Elderberry Syrup Recipe with Honey

Every Fall I make elderberry syrup when preparing for the winter months.  As the days grow shorter and cooler weather arrives, we add elderberry syrup to our diet. Our elderberry syrup recipe is made with dried elderberries and sweetened with honey.

Elderberry syrup is so easy to make and you control the ingredients.  These days sourcing your food and learning how to make things your family needs to support health is an important skill. Our elderberry syrup recipe is sweetened with honey. Remember infants under one year old must never consume honey.

What you will need to make 3 ingredient Elderberry Syrup

• 1/2 cup Dried Elderberries 
• 3 cups Filtered Water
• 1/2 cup Raw Honey (more for thicker syrup and it will keep better the more honey) *Remember do not give infants honey 
• saucepan
• strainer
• spoon

Directions for making Elderberry Syrup with Honey

1. In a saucepan combine 3 cups of filtered water and 1/2 cup dried elderberries, simmer for 45 minutes.
2. Cool to room temperature 
3. Strain, discard elderberries
4. Stir in honey
5. Pour into a bottle or jar.  One that is easy to pour into a tablespoon would work best.  Label the date.

Store in the refrigerator

How to take Elderberry Syrup

• Top your pancakes with this delicious syrup
• Add a splash to kombucha and fizzy water
• Add to yogurt

Please read this article for more detailed information about elderberry syrup.  My recipe is different but this is great information.

Elderberry Syrup Recipe with Honey

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Elderberry syrup is so easy to make and you control the ingredients.  These days sourcing your food and learning how to make things your family needs to support health is an important skill. Our elderberry syrup recipe is sweetened with honey. Remember infants under one year old must never consume honey.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup Dried Elderberries 
• 3 cups Filtered Water
• 1/2 cup Raw Honey (more for thicker syrup and it will keep better the more honey) *Remember do not give infants honey 
• saucepan
• strainer
• spoon
• jar to store elderberry syrup-a glass bottle that pours works well.

Instructions

1. In a saucepan combine 3 cups of filtered water and 1/2 cup dried elderberries, simmer for 45 minutes.
2. Cool to room temperature.
   
3. Strain, then discard elderberries
   
4. Stir in honey
   
5. Pour into a bottle or jar.  One that is easy to pour into a tablespoon would work best.  Label with the date.
6. Store in the refrigerator

Notes

• Top your pancakes with this delicious syrup
• Add a splash to kombucha and fizzy water
• Add to yogurt

For my tried and true master tonic recipe read this blog post.

Watch this to learn how to make it!

 

 

Watch this YouTube video! The second half of the video shows how to make elderberry syrup. If you eat bread or beef the first half of the video is important to know.