Homemade Cream Cheese--Easy Peasy!

If you've made your own yogurt, and are looking for something else to do with it besides eat it, here's an easy way to make your own cream cheese.

First, place a strainer in a bowl.

Cover the strainer with a tea towel.

Pour your yogurt into the tea towel.

Carefully tie up the sides of the tea towel.  (I used yarn to tie it up.)

You can hang the bundle from something in your kitchen, like a cabinet handle...

Or you can just keep the bundle sitting in the strainer and place it in your refrigerator.  (Empty the bottom bowl as needed.)  Let the bundle sit or hang for several hours (5-6 hours) until it is no longer dripping.  You can even let it sit in the strainer overnight in the fridge. 

Finally, open the tea towel and scoop out your cream cheese.  Ta-da!

I used my own homemade yogurt to make this, and it had a great, creamy texture and a nice mild flavor.  Give it a try and let me know what you think!