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Fresh and dried elderberries with honey comb in a pot full of raw honey cinnamon sticks and dried mushrooms in a white bowl

Elderberry Syrup Recipe

An herbalist's Elderberry syrup recipe. Quick, easy, packed with antioxidants & delicious too. A quality elderberry syrup money cannot buy.
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Prep Time 1 day
Cook Time 2 hours

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Cup/100 grams Dried Elderberries
  • 2 Cups Filtered Water
  • 1 Cup Raw Honey

Instructions
 

  • Add dried elderberries to clean mason jar.
  • Boil the filtered water. Add the boiling water to the jar of elderberries. NOW THE JAR IS HOT! Carefully screw a lid on the mason jar. Allow the mixture sit overnight to make a strong decoction.
  • In the morning (any time the next day), add the decoction into a high speed blender. Blend into a mush.
  • Lay your mesh bag over a pot. Pour the mush into the bag. The bag will catch the seeds and skins that you don't want in your syrup.
  • When the juice is no longer flowing out of the bag, pull the bag away from the pot and twist. Squeeze out all remaining juice into the pot. Keep twisting and squeezing, you don't want to waste any of that precious medicine!
  • You can compost the seeds or feed them to your chickens
  • Move the pot onto the stove top. Set on low heat, and simmer. Stir frequently.
    Add in the optional herbs and spices. As your elderberries are simmering, I will throw in some citrus peels, ground cinnamon or cinnamon sticks, etc.
    Reduce to half the volume.
  • While the elderberries liquid is simmering, add 1 cup of honey to a clean mason jar.
  • If you added any whole herbs and spices you will want to strain them out before pouring the syrup into the jar with the honey
  • When your elderberry juice has reduced by half, carefully pour into the honey-filled jar. Mix with a spoon or whisk until it is thick and full incorporated.
  • Let the mixture sit on the counter until it has cooled down. Then, I store it in the fridge.