Fermented Honey Cranberries

MAKES 1 QUART

With a little prep and a lot of patience, these fermented honey cranberries become the perfect addition to a holiday-inspired meal or cocktail. Use the cranberries in your favorite stuffing or rice dish, and use the honey to flavor dressings or drizzle over roasted vegetables.

Please prepare...

• 2 cups fresh cranberries, rinsed, well drained, and pierced with a fork
• 4 to 5 slices fresh organic ginger
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1⁄4 teaspoon whole cloves
• Zest and juice of 1 organic orange
• 2 1⁄2 cups raw honey

1. In a sterilized jar, add the cranberries, ginger, cinnamon stick, cloves, and orange zest and juice.

2. Pour the honey over the cranberries so they are completely covered. close the jar with a tight-fitting lid.

3. Let the honey cranberries sit in the jar to ferment for a month or more, but you can eat them and enjoy the honey syrup at any time.  There is no need to refrigerate after opening.

TIP: To make a mocktail, pour 1 to 2 ounces of honey into sparkling water and drop in a couple fermented cranberries. For a cocktail, substitute prosecco or your favorite alcohol for the sparkling water.