Homemade elderflower syrup with birch sugar

Homemade always tastes best - this is especially true for elderberry juice. I show you a delicious recipe for elderflower syrup with Birch sugar*. So you're ready for summer.

In parks and at the edge of the forest it smells wonderful. From mid-May to mid-June, the elder bush is in full bloom.

There are many delicious ways to process the flowers. Whether baked as a dough, dried for elderflower tea, jelly from the flower or homemade elderflower syrup.

Our editorial favorite is and remains the elderflower syrup. The juice from the small white flowers tastes simply super refreshing in cold water and with ice cubes.

With a small sip of sparkling wine or white wine, the syrup turns into a delicious hugo. The summer can come :)

Why you should make elderberry syrup yourself

Once you've tasted homemade elderberry syrup, you'll never want to buy one in the store again. The DIY version tastes much more floral and natural.

Have you ever made violet syrup yourself?

The supermarket variety is usually packed with artificial flavorings. No thanks. You'll look in vain for real blossoms in store-bought syrup.

If you choose to do it yourself, then you can explain some important questions yourself. For example, how much sugar (and what kind of sugar) ends up in the juice. Do you prefer lemons or oranges? Or both? How about a little lime in addition?

In short, make your own elderflower syrup is worth it on all levels.

But the flowers of the elderberry bush not only taste good. They have long been known as medicinal plants.

Did you know that the elderberry flower and also its berries were widely used and popular in traditional folk medicine? Even in the Stone Age, the plant is said to have helped against fever and cold.

As dried flowers, elderflower tea is still recommended today as a sweating tea for fever and colds. But it is also said to strengthen the immune system.

Both the tea and the homemade elderflower syrup contain a large portion of vitamin C and minerals. So when you go out to pick, you can take a few more blossoms with you and dry them for the winter.

It's not just the elderflower that makes a delicious syrup. You can also Rose petal syrup, Violet syrup or Lavender syrup prepare. And also very tasty: Strawberry syrup.

Don't think I'm crazy, but ever since I read the book "Syrup and nectar from fruits, flowers and herbs" discovered for me, everything ends up in bottles with me. In autumn and winter I can then at least still taste the summer 🙂.

Where to find the best elderflowers

The large bushes grow in many Farm gardens, Parks and on Forest edge sometimes also at clearings in the forest. You should not grab elderflowers directly in the field or on the road. Pesticides and exhaust fumes are not very tasty.

But if you walk with your eyes open, you're sure to pass a bush. They can not be overlooked and especially can not be over-scented.

Make sure that no Lice are on the flowers and stems. Because not only you find elder flowers delicious - aphids also love the plant.

For collecting the flowers you best use a Basket. This allows small crawlers like ants to run away and get to safety. In a bucket, this is usually not possible.

I always put the flowers in the shade for about an hour after collecting them. That's when most of the insects say goodbye by themselves.

Why you should make elderflower syrup with birch sugar (xylitol)

After we have already learned a lot about the Effect of sugar on the body have reported and largely try to do without it, we have this time a sugar-free elderflower syrup. We exchange refined sugar simply against Xylitol*.

Birch sugar* offers many health Pros. It is a bit more expensive than refined sugar, but it is totally worth it. Because Birch sugar* is known for not attacking the teeth. Caries therefore has no chance with Xucker.

This DIY lavender syrup is a miracle weapon against stress!

Also has Xylitol* 40% less Calories. Dem Birch sugar* is also said to be the Blood sugar level should be kept low, Cravings prevents and promotes digestion.

And quite honestly, we are just curious how elderflower syrup with Birch sugar* tastes good :)

Xucker, by the way, has the same preservative properties as normal sugar. So it is perfect for syrup and jam.

But also in baking makes Xylitol* cuts a fine figure. Cakes, cookies, tarts - they all succeed with birch sugar. And in case you didn't know: You can Make elderflower syrup also with erythritol. So that a syrup with Erythritol* But you need to know a few tricks. The big advantage: Erythritol* has 0 calories.

With what recipe succeeds elderflower syrup with birch sugar

You have never made a syrup yourself? Don't worry, it's not complicated. Today I want to show you how it's guaranteed to work. For those who don't have much experience with syrup, here are detailed instructions.

