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Honey Fermented Garlic – A Delicious Infusion

How to make honey fermented garlic for an immune boosting and probiotic boost.
How to make honey fermented garlic for an immune boosting and probiotic boost.
How to make honey fermented garlic for an immune boosting and probiotic boost.
Four ways to use honey fermented garlic. As a flavour infusion and immunity booster.
Four ways to use honey fermented garlic. As a flavour infusion and immunity booster.

Honey fermented garlic is so easy to make, it’s perfect for first-time fermenters. The hardest part is peeling a jarful of garlic!

Why make honey fermented garlic?

Not convinced that you want to make honey fermented garlic? Here are a few reasons to try this fermented condiment:

  1. Immune Boosting: Lots of people eat raw garlic to boost their immune system. Fermented garlic adds a dose of probiotics. However, the garlic only mellows slightly with fermenting, so if raw garlic isn’t your thing, then take a spoonful of honey instead.
  2. Food Preservation: Fermenting garlic in honey is a great way to preserve your harvest. Honey prevents the garlic from getting moldy or drying out. And the garlic can be fished out of the honey whenever you want to cook with it.
  3. Milder Raw Garlic: Fermented garlic is perfect for any dish where you want to add raw garlic, but don’t want the intense bite of raw garlic. It is perfect for hummus, fresh salsa, and other dips and dressings.
  4. Garlic infused honey: I LOVE garlic infused honey. It is amazingly delicious. Mildly-sweet and filled with the flavour of garlic, it is perfect for salads, sauces and drizzling on cheese. Try adding a few teaspoons to a halloumi salad, or coleslaw. It is oh so yummy.
How to make honey fermented garlic for an immune boosting and probiotic boost.
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Honey fermented Garlic

Honey fermented garlic is an easy ferment for beginners.

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Fermenting garlic in honey is a perfect ferment for beginners because it is so easy! The raw honey naturally provides the right conditions for a delicious and probiotic ferment.

  • Author: Emillie
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Total Time: 10 minutes
  • Yield: 1 jar 1x
  • Category: Condiment
  • Method: Fermentation
  • Cuisine: Probiotic
  • Diet: Vegetarian

Ingredients

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  • 2 heads of fresh garlic
  • 1 cup raw honey

Instructions

  1. Sanitize an air-tight glass jar.
  2. Fill the jar with peeled garlic leaving a 1/2″ of headroom. I like to bruise the garlic a bit to help with the fermentation. I do this by pressing down on the garlic slightly with my kitchen knife until it cracks.
  3. Pour raw honey over the garlic until it is completely covered. The garlic will naturally float above the honey, and that’s fine.
  4. Place the jar somewhere dark to ferment, like a closet. Open the jar every 3 days to release the build-up of pressure (from the fermentation) then reseal the jar and turn it over. Rotating the jar will help keep the garlic submerged under the honey.
  5. Ferment for at least 1 week or up to 3 months.
  6. Once you start to use the garlic, store the jar in the fridge to prevent potential contamination.

Notes

  • If you don’t want to have to keep checking and turning over your jar of garlic, then you can ferment it in a fido jar or a mason jar with an airlock. You will also need a well-fitting weight to keep the garlic below the honey (affiliate links).
  • On average honey has a pH of around 3.9, so it is too acidic for botulism to be an issue. However, it is important to use pure raw honey in this recipe. A lot of commercial honey is fake or adulterated, which wouldn’t have the right pH, nor the natural microorganisms required for fermentation.

Keywords: probiotic, immune boosting, healthy, gluten-free, paleo, summer, fall, winter

Filed Under: VegetablesTagged With: Garlic, Honey

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Comments

  1. Hans

    April 12, 2020 at 2:15 pm

    Hello,

    Have you ever honey fermented red chili?
    I am about to prepare a jar, but cannot find if there are health benefits to this.
    Thanks
    Hans

    Reply
    • Emillie

      April 12, 2020 at 2:44 pm

      Raw honey has natural probiotics. If you use local honey, it also is great for helping with seasonal allergies. I personally haven’t honey fermented chili, but it sounds delicious!

      Reply
  2. Bo

    October 6, 2020 at 7:48 pm

    I just put this into my stirfry and it kicked it up to a new level! Thank you!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  3. Anonymous

    October 22, 2020 at 2:30 pm

    I don’t have liquid honey but I have raw honey that is solid. Can I melt it without high heat and use, will it work.

    Reply
    • Emillie

      October 23, 2020 at 7:11 am

      Yes, as long as it stays below 40 C / 104 F then you won’t accidentally kill the probiotics. Enjoy!

      Reply

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