Elderberry Syrup

Elderberry is a powerhouse at helping the whole familystay healthy during the cold and flu season. It can be used as a preventative or when symptoms appear.  They taste great and are a beautiful purplecolour which makes them great to use in many different recipes.

  • 1/2 cup Dried Elderberries (Dried berries are wildly available online, if you would prefer to skip making your own syrup there is a great local syrup made in St.Albert called Feel Good Syrup.  https://soelderberrygood.ca/)
  • 2 cups Water
  • 1 inch Ginger (or 1 tsp dried)
  • 1/4 tsp Cloves, dried
  • 1 tsp Cinnamon, dried or one stick
  • 1 tsp Lemon juice
  • 1/4 cup Raw honey

  1. Bring the elderberries, water, ginger, cloves and cinnamon to a boil and reduce heat to a simmer.

  2. Simmer uncovered until reduced in half, approximately 25 minutes.

  3. Allow to cool and strain with a nut bag or cheesecloth.  A fine mesh strainer would also work.

  4. Stir in the honey and lemon juice.

  5. Store in covered glass containers in the fridge for a month, it also freezes well.

Syrup
Immune Boosting