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Glass pitcher and tumbler of fresh blueberry switchel in the WFLI kitchen

Fresh Blueberry Switchel With Raw Honey for Full GAPS

A tart, lightly sweet Full GAPS blueberry drink blended with raw honey, apple-cider vinegar, fresh ginger, and filtered water, then strained for a clear pour.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Course: Beverage, Drinks
Cuisine: GAPS
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Fresh Blueberry Switchel
  • 6 cups filtered water divided: one-third for blending and two-thirds for the pitcher
  • 2 cups blueberries fresh or fully defrosted frozen berries, including released juice
  • 1/3 cup raw honey
  • 1/4 cup apple-cider vinegar plain and additive-free
  • 2 tablespoons fresh ginger minced before measuring

Equipment

  • Blender with secure lid
  • Dry and liquid measuring cups
  • Measuring spoons
  • Fine-mesh stainless-steel strainer
  • Glass or ceramic bowl wide enough to support the strainer
  • Glass pitcher or 8-cup glass jar
  • Heat-safe or wooden spoon

Method
 

  1. Pour 2 cups of the filtered water into the blender. Add the blueberries, raw honey, apple-cider vinegar, and minced fresh ginger. Secure the lid.
    Blueberries, raw honey, minced ginger, vinegar, and water loaded in a blender
  2. Blend on medium speed for about 50 seconds, until the mixture is an opaque purple puree with no whole berries and the skins are reduced to tiny pieces. Stop the machine before checking; if whole berries remain above the liquid, let them settle and blend again briefly.
  3. Set the fine-mesh strainer securely over the bowl with its rim or arms fully supported. Pour in the puree. Let the liquid drain, pressing gently if needed, and stop when the remaining skins, seeds, and ginger solids look mostly drained.
    Blueberry ginger puree draining through a supported fine-mesh strainer
  4. Transfer the strained deep-purple liquid to the pitcher. Add the remaining 4 cups filtered water and stir until the color is even from top to bottom.
  5. Cover and chill until cold. Stir before serving. The finished switchel should pour easily and look translucent at the edge of the glass rather than thick like a smoothie.

Notes

This immediate fresh branch is a vinegar-soured fruit drink, not a controlled ferment or probiotic beverage.
Full GAPS only; not for the Introduction Diet or No-Plant variation.
For the source's dried-ginger alternative, use 2 teaspoons dried ginger in place of the 2 tablespoons fresh ginger.
Refrigerate covered and use within 4 days for the freshest flavor. Stir before pouring. Discard if it develops an unexpected odor, visible surface growth, or pressure.
At 2x, use 12 cups water, 4 cups blueberries, 2/3 cup raw honey, 1/2 cup apple-cider vinegar, and 4 tablespoons fresh ginger. Blend the concentrate in two batches if it exceeds the blender fill line.

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