How to Make Fermented Cherries

Fermented cherries are salty, tangy and super savory: kind of like the love child of a maraschino cherry and an olive. Which is probably why one of our favorite uses is plunked into a cocktail. If you’re looking for something sweet: make pie. But if you want to take a walk on the savory side these fermented cherries are excellent on a cheese board, as a tangy pizza topping (think white pies) and as a fun twist on a cocktail garnish.
In this video Erica from FarmSteady walks you through making pickled cherries through lacto-fermentation at home. Full recipe (and fermentation kit) linked below.
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[@pavgup]

Honestly. This is pretty damn great. Very nice work! Young channel, cool work.

[@FarmSteady]

Thank you so much!!!

[@rebeccafreeman1123]

When fermenting your cherries, how much salt did you add? It looked like it was about 1 Tblsp., but I may be wrong. Thanks for sharing your
recipes.

[@FarmSteady]

We used 1.5 tablespoons. Full recipe is here: farmsteady.com/field-guide/recipe-fermented-cherries

[@grendelsloth9950]

Did the one stem left in the cherries bother anyone else? XD

[@FarmSteady]

How did it sneak in there!?

[@pallavidhoundiyal3758]

Yesss

[@ryanm1254]

Is there a reason for adding the salt directly to the cherries, and then later topping off with regular water (as opposed to putting the unsalted cherries into the fermenter and then topping them off with a salt water solution)?

[@JkouFiles]

yes its cooler

[@bridgeovertroubledwater6716]

how long do the cherries last when they have been fermented? can they be kept for a long time?

[@FarmSteady]

They can last weeks if not months in the fridge before they go bad or mold, they may just get more sour than you’d like. :)

[@mothershelper1981]

Could you ferment cherries whole, without the stems?

[@FarmSteady]

Great question. We definitely recommend pitting them. Cherry pits are poisonous so definitely better to leave them out from the start.

[@Kvs_Bhushan_]

Mam which type of cherries you used for fermenting

[@FarmSteady]

We used bing cherries for this recipes but other cherries (like rainier) would be great too! You just want them to be a bit firm and not over ripe.

[@Kvs_Bhushan_]

@@FarmSteady thank you very much MAM

[@Kvs_Bhushan_]

Mam you have any idea where can i get rinier cheery tree

[@Cookwithasha08]

Can we firment Indian jujubi instead of cherries?

[@FarmSteady]

Because of the sugar content they might not work well for fermentation--it would probably turn alcoholic too quickly.

[@matthew731]

Would frozen cherries work for fermenting?

[@FarmSteady]

You could certainly try! However, the process of thawing and fermenting will probably result in more of a mushy/super soft consistency.

[@georgehellie9175]

Does it matter the type of cherry?

[@FarmSteady]

We used sweet cherries but imagine sour would be totally delicious too! And will try it out as soon as we get out hands on some.

[@georgehellie9175]

@@FarmSteady here in East Texas we can only get what is in the store, sometimes sweet sometimes tart.

[@mnamous9823]

Sweet cherries will ferment faster, because the bacteria feed on sugars.

[@BanditosofBacon]

I mean who doesnt want a good fermented cherry in their drink?

[@FarmSteady]

🍒🍸

[@restoredephraimpublication1540]

Have you ever tried pickling cherries with both salt and sugar?

[@FarmSteady]

We recommend using just salt while fermenting them. The fruit already has a high sugar content, and sugar wants to turn into alcohol. But sprinkling some sugar on them in dishes (like in a pie!) sounds delicious! 🍒 Have you tried it?

[@restoredephraimpublication1540]

@@FarmSteady No I have not yet tried it. Still doing pepper saurkraut though.

[@FarmSteady]

@@restoredephraimpublication1540 That's a classic!

[@bigmike12396]

Could you add some of these cherries to a hot sauce?

[@FarmSteady]

That would be delicious!!

[@spbeckman]

I lacto-fermented sweet Washington cherries. They were genuinely one of the worst food experiments of my life. They do not go into cocktails, nor anything else entering my mouth. I eat almost anything, but these were awful. If you want to experiment, go for it, but don't waste a whole jar of cherries the way she did in this video.

[@FarmSteady]

Sorry to hear that you didn't enjoy them. Luckily, there are many more foods to ferment and experiment with!

[@Sci-fi-Si]

Dude, I tried some fermented cherries, a fan of mine gave me some and they were so good I remember them nearly 40 years later....

[@Sci-fi-Si]

Wonderful! But please, the music, make it stop.

[@FarmSteady]

So appreciate your input. The music in new videos is less chaotic :)