I freeze dried Greek yogurt successfully. I flavored it with raspberry powder I freeze dried and powdered and put it in a 1” square silicone sheet. I froze it and then placed it into the FD. It turned out really nice. As it melts in your mouth … it becomes fresh raspberry yogurt. Just amazing 🤩
I freeze dry Fage Greek plain Yogurt 0% fat all the time with excellent results. When rehydrated, my hubby couldn't tell it from fresh. I do entire trays at a time with 1.5 (35 oz) cartons per medium tray. Of course it comes out as a crystal powder right out of the FD but rehydrated, it's fantastic. Don't see why people are having an issue.
I use a frosting bag to make tiny (size of mini chocolate chip) whole milk Greek yogurt bites for my 1 year old granddaughter. I store them in a glass jar and she loves them and they hold together wonderfully. With a bigger tip on the bag I have made Greek yogurt bites for my older kids and they (the yogurt not the kids) also have held together well. I think the trick is storing in glass and not trying to vacuum seal them. Just got my 2nd freeze dryer!
I got random question you might be able to answer (or another fellow follower). If oxygen absorbers can keep food in mylar bags good for 25 years, why does oxygen absorbers stored in mason jars or other type containers only say they will last 1 year of storage. So only buy what you will use in a year.
I did a test of a 300 cc oxygen absorber that was several years old. I have pictures that I do not know how to add but the bottom line was that it removed about 500cc (I tested it twice as the first one removed all the oxygen before it was used up). The test was with a quart mason jar with a packet taped to the top of a small measuring glass cup. The glass was in a glass bowl with water and blue food coloring.
So I've been putting off buying a freeze dryer for about 5 years now because I couldn't justify the cost. After finding your channel I just ordered a medium one 5 minutes ago using your affiliate link. I am very excited for what comes next. The only down side is it's an 8 week turn around time but I can't wait
I took vanilla almond milk yogurt and put powdered freeze dried strawberries in one bowl and powdered Bananas & yogurt in another and mixed it until combined and made yogurt drops with it and they are really good! I made them for my baby nephew and for my kids and they love them. You could mixed any powdered freeze dried fruit with a yogurt to make it thicker.
I regularly freeze dry Greek yogurt as “yogurt bites” for my grandkids. I spoon the yogurt into a condiment bottle that I bought at the Dollar Store. I cut the spout top so it has an opening of about 1/4” diameter. I put parchment paper on my chilled trays and then use the bottle to make dots of yogurt about 3/4 inch diameter. This works best with smooth yogurts without fruit chunks. I put it in the freeze-dryer without pre-freezing and it takes about 12 hours to finish. Recently I tried using a coconut milk based yogurt for my dairy intolerant son and while the dots spread a little more than Greek yogurt, those too turned out well.
Read the ingredients list of your yogurt. Greek yogurt should be milk and cultures. No other additives. Try using plain Greek yogurt mixed with chopped fruit. That would probably solve the problem.
Just placed an order for my freeze dryer! I use your affiliate link. I wanted to buy one prior to seeing your videos; however your videos have definitely sealed the deal of me wanting to go into this. I really appreciate all the effort and work that you put into making all your videos. You have a wonderful channel. Also your videos have very much help me convince my husband to go into this endeavor with me. I wish you the best and I’m trying to make comments on all your video. Wish y’all the best!
You for this video! I’m excited to try to yogurt bites and I’m wondering if they will travel well in a backpack or since they are dairy if they will oil. Do you have any insight on that?
I’m guessing some modified food starch (like ultra-gel) would have the same effect as the pudding without the extra favors and sugars. Yes, I know it sounds like a scary item but it’s not. Basically a cornstarch you don[t have to cook. What do you think is in that pudding anyway? Worse stuff.
I just made a super thick batch of Greek yogurt and was thinking of blending fresh strawberry puree into it and THEN freeze drying... Think that would turn out? Even if not just as a snack, but just as long term preserving?
Not sure why you can freeze dry 2% milk, but not yogurt made from 2% milk. I don't have a freeze dryer yet, but I would want to freeze dry my homemade yogurt into a a powder like milk.
Good question. I know you can freeze dry sourdough starter and it comes back to life and works normally when dehydrated, so thinking about that makes me lean toward saying the probiotics would remain or return to active. But I don't know for sure.
So I would love to buy a freeze dryer but there are quite a few bad reviews about build quality and poor customer service. Anyone have any thoughts or experiences?
I mix sugar free instant pudding with low carb yogurt to make cream pie with a nut based crust for my diabetic husband. Tried freeze drying as yogurt drops but they were much more tart than I had hoped.
I pre-freeze the kids snack tubes in the package, take them out of the plastic and put them on the tray frozen. I'm not a fan of the sugar, but it's a treat not a staple for my granddaughter. They travel well and she loves them.
Whenever you experiment with variations of a substance you always include a control. you mentioned several times that plain Greek yogurt doesn't work but we didn't get to see that because it wasn't included. So.. your experiment is a failure without a reference.
I’ve done regular Greek yogurt and powdered it. As long as you weigh it to know how much water to add back in you can reconstitute and get it back to original. It just isn’t good to do as yogurt bites.
