy and close;
6. Keep out of the sun for a week;
7. After that time, soak the peanuts and rice overnight to make them soft;
8. After time, remove the peanut skin and put it in the blender with the rice and water, beating until it turns into a paste. Then add water and beat until it is homogeneous;
9. In a pan, strain this milk with a voal, put the bagasse in the blender, add a little water and whisk. Then, sieve the milk again;
10. Take the pan to the fire and cook for 15 to 20 minutes until it thickens and becomes creamy. Then turn it off and let it cool;
11. When it cools down, place in a glass bowl;
12. Take the pot with the fermented banana, strain the liquid and remove the peel;
13. In the glass bowl with the yogurt, mix the fermented banana with the cream, cover with film-plastic and let it ferment outside the refrigerator for 24 hours;
14. After this time, take it to the blender, put sugar to taste, beat it and store it in the refrigerator in glass containers.

10. Vegan yogurt with rejulevac

Ingredients

• 2 cups whole dry coconut
• 2 cups of drinking water
• Rejuvelac

How to prepare

1. In a blender, put the coconut and the water. Beat until it turns into milk;
2. Strain this liquid, add the rejuvelac to the mixture and stir;
3. In an already sterilized pot, place the coconut milk and store the pot for 24 hours in a cool place away from the sun. In addition, it is important to only cover the pot, without screwing on the lid;
4. After that time, the yogurt is ready to be consumed. You can use it with the creamy consistency and eat it with fruit or you can stir it well and beat it in the blender with the fruit of your preference.

Yogurt is a delicious and very nutritious food. For vegans, this adaptation without losing the taste of the drink is very tasty. Want to learn more recipes? Learn about these vegan dessert options for you to try!