Description
Learn how to make honey-fermented cranberries, a delicious and probiotic-rich condiment perfect for cheese boards, yogurt, oatmeal, or cocktails. These cranberries are sweet, tangy, and bursting with flavor.
Ingredients
Cranberries:
2 cups fresh cranberries, rinsed and dried
Honey Mixture:
1 cup raw honey (preferably local), 1 cinnamon stick (optional), 1 strip of orange peel (optional), filtered water as needed
Instructions
- Prepare the Cranberries: Place the cranberries in a clean glass jar, lightly crushing some with a spoon to release their juices.
- Add Honey Mixture: Pour raw honey over the cranberries, leaving 1 inch of headspace. Add cinnamon stick and orange peel if desired.
- Top Off and Seal: Add filtered water if needed to submerge cranberries. Seal jar loosely and store at room temperature.
- Stir Daily: Stir the mixture daily for the first week. Fermentation begins in 3–5 days.
- Refrigerate: After 1-2 weeks, seal the jar tightly and refrigerate.
Notes
- Use raw honey for fermentation
- Fermentation time varies with room temperature
- Great with cheese boards, yogurt, oatmeal, or cocktails
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Condiment
- Method: Fermenting
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 tablespoons
- Calories: 90
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 0mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
