How to Make Elderberry Syrup

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Learn how to make elderberry syrup at home with this step-by-step guide! This elderberry syrup is spiced with cinnamon and fresh ginger and sweetened up with honey. Each ingredient in this recipe has excellent health benefits, makes this syrup taste delicious, and is also flexible! If you don't care for some of the ingredients, you can simply leave them out or replace them with other herbs.

Prep Time10

Cook Time1

Total Time1 10

Course: Health Remedies

Cuisine: American, European, Herbs

Keyword: dried elderberries, elderberry syrup, Nettles, syrups

Servings:

Calories: 868kcal

Author: Angie

Ingredients

2 cups dried elderberries
8 cups water
1 cup nettles
6 inches piece of fresh ginger, sliced
6 cinnamon sticks
10 cloves
4 inches astralagus
1/2 cup of dried rose hips
1/2 cup hibiscus
3/4 cup honey
3 tbsp mullein

Instructions

Bring the water and all the ingredients to a boil in a medium saucepan, beside nettles and hibiscus. Simmer uncovered for 60 minutes to reduce the mixture by half.
Remove from the heat. Add nettles and hibiscus and let the fruit and spices steep for an hour, covered with a lid.
Strain the elderberry juice into a bowl using a fine-mesh sieve or nut milk bag and discard the solids. Transfer the syrup to a mason jar.
Keep the elderberry syrup in a sealed jar or bottle in the refrigerator for up to 4 weeks.

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