Elderflower honey offers numerous medicinal benefits and is something I look forward to making every year. It’s simple to make and can be used in a variety of ways to soothe sore throats, combat colds, and alleviate symptoms of seasonal allergies. Not only do you get to reap the medicinal benefits of honey, elderflowers are also high in antioxidants and have anti-inflammatory properties.

Honey alone is wonderful, but pairing it with elderflower only adds a little something extra for your health and taste buds. Simply fill a glass jar loosely with fresh elderflowers, cover with honey, and let it infuse. Any leftover flowers can be dried and used for tea later on. Enjoy the elderflower honey in tea or straight from the spoon for its enhanced medicinal properties and flavor.

Elderflower Honey

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Ingredients

• Basket
• Garden Snips
• Fresh elderflowers
• Raw honey
• Glass jar with lid
• Wooden chopstick or stainless steel knife
• Sieve

Instructions

• Harvest the flowers by snipping the main stem after the morning dew has dried off to reduce any extra water from mixing with your honey. Only gather what you need and make sure to leave an abundance of flowers for the elderberries later in the season! (Try to avoid washing the flowers, but if it is required, place the flowers on a screen or towel to dry off before adding to the honey.)
• Remove the blossoms from the branches and separate them from the stems. Place the flowers in a glass jar with a lid and pour raw honey over the flowers to cover.
• Gently stir and release any trapped air with your wooden chopstick to ensure the flowers are submerged in the honey. Add more honey, if needed, to fill the jar.
• Seal the jar with a lid and let it sit in a sunny window for one week to infuse.
• After a week, use a sieve to strain the elderflowers from the honey. Don’t toss the flowers! I like to save the sticky elderflowers and add them to vanilla ice cream for a sweet treat on a warm day.
• Transfer the infused honey to a clean jar with a lid and store it in a cool, dark place like a pantry for up to six months.

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