Instant-Pot Cultured Coconut Milk Yogurt

Name: Instant-Pot Cultured Coconut Milk Yogurt
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 6 h
Total time: 6 h 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cans full-fat coconut milk; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 3 tbsp maple syrup; 2 tbsp tapioca starch or arrowroot; 1 tsp probiotic powder; 1 cup water; 1 serving fruit and grain-free granola; 3 pieces heat-resistant glass bowls

A dairy-free coconut yogurt made in the Instant Pot using probiotic powder and naturally sweetened with maple syrup. This creamy yogurt is perfect for breakfast or snacks topped with fresh fruit and granola.

4 servings

7 hr 45 min

Published October 4, 2025

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Ingredients

•2 cans full-fat coconut milk
•1 tsp vanilla extract
•3 tbsp maple syrup
•2 tbsp tapioca starch or arrowroot
•1 tsp probiotic powder
•1 cup water
•1 serving fruit and grain-free granola
•3 pieces heat-resistant glass bowls

Cooking Instructions

1.
Chill one can of coconut milk in the fridge for at least an hour. Sterilize the heat-resistant and tempered glass bowls or yogurt cups with boiling water or by running them through the dishwasher. Set them aside.
60 min
2.
In a medium saucepan, combine one can of coconut milk, the coconut cream from the chilled can of coconut milk, vanilla and maple syrup over low heat. Stir or whisk until the cream is melted down and incorporated into the mix. Remove 1/4 cup (22 g) of the mixture from the pot and whisk in the tapioca starch. Reincorporate this slurry into the heated yogurt mixture. Stir once more and then remove the saucepan from heat.
15 min
3.
Once the yogurt mixture has cooled to around 100°F (38°C), stir in the probiotic powder. Doing so prematurely may result in killing the bacteria, destroying its ability to culture properly, so be sure to let the yogurt cool.
30 min
4.
Now pour the water into the stainless bowl of your Instant Pot. Fill your glass bowls with the yogurt mix and place them inside the Instant Pot bowl. If your bowls do not all fit at once, you may stack them on top of each other as long as they do not spill over. Secure the lid and select the Yogurt feature. Cook for 6 hours and then remove the lid, take out the yogurt bowls, cover them and transfer them to the refrigerator to firm up further. Top with fresh fruit, grain-free granola or any other desired topping.
360 min

Cooking Instructions

Chill one can of coconut milk in the fridge for at least an hour. Sterilize the heat-resistant and tempered glass bowls or yogurt cups with boiling water or by running them through the dishwasher. Set them aside.

60 min

In a medium saucepan, combine one can of coconut milk, the coconut cream from the chilled can of coconut milk, vanilla and maple syrup over low heat. Stir or whisk until the cream is melted down and incorporated into the mix. Remove 1/4 cup (22 g) of the mixture from the pot and whisk in the tapioca starch. Reincorporate this slurry into the heated yogurt mixture. Stir once more and then remove the saucepan from heat.

15 min

Once the yogurt mixture has cooled to around 100°F (38°C), stir in the probiotic powder. Doing so prematurely may result in killing the bacteria, destroying its ability to culture properly, so be sure to let the yogurt cool.

30 min

Now pour the water into the stainless bowl of your Instant Pot. Fill your glass bowls with the yogurt mix and place them inside the Instant Pot bowl. If your bowls do not all fit at once, you may stack them on top of each other as long as they do not spill over. Secure the lid and select the Yogurt feature. Cook for 6 hours and then remove the lid, take out the yogurt bowls, cover them and transfer them to the refrigerator to firm up further. Top with fresh fruit, grain-free granola or any other desired topping.

360 min