A simple elderberry syrup recipe made with dried elderberries, honey and herbs for an immune boosting and delicious syrup. Can be used medicinally or on homemade pancakes or waffles. Pour the water into a medium saucepan and add the elderberries, ginger, cinnamon, and cloves.
Instructions Place dried elderberries (or fresh, ripe elderberries if you have them locally) and filtered water in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer on medium-low for 30 minutes. The liquid will reduce by about one-third. Remove pan from heat and mash the elderberries to release any remaining juice.
Ingredients 1 3/4 cup dried elderberries 2 3 cup s water 3 1 teaspoon dried cinnamon or 1 cinnamon stick 4 1 teaspoon dried cloves or 4 whole cloves or 1 drop clove essential oil 5 1 tablespoon fresh ginger or 1 teaspoon dried ginger or 1 drop ginger essential oil 6 1 cup raw honey
Homemade elderberry syrup is more runny in texture than a store-bought version. This is because we didn’t boil the elderberries with a granulated sugar, and the concentration of sugar is lower than store-bought recipes, which need to be shelf-stable.