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Homemade Yogurt Drinks

By Laura Fuentes Updated May 17, 2024

4.97 from 33 votes

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A refreshing yogurt drink recipe that's full of protein, calcium, and uses real ingredients.

If you’ve been wanting to make your own homemade yogurt drinks with fewer ingredients and real fruit, you are in luck! So easy. Just watch how easily these drinks come together.

homemade yogurts in glass jars with strawberries and blueberries in front of them

What is Drinkable Yogurt

Yogurt is great, but drinkable yogurt is even better, mom! Said my oldest son Alex. What is not to love in the creamy fruity drink sold in bright colored packaging? This beverage is a mixture of yogurt, milk, honey, and fruit blended into a delicious and refreshing chilled drink.

It has the consistency of kefir but less tang and involves no fermentation, so if you’re into kefir or want to try it, this recipe is a great option to start.

Most of the store-bought yogurt drinks our kid’s love rely heavily on sugars and artificial flavors to offset the tang of yogurt. It’s why I prefer to make them at home, so I have more control over what goes into the yogurt drink, plus my kids can select a flavor based on what fruit is available. Our favorite options include strawberries, blueberries, and banana.

I mostly come up with recipes out of necessity, because I want to make versions of store-bought favorites with real ingredients, or a combination of both. My grocery store trips are a great way for me to come up with recipe ideas. My kids point out their favorite snacks, maybe they tried it at a friend, or maybe they think it looks so delicious. Unfortunately, I often reply to requests with “I have a recipe for those.”

That’s about how it went with these Homemade Yogurt Drinks and 60+ recipes in the Best Snacks Book. I either get inspired by something I see at the grocery or it’s something my kids beg for. In the end, I try to simplify a recipe so it’s easy for anyone to recreate at home. Just like these yogurt drinks. And for my dairy-free kiddo, I serve these up with homemade dairy-free yogurt.

Are Yogurt Drinks Healthy?

I’m a big fan of yogurt since it’s high in protein, calcium, and milk provides many of the minerals my kids need. The best part about making a recipe, like this one, at home is that you save money and you have control over the ingredients and flavor of the recipe.

Many drinkable yogurts are filled with extra sugar and ingredients that are easily omitted when made at home. Some of the store-bought drinks have added thickeners, corn syrup, and preservatives to keep it last on the shelf.

The advantage of making it at home is that I can use any fruit I want to use up! I have a freezer full of ripe bananas, strawberries, blueberries, kiwi, peaches… and the list goes on!

With all the nutritional benefits, like vitamins, calcium, and protein, it’s a beverage I can confidently serve to my kids for a snack or on a hot summer day when something cold is much appreciated.

I recommend yogurt options such as Greek yogurt or Skyr; they’re high in protein and a little thicker than regular yogurt that gives this drink a wonderful consistency.

Instead of artificial flavor, fresh fruit and a touch of honey or maple syrup go a long way for added sweetness. However, if you prefer no added sugar, you can make these without the honey, and they still taste great.

Ingredients

These yogurt drinks are made with real ingredients that are also everyday staples! You’ll find the measurements in the recipe card below, but let’s give them a quick look so you know what you’ll need:

  • Milk: any regular or dairy-free milk.
  • Yogurt: Greek yogurt and Skyr are my favorites since they’re high in protein and have a thicker consistency. You can use regular yogurt too.
  • Maple syrup or honey: completely optional. You may want to add it or not, depending on the fruit and the type of yogurt you use.
  • Chopped fruit: any frozen or fresh fruit, such as berries, banana, peach, kiwi, or a blend!
fresh strawberry and blueberry in front of two bottles of homemade yogurts

How to Make Yogurt Drinks

Now that you have all the ingredients in ready, let’s make this happen!

  1. Combine the Ingredients
    In a high-speed blender, combine the milk, yogurt, maple syrup or honey, and chopped fruit, if using. You can use fresh or frozen fruit. Feel free to mix, your favorite fruit together to make a blend! Get creative! If you have leftovers, freeze it in popsicles for later.
  2. Blend
    Top with a lid and blend on medium-low until everything is smooth.
  3. Pour and Chill
    Divide the drink between 4 drinking glasses and refrigerate for 1 hour.
  4. Enjoy!
    Drink up and enjoy!