I am freeze drying my home made yogurt right now. I make my yogurt with Ultrapasteurized milk, 2 tablespoons of active culture yogurt, 3 oz of sweeten condensed milk, vanilla. I run it in my Insta pot for nine hours. Then is sits in the refrigerator for 12 hours to set!
Thank you for your post. I make our plain Greek yogurt with a minimum of 5 cultures. I add whatever fruit have picked, frozen and feel like eating at that moment. We use it to make smoothies with protein powder at least 3 meals a day and love that I grow the fruit & veggies and make Greek yogurt from raw cows milk. I also love that I can control the sugar. I am hoping I can FD smoothies to take on camping trips or travel!
Definitely worth the wait it took us a while to get ours as well but it is an amazing machine and does beautifully I enjoy it every day and the products that come out every day after that. I hope you like it as much as we like ours be safe and well. And remember eating healthy is not a bad thing when you know what’s in your food.
You commented problems storing with nuts. Not freeze dried but in a Mylar bag with the avid armor sealer how long will nuts like walnuts, almonds, cashews, etc last?
I've been making yogurt drops for my grandbabies and they love them, but I am not always happy with how they come out. Out of 6 batches they I have run, the best was full fat strawberry Greek yogurt with blitzed up freeze dried bananas in it. Drops formed and held their shape really well and flavor popped. I want to try some unflavored gelatin to see what happens and was thinking of trying some silicone molds. Afraid that might be a mess waiting to happen, but it is only yogurt...lol
I live in Yakima Washington and the Ace Hardware on 40th and Tieton has Harvest Right freeze-dryers IN STOCK to purchase and take home! There is no mark up on price from what the HR website has them listed for. It may be worth the drive if you live within a day’s travel. Call the store first to double check their inventory.
Can someone tell, how many oz/grams I end up with, after freeze-drying? If one tray holds 35oz fresh yogurt. (I guess it's for the medium size) Would be awesome if someone can tell approx. Thanks!
We just pulled the trigger. Large stainless with the premier pump. Of course we used the affiliate link. Also grabbed just over a hundred dollars worth of stuff from your site. Think this might be harder to wait for than my first daughter.
Freedom To can - I was hoping to make my own yogurt and fd some for instant yogurt for later times . . . that's what I hope to keep doing - I made some years ago when I first got my fdr but I put it in a regular jar on the counter - don't trust it
So what do we do to try to be apart of the giveaway toy talked about. I never win at this stuff, however I thought we should know how to be apart of it if we thought we would have a chance at it. Blessings to you and yours. Love the vids
Omg! I didn't know there was a Pili Nut Yogurt! My husband & I are Keto, and we Love Pili Nuts! I would love to know where you got the Lava Pili Nut Yogurt! We normally eat :Ratio Keto Yogurt. Supreme Yummy! Low Carb. They also have a Protein for non Keto peeps. Can't wait to try this type of FD experiment.
Just bought the freeze dryer! Cant wait to use it. We got the medium size. But they sent the large pans. So we are waiting foe the medium ones to come in.
In theory, that is correct, but it is not correct. Greek yogurt has at least 5 active cultures. You can buy yogurt with no cultures and let it strain to get the heavier/thicker texture like Greek yogurt, but it still doesn't have live cultures. Look at labels and only buy yogurt that has at minimum of 5 cultures. You can use that yogurt as the starter of a whole gallon of delicious plain Greek yogurt. Add thawed fruit and stevia or very small amount of sugar and you will be so surprised at how amazing it is!!
So I save all my egg shells to use as fertilizer, but I have to grind them by hand(they kill blenders over time) will freeze drying them make them powder easy?
Maybe. There is probably not alot of moisture in them though. I would ask on one of the groups. There are lots of folks who do there homegrown eggs on there.
I use a coffee grinder, it cost about 18.00 but it powders it fast. Faster than the Ninja blender and doesnt have anything to scar. I pulse it about 6 times or more if needed. Like it better than using my Ninja. Bought it at the local grocery store.
Yogurt is my standby thing to do to fill out a load. I always keep nonfat in the refrigerator for long term storage, even though we usually eat full fat. We often FD with frozen strawberries that we've run through the food processor and package in separate bags to create little breakfast pouches....along with a FD English muffin.
@@live.life.simple. yes you did, for those registered on your retail site. That isn't a "weekly give away in the social media groups" nor was it for those in the social media groups - it was a marketing gimmick free your retail site.
Hi James, have you tried rehydrating the powder? I’m just curious on wether it rehydrates to the same yogurt texture. My freeze dryer hasn’t come in yet..
@@debbievargas2920 Hi Debbie, yes I've rehydrated and (after cooling) my kids can't tell the difference in fresh and freeze dried. I have found that for rehydrating the powdered is far superior that rehydrating the larger pieces for consistency, texture, and palatability.
Dude I've been trying to freeze dry my ice so it can keep for longer and not melt so fast? But everytime I put an ice tray in my freeze drier.. Well, I open it and the water is gone!! No ice! I don't know if my wife is messing with me or it I'm just not doing it right but I really want some dry ice. Any help much appreciated
