Best Elderberry Syrup Recipe (2024)

This Elderberry Syrup Recipe is one you will want to have in your wellness toolbox to keep you and your family in optimal health.

Using Elderberry Syrup is the best home remedies for cold and flu and works great for keeping your immune system strong, to fight off any germs you might come into contact over the next several months.

I don’t know about you, but it seems like everyone I know is already complaining about getting sick this year. I’m sure that I am not the only one that just has no time to be sick.

This is why I am willing to try anything that I can to keep my system strong, especially since I will be around so many people during the holidays.

You could buy some Elderberry Syrup that is already made and ready to go. I always used Sambucol when my kids were little, before I knew I could easily just make my own.

This homemade elderberry syrup works great to make these elderberry gummies.

Dried Elderberries

The most important thing to keep in mind when making your own syrup from dried elderberries is to choose the best ingredients from the start.

• I prefer to only use organic ingredients since this is something that we will be using for our health and wellness.
• Each of the ingredients chosen have a specific benefit to them. The way something is grown will impact how potent and helpful the healing properties will be.
• I don’t want to use ingredients that won’t work as well as they possibly could.

Elderberry Syrup Recipe

Yield: about 24 ounces Prep time: 1 hour

You can easily make up a batch of elderberry syrup and have it on hand for you and your family all season long, using the recipe for elderberry syrup below.

Gather these ingredients to make your Elderberry Syrup.

Then scroll down for full Elderberry Syrup Recipe Measurements and instructions on creating this recipe– including a full recipe card that you can print for free that helps you shop and create easily in your kitchen!

Elderberry Syrup Ingredients

• Dried organic elderberries
• Filtered water
• Cinnamon stick
• Whole cloves
• Fresh ginger
• Lemon
• Raw honey

I recommend using a local source to buy your raw honey from because it will contain local pollen, which can strengthen a person’s immune system, and reduce pollen allergy symptoms.

Tips for making Elderberry Syrup

When adding the honey make sure the liquid is warm, but not hot. You do not want to kill off the antibacterial properties of the honey!

Mix syrup into smoothies or sparkling water. Or pour over pancakes or waffles!

How Much Elderberry Syrup to take?

The most important thing to think about when using elderberry syrup is that it is something you want to take every single day. It is meant to be used as a preventative and works best that way.

Elderberry Syrup Dosage

Take 2 teaspoonfuls daily to boost your immune system and ward off the flu and colds. (½ to 1 teaspoonful for children).

To treat flu or colds, take 2 teaspoonfuls 4 times daily. (½ to 1 teaspoonful up to 4 times daily for children).

How to Make Elderberry Syrup

Place water, organic dried elderberries, cinnamon, cloves, ginger into a saucepan. Give the lemon a squeeze into the liquid then drop it in, rind and all. Bring to a boil, then immediately reduce heat to a simmer. Simmer for about 45 minutes, or until liquid has reduced to about half its original volume.

Instant Pot Recipe: You can easily use your Instant Pot to speed up the cooking process if you would like to.

• Place water, organic dried elderberries, cinnamon, cloves, ginger into the pot. Give the lemon a squeeze into the liquid then drop it in, rind and all.
• Close the Instant Pot with the valve in the “SEALING” position and allow to cook on manual pressure for 10 minutes.
• Open the quick pressure release, remove the lid, and change the setting to “SAUTE”
• Let it boil for about 10 minutes until the liquid is reduced by half.

Remove pot from heat. Mash the berries with back of a spoon or a potato masher to squeeze any juices out of them. Remove the cinnamon stick, and lemon half. Strain liquid into a glass bowl, mashing the berries in the strainer as you pour.

Discard (or compost) the berry mash. Return the liquid to the saucepan and now stir in the honey. The pot and the liquid should still be just warm enough for the honey to easily incorporate into the liquid.

Pour into a large mason jar (or several small jars) and store in fridge. Can also store excess in the freezer until ready to use.

Where to Buy Elderberries?

You can buy dried elderberries in bulk, but you don’t really need to do that when you can get the right sized bags of elderberries for sale from Amazon. These are the ones I use, and the price is great too!

Elderberry Benefits

The berries and flowers of elderberry are packed withantioxidantsandvitaminsthat may boost yourimmune system. They can help tameinflammation, lessenstress, and help protect yourheart, too.

Some experts recommend elderberry to help prevent and ease cold andflu symptoms.It’s also been used as a treatment for:

• Constipation
• Jointandmuscle pain
• Headaches
• Fever
• Minorskinconditions
• Stress

How Long Does Homemade Elderberry Syrup Last?

Your homemade elderberry syrup should keep in the fridge for up to six months. Just make sure that you are storing it in a container that has a nice tight fitting lid.

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