More of a visual learner? Check out this 1-minute video to see how yogurt drinks comes together:

Yogurt Drinks – Homemade Drinkable Yogurt

yogurt drinks and strawberries and blueberries
Servings: 4
Prep Time: 5 minutes mins
Total Time: 5 minutes mins
A refreshing yogurt drink recipe that’s full of protein, calcium, and uses real ingredients.
4.97 from 33 votes
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Ingredients

  • 2 cups milk
  • ½ cup yogurt
  • 2 tablespoons maple syrup , or honey (optional)
  • 1 cup chopped fruit

Instructions

  • Place all ingredients in a blender and blend on medium-low until everything is smooth and evenly combined.
  • Pour yogurt drinks in 4-ounce (120 ml) drink containers and refrigerate for 1 hour prior to serving.

Notes

The maple syrup or honey is completely optional and the need to use it will depend on the type of yogurt you use and the fruit. Some fruits are naturally sweeter.
You can skip refrigeration by using frozen fruit.

Equipment

The Best Homemade Kid’s Snacks on the Planet
Thermos
Blender

Nutrition

Serving: 0.5 cup | Calories: 121kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.04g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 68mg | Potassium: 327mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 459IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 213mg | Iron: 0.2mg

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  1. TallThing says

    March 06, 2024 at 12:47 pm

    4 stars
    Sounds good! I’d like to make these ahead for packed lunches. How long will they stay fresh if chilled? For instance, will the banana version turn brown?

    Reply
    • Laura Fuentes says

      March 07, 2024 at 4:55 pm

      Some ingredients, like bananas, brown when exposed to oxigen. With berries, you can make these a couple of days ahead. Some separation will occur so I recommend you shake them up.

      Reply
      • Karen Cooper says

        August 10, 2024 at 11:59 pm

        5 stars
        This sounds like what I might need for my husband. I make my own yogurt, but he won’t touch it. He’ll put liquid yogurt or kefir on his cereal, so this would be great!

        Reply
  2. Al says

    February 23, 2024 at 1:40 pm

    5 stars
    I have a yoghurt drink daily. I have to watch my sugars so I use no sweeteners like honey, maple syrup or sugar. I throw in a handful of almonds for extra texture and sometimes a small amount of cooked oats. Delicious and nutritious..

    Reply
  3. Laire says

    February 02, 2024 at 9:44 am

    5 stars
    Easy and delicious.

    Reply
  4. Sheri says

    April 03, 2023 at 1:19 pm

    5 stars
    Just found this recipe and it sounds heavenly. However, I was wondering would it be possible to freeze these drinks for a longer ‘shelf life’ if I made a couple larger batches of different flavors to allow for variety? Thank you!

    Reply
    • Laura Fuentes says

      April 08, 2023 at 12:16 pm

      You can definitely freeze these. They’ll need to be consumed within 48h of thawing and you’ll need to shake them to re-mix.

      Reply
  5. Letty Ojeda says

    June 27, 2022 at 3:40 pm

    5 stars
    I am in love with the Activia Vanilla yogurt drinks. Do you have a recipe for the re-creation of that?

    Reply
    • Laura Fuentes says

      June 28, 2022 at 12:20 pm

      For a vanilla yogurt version, start with the yogurt you enjoy, like Activia vanilla yogurts, and add milk to thin it out into a yogurt-like consistency, omit the fruit.

      Reply
    • Jessy says

      December 30, 2024 at 3:52 pm

      5 stars
      Thank you for such a simple but delicious recipe!

      Reply
  6. Rosa says

    August 15, 2021 at 10:00 pm

    5 stars
    I love this idea! Do you think it will keep for 5 days if I make a batch of these and store in individual jars? That way we can grab one each morning during the work week! Would love to hear your thoughts. Thanks for sharing this recipe!

