Description
This recipe for fermented honey blueberries captures the essence of summer in a jar, offering a delightful combination of floral sweetness and tangy flavor that evolves over time.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups blueberries
- 1 cup raw honey (more or less as needed to cover blueberries)
- Optional: vanilla or a strip of lemon zest for added flavor
Instructions
- Place the blueberries into a wide-mouth pint-sized mason jar, leaving an inch of space at the top. Add enough honey to cover the blueberries completely.
- Let the jar sit upright a moment so the honey settles and glosses the berries.
- Place the lid on the jar loosely, then tuck it into a dark place.
- Tighten the lid every day or so and flip the jar upside down to coat the blueberries with honey.
- Watch for small bubbles to form on the surface, indicating that fermentation has begun.
- Store the fermented blueberry honey in a cool place for many months.
Notes
Use ripe, firm berries for best texture. Cleanliness during preparation is essential for successful fermentation.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Preserve
- Method: Fermenting
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tablespoon
- Calories: 60
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 1mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 17g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: fermented blueberries, honey recipe, preserves, summer flavors