Vegan Elderberry Syrup
Elderberries are one of the most used medicinal plants in the world and now you can make a homemade vegan elderberry syrup easily.
Prep Time5 minutes mins
Cook Time1 hour hr
Course: health
Cuisine: American
Servings: 64 1 tablespoon servings
Calories: 8kcal
Elderberry Syrup
- 3 ½ water
- ⅔ cup dried elderberries (or double the amount fresh or frozen)
- 2 tablespoon fresh ginger
- 2 cinnamon sticks (or 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon)
- 10 whole cloves (or ½ teaspoon ground cloves)
- 1 cup homemade date syrup (see below)
- juice of 1 lemon
Homemade Date Syrup
- 1 heaping cup medjool dates
- ¾ cup water (+ more boiling water)
Stovetop Instructions
Pour water into a medium pot.
Add dried elderberries, ginger, cinnamon sticks, and whole cloves. Bring to a boil and then cover and reduce to a simmer for about 45 minutes to 1 hour until the liquid has reduced by almost half.
Remove from heat and let cool.
Using a sieve over a bowl or quart measuring cup, pour the mixture through. Use the back for a spoon to push down on the berries and get as much juice out as possible.
Discard the elderberries and let the liquid cool to lukewarm.
Add in date syrup and lemon juice. Stir well.
Pour into a large glass jar with a tight fitting lid and store in the fridge.
Take daily for its immune boosting properties.
Instant Pot Instructions
Pour water, elderberries, ginger, cinnamon sticks and whole cloves into the Instant Pot. Stir together.
Add lid and make sure valve is sealed.
Cook on manual high pressure for 15 minutes.
Let pressure naturally release for 15 minutes, then quick release the rest of the pressure.
Remove lid and following steps above starting at step 3.
For the Date Syrup
While the elderberry syrup is cooking. Pit dates (or use pre-pitted). Add to a bowl. Pour boiling hot water over the bowl and let sit for 30 minutes.
Discard the water.
To a high powered blender, add the soaked dates and ¾ cup fresh water. Blend until smooth about 2 minutes.
*You will have some date syrup left over. Use to dip in apples or any recipe that calls for date syrup or sugar.
Serving: 1tablespoon | Calories: 8kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 0.1g | Fat: 0.02g | Saturated Fat: 0.003g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.003g | Sodium: 0.4mg | Potassium: 21mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 10IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 3mg | Iron: 0.1mg