How To Make Cream Cheese (Quark)

cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: sour cream

Greek yogurt provides creaminess with fewer calories.

herbs

🥗Healthier: dried herbs

💰Cheaper: no herbs

Dried herbs can be more cost-effective.

fresh fruit

🥗Healthier: dried fruit

💰Cheaper: canned fruit

Canned fruit is often less expensive than fresh.

nuts

🥗Healthier: seeds

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Sunflower seeds are often cheaper than nuts.

Add milk into a pot or vessel.

Add bacterial culture to the milk.

Dilute rennet with a little bit of water and add it into the milk.

Stir the mixture and cover it with a lid.

Let it sit for 2 to 12 hours.

After it has sat, drain the mixture through a cheesecloth-lined colander.

Let it drain for about 6 hours until it reaches the desired consistency.

Add salt to taste.

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