Fermented Jalapeño Honey
- Danielle Simms
- Aug 3, 2024
- 1 min read
Ingredients
6 jalapeños sliced with seeds
1 cup of raw honey or enough to cover the jalapeños.
Instructions
Place the sliced jalapeños into a wide-mason jar. Add enough honey to completely cover the jalapeños.
Place the lid on the jar loosely, then tuck into a dark place.
Every day or so, tighten the lid on the jar and flip it upside down to coat the jalapeños with honey. Loosen the lid again when you return it to the upright position.
Within a week, you should see small bubbles start to form on the surface of the honey.
The jalapeño will ferment for about 2 weeks. The flavor will continue to develop over time.
Store in a cool place for many months or even a year, if not longer.
You can use this fermented jalapeño honey has strong medicinal properties, so it can be used as an immune booster. Works great to keep the sinuses cleared. You can eat both the honey and the jalapeño or just a teaspoon of the honey will help keep your immune system healthy.
You can also use the fermented jalapeño honey in your recipes.
Usually in ferments like this you will see bubbles, however it’s not always the case. Once fermented, the honey will be very runny.
Jalapeño honey should not be given to babies under one year of age.
Let’s make some fermented jalapeño honey
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