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Cultured Cranberry-Apple Treat

My best fermentation recipe yet! Perfect for fall.




Update

See an updated recipe and fermentation technique in my 4-minute video here. 


Ingredients

4 small apples, peeled and shredded
1 cup chopped raw cranberries (a food processor with an S blade works well)
1 celery stalk, thinly sliced
4 T brown sugar
1/4 cup maple syrup*
Filtered water
Your choice of sugar-loving probiotics (I used Biotiquest Ideal Immunity)

Special equipment

Canning funnel
Quart jar and lid 
Fermentation weight (optional)
Fermentation device (I use a heating pad in an insulated grocery bag)

Combine the apples, cranberries, celery, maple syrup and brown sugar in a bowl and mix. Put the canning funnel on the jar and spoon in the mixture. Add enough water to cover the ingredients. Put in the probiotics, opening the capsules if applicable. With a clean spoon or knife, push the probiotics into the jar and move the ingredients around to bring air bubbles to the surface. Put the fermentation weight in the jar if using. Put the lid on loosely (or use a fermentation lid). 

Ferment until the mixture is no longer sweet. (It took five days for a batch in a cool house with the heating pad set on medium.)

*Most of what passes for maple syrup is corn syrup. Make sure you're using real maple syrup, or substitute brown sugar, or omit. Don't use honey, as it can contain botulism that can grow during fermentation.
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Comments

Lowcarb team member said…
Fermented foods can be so beneficial.
Thanks for sharing this recipe.

All the best Jan
October 27, 2023
Mary said…
Hi Lori, wondering if you have ever checked at what temp you are getting with the heating pad. I do my vegetables at room temp (in the past never when cold outside) so it’s about 77 to 78. I fermented a fruit sauce at 98 with sous vide for 5 days, I added no sugar but some inulin. Thinking about your heating pad and grocery bag for winter vegetables.
October 31, 2023
Lori Miller said…
I checked a batch fermenting right now. An oral thermometer said 90.7, but the jar feels quite a bit cooler at the bottom. Hopefully, the different temperatures suit different bacteria.
October 31, 2023
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