    Reply
    • Laura Fuentes says

      August 19, 2021 at 12:42 pm

      Hi Rosa, the fruit & the liquid will separate after day 2. You’ll simply need to give it a “shake” and you’ll be good to go.

      Reply
  7. Alice Bouwma says

    February 20, 2021 at 9:53 pm

    5 stars
    Thanks Laura for another great and healthy recipe! My turned out very foamy and separated. Any recommendations?

    Reply
    • Laura Fuentes says

      February 25, 2021 at 3:29 pm

      This has happened to me too! First, blend the fruit with a little bit of liquid until you have a thick paste that’s smooth. After that, on medium speed add the rest of the liquid and don’t over-blend. The foamy separation is from too much blending at high speed. Tends to settle.

      Reply
      • Andrew C. Tecson says

        March 06, 2022 at 8:16 pm

        5 stars
        Dairy-free?!
        So what type of milk are you using??

        Reply
        • Laura Fuentes says

          March 07, 2022 at 3:09 pm

          I use either homemade diary-free yogurt or store-bought dairy-free yogurt blended with almond milk.

          Reply
  8. Tom says

    February 09, 2021 at 11:34 am

    Your Nutrition information reads 15.6g sugar. Store-bought Activia has 10 to 12g. I think you should cut back on the added sweetener in your recipe.

    Reply
    • Laura Fuentes says

      February 13, 2021 at 3:29 pm

      My recipe has the sweetener as optional. Cut that out you reduce 2g. In addition, there is a lot more fruit per serving in mine than Activia. Fruit adds natural sugars.

      Reply
  9. Kimberli says

    January 22, 2021 at 10:18 pm

    5 stars
    I am so excited. I usually drink a lot of ensure because I can’t tolerate a lot of solid food. They are so refreshing. Thank you, thank you, thank you

    Reply
  10. Kimber says

    July 22, 2020 at 4:07 pm

    5 stars
    Great yogurt drink recipe! These are the perfect way to start the day.

    Reply
  11. Jennifer says

    August 06, 2018 at 5:48 pm

    5 stars
    Do you have a recommendation on the containers you use?

    Reply
    • Laura Fuentes says

      August 09, 2018 at 2:32 pm

      These were empty glass bottles but I usually make a large container and fill lidded cups. I also use these lidded ones.

      Reply
  12. Becca says

    January 05, 2018 at 10:39 pm

    5 stars
    Thanks for this recipe! I love drinkable yogurt but it’s expensive to buy! Do you know how long this will keep in the fridge for?

    Reply
    • Laura Fuentes says

      January 06, 2018 at 9:12 am

      I keep these in the fridge for about 3 days. Give it a quick stir prior to serving and it’s good to go. Enjoy!

      Reply
  13. Stephanie says

    May 24, 2015 at 1:58 pm

    5 stars
    Laura — thanks so much for sharing these. My kids LOVE yogurt drinks.

    Do these work for packing in school lunches? Just wondering if they’d work, or because they are actually made of whole ingredients if they’d separate and not work. Thoughts? Thanks so much.

    Reply
    • Laura Fuentes says

      May 26, 2015 at 9:19 am

      Stephanie, I pack these inside an ice pack and my kids know to shake them before they drink them (like in the video). I hope this helps! 🙂

      Reply
  14. Meggan | Culinary Hill says

    May 21, 2015 at 10:57 am

    5 stars
    I love this idea, Laura! My son Calvin is obsessed with those brightly-colored smoothie packages at the store, and I admit I do buy them. I tried making homemade ones, even using those plastic containers from the store-bought ones for a little bait-and-switch. He wasn’t fooled. BUT. I never tried adding sweetener… and maybe I need to use sweeter fruit, too. There must be SOME kind of concoction he’d go for that isn’t the store-bought! Thanks for reminding me to make this a priority. 🙂

    Reply
    • Laura Fuentes says

      May 26, 2015 at 9:25 am

      I know the feeling Meggan. Start with the strawberry banana recipe (50/50) that is the sweetest. Enjoy!

      Reply

Hi! I'm Laura.
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