Macerating or marinating fruit in vinegar is a very old way of preserving fresh, perishable fruit. This simple white balsamic infused with the flavor of mulberries is easy to make, and probably one of the best white mulberry recipes I know of besides jam as the berries are often lacking in flavor. Read on and I'll explain what you need to know.

White, unpigmented mulberries aren't often the best tasting mulberry tree in my experience, and the flavor can vary wildly from tree to tree. But, the fruit is widely available, easy to identify and a lot of fun to harvest if you're a forager.

That said, there's a number of types of white mulberry trees that I haven't tasted yet that are said to be better, specifically white Pakistani mulberry and Persian white mulberry trees. If you've tried them and enjoy the fruit, please leave a comment!

How to Make it

The recipe is very simple. Take a bunch of fresh white mulberries and put them in a jar white white wine vinegar and honey. Label the jar and forget about it for a month or two, then strain the fruit.

Straining white mulberries from infused vinegar. — Straining the fruit after infusing.

The finished vinegar can be used to make sauces and salad dressings.

The fruit can be used to make a tart white mulberry jam by itself of mixed with other fruit.

A jar of white mulberry jam with the lid removed. — White mulberry jam looks similar to fig jam.

If you want to make a from-scratch fermented mulberry vinegar instead it's easy! Just follow my recipe for Homemade Fruit Scrap Vinegar.

Chef's Notes

This is a great way to use dirty mulberries that you've shaken from a tree.
You can do the same thing with black mulberries or white mulberries that have dark fruit. If you want to do that, use a dark vinegar like balsamic vinegar.
Honey is good, but maple syrup can be substituted for a slightly different flavor. As it changes the color, I prefer it with darker black mulberries.

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White Mulberry Vinegar

A simple vinegar infused with white mulberries and honey. The fruit can be used to make jam after macerating. Makes 4 cups.

Prep Time6

Infusing time30

Total Time30 6

Course: Condiment

Cuisine: American, French

Keyword: white mulberry recipe

Servings: servings

Calories: 34kcal

Author: Alan Bergo

Cost: 5

Equipment

1 Strainer
1 8 cup mason jar or similar

Ingredients

20 oz White wine vinegar
14 oz Mild honey
½ teaspoon Kosher salt
1 large Sprig of fresh tarragon optional

Instructions

Combine all ingredients and store in a jar.
Allow the fruit and vinegar to macerate for 30 days.
Strain the fruit and bottle the vinegar. Label and date the bottle.
The fruit can be mixed with other fruit to make jams and other preserves.

Notes

You can use dark colored mulberries to make this too. If you do, use a dark vinegar like balsamic.

The ultimate version is to make a fermented vinegar from mulberries first, then add more fresh mulberries after the fermentation to sweeten it. I describe this process in my post: Homemade Fruit Scrap Vinegar.

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