A probiotic twist on a holiday favorite!

Ingredients:

• 3 cups of organic cranberries (fresh or frozen)
• 1/2 cup of nuts (pecans were suggested and I’ve used hazelnuts or other nuts in place and it has always been tasty)
• 1/2 cup of rapadura suagar or sucanat sugar
• 2 teaspoons of sea salt
• 1/2 cup of whey (or fruit ferment, such as water kefir)
• 1/2 cup of prune juice or other juice (I use fresh pressed apple juice or extra apple ferment)
• 1 teaspoon of cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon of cloves (I prefer powdered, but you can use whole or a little of each)
• finely grated rind from one orange and one lemon (optional, but super nice if it's zested with a microplane)
• juice from 1 orange
• juice from 1 lemon
• 1/2 cup of raisins

Directions:
Pulse all, except raisins, in food processor. Stir in raisins. Ferment at room temperature for 48 hours or longer (to taste), then refrigerate.  Super simple!

Extra Tips:
The chutney is ready to be refridgerated when your tongue can only detect a trace amount of sweetness (this will be quite subjective) since ideally most of the sugars will be consumed by the beneficial microbes from the liquid ferments you added.  It will continue to ferment in the refridgerator, though considerably slower, so taste regularly (every few days) and eat before it gets over fermented.  The timing for that will vary depending on how long you fermented it before refridgerating, how cold your refridgerator is, how long it's left out on the table during meals, etc.  You'll know if it's overly fermented because it will smell like alcohol and you can see another post on fermentation explorations here. Embrace this culinary adventure as part of the joy of eating living fermented foods and getting ALL of the benefits that come from these healthy life supporting foods!  Typically, this chutney gets eaten long before it would have gotten overly fermented because it's such a zesty and delicious condiment.  
Make this 3-5 days ahead of any planned special meal or gathering so it will be perfectly fermented and tasty and you will have one less food to prepare right before the special event.  You may want to make a double batch since this is a delightful potluck offering and makes a GREAT holiday gift!  A little of this beautiful, flavorful chutney served with poultry, beef, pork, etc., makes any meal seem like a special holiday. Enjoy alone or with friends or family!

RELATED POSTS:
For more posts on fermented foods:

Check out this series I wrote on ways to introduce ferments for beginners:
(if you're new to this, be sure to take a look at my suggestions)
Take it Slow, Give it Time, and Brine Shots! 
Sauerkraut Recipe and Tips
The Harms of Eating Too Much Sugar Are Real 

For another holiday favorite, check out this upgraded Eggnog Recipe.

As always, to help you on your healing journey, check out my Recommended Resources! which include recommended store bought done-for-you ferments if you're not up for making your own.

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