Homemade Yogurt in a Crock Pot

This next pin was actually a series of pins from Creative Simple Life, Money Saving Mom, and Our Life Simplified. For some reason, I was really intimidated to do the homemade yogurt thing, so I kept looking for more posts about it. Turns out it is really easy and nothing to be afraid of. I took some hints from each post. Here's what to do:

Ingredients:

1/2 gallon whole milk (which is 8 cups)
1/2 cup plain yogurt with live-active cultures

Directions:

1. Pour milk into crock pot and turn on low. Let milk sit for about 2.5 hours (or just before boiling).
2. Turn off crock pot, unplug, and let it sit for about 3 hours.
3. Put 1/2 cup yogurt into small container and mix with a small amount of the milk from crock pot and mix well. Pour that mixture back into crock pot and mix well.
4. Wrap crock pot in a towel and put crock pot in a place where it won't be bothered. Let sit 8-12 hours.
5. Put yogurt in containers and refrigerate for a few hours before enjoying.

I probably referred to the Money Saving Mom post the most, but found good information on all the sites I listed. I really like the yogurt, especially with fruit, granola, chocolate chips, or any combo of those. It's also yummy on top of pancakes.