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Pickled Prunes Recipe

Just a few ingredients from the pantry and virtually no cooking and you get supernaturally sweet tart flavor bombs with added gut health benefits!
Total Time10 minutes
Pickling Time8 hours
Total Time8 hours 10 minutes
Course: Condiments, Sauce, Snacks
Cuisine: American
Keyword: gut health, prunes
Servings: 4 cups
Calories: 90kcal

Ingredients

  • 12-16 ounces California prunes
  • 1 cup red wine vinegar
  • 1 lemon, zest removed in wide strips and juice
  • ¼ to 1 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt

Pickling Spices

  • 2 slices fresh ginger
  • 1 bay leaf
  • ¼ teaspoon black and/or peppercorns
  • ⅛ teaspoon chile flakes

Instructions

  • Place 12-16 ounces of prunes loosely in a large glass jar or a few smaller jars.
  • Simmer 1 cup of red wine vinegar, lemon zest and juice, ¼ cup sugar, 1 teaspoon salt, and all of the pickling spices in a medium pot over medium-high heat until sugar and salt are dissolved.
  • Pour pickling brine into jars over prunes. Cover jars loosely with their lids and allow to cool slightly on the countertop, then place in refrigerator. Allow prunes to pickle for at least 8 hours.
  • Keep Pickled Prunes in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks, if you can hold yourself back for that long. This is not a true "canned" or preserved pickle so it should be refrigerated!
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Notes

nutrition information for 1 serving prunes/40 grams from California Prunes

Nutrition

Serving: 4prunes | Calories: 90kcal | Protein: 1g | Fiber: 3g