Recipes•syrup

Elderberry Syrup

It seems to be all the rage right now so I decided to give it a try. Anything containing this many antioxidants can not do any harm. It is easy to make and it does not have a bad taste either.

Adults are recommended to take 1 Tablespoon daily for up to 1 tablespoon every few hours if sick.

Children are recommended to take 1 teaspoon daily, if sick 1 teaspoon every few hours.

You can use this syrup to make elderberry gummies, I also have a recipe on my site.

Keyword elderberry, elderberry syrup, syrup

Ingredients

2 cups elderberries dried
3 cups apple cider
3 cups water
2 apples cored and sliced
3 cinnamon sticks
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tbsp whole cloves
1/4 cup honey

Instructions

Mix in a saucepan dried elderberries, apples, spices, water and apple cider.
Bring all ingredients to a boil and simmer on low for 30 minutes. Be sure to stir this every 5 minutes.
Allow to cool for about 15 minutes. Strain through a mesh strainer or cheese cloth into a large bowl. Using a potato masher smash the berry mixer to get all the juices out. I put on gloves and squeezed the juice out. Use gloves or you will have purple finger nail beds like I did the first time.
Add in your honey and stir in well.
Place syrup into small jars and refrigerate.
This syrup will be good for up to two weeks in the refrigerator.