# Homemade Cottage Cheese

Learn how to make homemade cottage cheese using a few simple ingredients.

- Total time: 30 min
- Category: Snack
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 0.5 gallon milk
- 0.33 cup white vinegar
- salt
- 0.25 cup heavy whipping cream

## Instructions

1. Add a half a gallon of milk to a large saucepan.
2. Bring the milk to a boil over medium-high heat.
3. Once the milk starts to boil, add 1/3 cup of white vinegar and mix it in.
4. Turn off the heat.
5. Mix the milk and vinegar for 30 seconds until it instantly starts to separate.
6. Add the lid and allow it to sit for 30 minutes.
7. Strain the whey from the curd.
8. Rinse the curd off with cold water.
9. Strain out as much water as you can.
10. Put the curd in a bowl.
11. Add some salt.
12. Add about a quarter cup of heavy whipping cream.

## Equipment

- large saucepan

## Tips

- You can double the ingredients to make a larger batch.
- You can use the whey for other recipes.
- Adjust the amount of heavy whipping cream to your desired creaminess.

## Source

- Original video: https://youtube.com/shorts/683PCG0GEvY?si=QQMq7jKGwnST1o8X
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/2dd48239-3483-4938-b9d8-d5cb7546b5ac
- Extracted: 2026-02-25

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