Ingredients:
- 2 cups filtered water
- 1 cup organic dried elderberries
- 1 cup unsweetened apple juice or apple cider
- 2 organic ceylon cinnamon sticks
- 2T organic dried ginger, cut and sifted
- 1T organic thyme leaves
- 1/2 cup raw local honey
How to make the best elderberry syrup recipe for a cough
Stovetop
- Bring water to a boil in a medium sauce pan. Simmer berries, herbs and vinegar for 30 minutes.
- Strain in a fine mesh strainer, with a cheesecloth or nut milk bag.
- Cool to room temperature.
- Stir in the raw honey.
- Pour into clean glass jar and refrigerate for up to 3 months.
For the Instant Pot
- Fill the IP pot to the 4c line
- Add in berries and herbs
- Manual high pressure for 5 minutes
- Natural pressure release & let cool to luke warm.
- Strain through a fine mesh strainer into a bowl. Use a spatula to push the liquid out.
- Add 1c of local raw honey and stir well.
- Pour into a jar and refrigerate. It will keep for 3-4 mos if stored in the back of your fridge.
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