Elderberry Honey Syrup

Author ~ Shannon @ Elderberry Edge Farm 2/28/19 

 Natural Elderberry Honey Syrup 

This elderberry honey syrup recipe is a favorite among many for being natural. It does, however, come with the price of a short shelf life. 

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Elderberry Honey Syrup Prep Time 5 minutes

Elderberry Honey Syrup Ingredients 

• 2/3 cup dried elderberries  & 3 cups of water [OR 2 cups fresh elderberries]
• 2/3 cup of Honey

Yield 1 pint

Spice is Optional ~ Before boiling add the spices of your choice 1/4 teaspoon of ginger 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, or 2 cloves. Also consider Rosehips, Anise Star, or Echinacea.

Instructions

Place the elderberries (and water if using dried elderberries) in a small saucepan. Bring to boil, reduce the heat and simmer gently to reduce the liquid to half. *Strain seeds/pulp out, pour water over pulp if necessary to increase liquid to equal 1 1/3 cups juice. When it's warm but NOT hot, add 2/3 cup of honey. Refrigerate and use within 2 weeks. 

*For an easy way to strain elderberries check out my Elderberry Strainer Bag, you will wonder why you ever bothered with cheesecloth.  

Very ink friendly. Each elderberry recipe will be printed in the upper right portion of the paper. Keep flipping your paper in printer for each elderberry recipe you choose and you can get 4 elderberry recipes on one page (8 if printed on both sides) I recommend card stock paper for more durability. No heavy paper on hand, use an old file folder cut down to paper size!

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Serving size 1 Tablespoon