Yogurt "Cream Cheese"

We eat a lot of cream cheese, and I mean a lot.

Since it is such a big part of our every day diet, I wanted it to be as healthy as possible so I decided to make it myself. It is unbelievable how simple this is. Here is what you need: 

1 quart organic whole milk yogurt

A bowl

Cheese cloth 

Some string

I scalded the cheese-cloth in boiling water after cutting it to the size I wanted. Lay the cheese-cloth in the bowl and dump in the yogurt. Gather up the sides and tie with the string, then hand the yogurt over the bowl. I used the knob of one of my kitchen cabinets. 

After 24 hours, this is what it looks like:

Add a little sea salt and mix gently, do not use a food processor to mix, a fork will do.

Use as you would regular cream cheese.

If you want an idea of what to use all that left over whey in, see the Mayo recipe.