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Home » Eat what's in season » What's in season for December, 2021?

What's in season for December, 2021?

December offers the last of the hardier fall fruits and brings winter citrus into season. The full guides below include selection & storage tips, as well as seasonal recipes.

December fruit

  • Winter is citrus season including clementines, blood oranges, kumquats, and grapefruit
  • The last of late fall / early winter fruit is still available: cranberries and pomegranates, as well as apples and pears (they store quite well into winter)
  • Kiwi, a winter fruit: we tend to associate kiwi with summer, but those are actually from New Zealand. Kiwi are a winter fruit, so enjoy more locally grown kiwi from the US this month.
Apples, how to choose and store
Apples
When are blood oranges in season? Get the full scoop along with how to pick the best ones and store them.
Blood oranges
Cranberries in season
Cranberries
Grapefruits are in season in winter. More on picking the best ones & recipes.
Grapefruit
several kiwi exposed interior
Kiwi
Kumquats are in season in the middle of winter to early spring.
Kumquats
Mandarins are in season throughout winter and early spring.
Mandarins
Pears
Pomegranates

Vegetables

Root vegetables and winter squash are perfect for soups, stews, and roasting this month, including potatoes, broccoli, cauliflower, brussels sprouts, sweet potatoes, butternut squash (and other winter varieties), and celery root.

Below are are guides for some of these winter vegetables.

Brussels Sprouts in Season
Brussels sprouts
Celery in season
Celery
When is celery root in season? How to pick the best ones and store them.
Celery root (celeriac)
When are parsnips in season? Pick the best ones and store them right to last even longer.
Parsnips
Winter squash in season
Pumpkins, butternut & other winter squash
Sweet potatoes

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