The Budget Preppers

We eat a ton of sour cream here. From dips, to topping, a small tub of sour cream from the store does not last long in our household. Today I share my homemade sour cream recipe that can be done using only 2 ingredients and with your oven!

Homemade Sour Cream 2 Ingredient

Making sour cream with only 2 or 3 ingredients

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 12 hours hrs

Servings 12

Ingredients

  

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• 1/4 cup plain greek yogurt
• 1 tbsp lemon juice optional
• 3-4 cups half and half or sub heavy whipping cream

Instructions

 

• first combine all ingredients into a mason jar
• shake jar for 30 seconds to 1 min
• add jar into dehydrator on yogurt setting for 12-24 hours or if using an oven set oven to 200 degrees F and turn off. Place jars in oven and turn on oven light. This will allow the jars enough heat to ferment. Leave in oven over night, then place in fridge.
• Allow to set in the fridge for 24 hours after fermentation
• stir and ENJOY
• will stay fresh for 2 months in refrigerator

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In Closing

I hope you enjoy this delicious and easy homemade sour cream recipe. We absolutely love this and it’s so quick and easy and full of flavor. If you love sour cream you will love adding it to my Freeze Dried Cheesy Ham and Scallop Potatoes.