For those who have made syrup before and are just looking for inspiration, there is a short version of the recipe at the end of the post. This recipe makes about 1.5 liters of syrup.

Important ingredients that you need for the recipe, I have picked out for you. You can find them on Amazon.

• Birch sugar
• Citric acid*
• Glass bottles with screw cap*

Are you ready? Then let's get started. You will see: It's easy.

Ingredients

• 1 kg birch sugar
• 1 L tap water
• 20 elderflowers
• 20 g Citric acid*
• 1 organic lemon or orange

Also: pot, wooden spoon and Glass bottles with screw cap*.

1. prepare the syrup

If you want to make elderflower syrup with birch sugar, first you need to prepare the base for the syrup.

Put the birch sugar in a large pot with water. Turn on the stove and heat the water until the sugar dissolves. In the meantime, keep stirring so that nothing burns.

Now set the sugar water aside and let it cool completely. Never pour warm or hot liquids over the flowers!

2. clean the elderflowers

I usually do it this way: Put on sugar water, let it cool and in the meantime collect the flowers. Until the syrup is cool enough, passes at least an hour. This is the best use of time.

When you have the flowers in front of you, you need to clean them. Remove insects and dried flowers. You can leave the styles on the flowers and do not need to remove them.

The only important thing is that you don't wash the cones, because that will wash off all the pollen.

Put the cones with the flowers down in the sugar water. They now float on the surface, which is quite normal and perfectly fine.

3. prepare lemons and oranges

Wash the lemon with hot water.

Cut the lemon into small pieces. You can also use an orange or both. However, look for organic quality. In conventional lemons, the peel is treated with pesticides.

Scatter the Citric acid* into the pot and stir well again.

Put the lemon slices into the pot. Now put the lid on and wait.

4. patience

Until you can enjoy your elderflower syrup with birch sugar, you need patience. Put the pot in a cool and dark place for three days. I put the syrup in the refrigerator because I have no other place. But it also works in the cellar.

Set a reminder in your cell phone. Now you need to stir 2x a day. Always use a clean spoon for this.

5. fill the syrup

After 3 days it is done - you can taste for the first time. When you are satisfied, collect the flowers from the sugar water. Pour the syrup through a sieve. I line the strainer with a clean kitchen towel to filter out all the blossoms. And you'll find a little bug or two in the juice, too, but don't worry about it.

Simply sift, squeeze the cloth and you're done.

Now pour the syrup into a pot and boil it again. As soon as it bubbles, remove the pot from the stove and pour the syrup hot.

Very important: You must sterilize the bottles thoroughly beforehand. You can read about how this works in this article: "How to sterilize bottles and jars correctly“

How to bottle elderberry syrup

To preserve your homemade juice, you need bottles. You can buy them or simply use glass bottles that you have at home.

It is important that they can be closed tightly and the closure is not damaged.

If you keep having problems with your syrup starting to mold, check out this post "Use these two tricks to make syrup last"..

By the way, place bottles to cool not on the head! This reduces the durability enormously.

You need:

• Glass bottles with screw cap*
• A fine sieve
• One pot
• A funnel
• A cool place to store

Rinse the bottles well and then place them in a 90° oven for 5 minutes. When they have cooled down, you are ready to go. Alternatively you can sterilize in saucepan or microwave oven.

Pour the elderberry syrup with the strainer into a pot. Bring the syrup to a boil and then remove it from the heat immediately.

Now fill it into the bottles with a funnel. You should not do without the funnel, without the thing filling becomes a sticky nightmare.

After filling, the elderflower syrup is immediately sealed.

Once the juice is cold, you can decorate the bottles with beautiful labels.

Stored homemade elder juice is best in the cellar or refrigerator. It is important that it cool and dark is.

And here, as promised, the short version, to make elderflower syrup with birch sugar itself.

 

Our conclusion

Elderflower syrup with birch sugar is the new "in drink" of the summer. In my fridge, the syrup can no longer be missing. With a sprig of mint and fresh orange or lemon slices, the drink also looks great. Drinking enough is much more fun. Cheers! :)

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