Elderberry Recipes

Recipes for Fresh Elderberry

Elderberry Recipes can be a wonderful and healthy addition to many of your favorite recipes. You will be surprised at how many great elderberry recipes are available. Work your way through them and you will not be surprised at how much you enjoy them. Take this recipe for elderberry jelly for example. Not only is it delicious but with the antioxidant properties you don’t have to feel guilty eating it.

Elderberry Jelly

• 3 1/2 cups Elderberry juice (about 3 1/2 lbs. ripe berries)
• 1/2 c Fresh, strained lemon juice
• 7 1/2 c Sugar
• 1 package Powdered fruit pectin (some, like a crabapple jelly recipe, does not require pectin but since elderberry is lower in pectin it will require the addition)

Instructions:

• Remove the stems from the Elderberries and place in large kettle
• Crush berries, cover and let simmer for about 15 minutes
• Strain juice through jelly bag or piece of cheesecloth
• Measure juice making sure you about 3 1/2 cups. If you don’t you can add apple juice to make up the difference
• Add lemon juice and pour into kettle.
• Add sugar
• Heat and bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
• Add pectin (some, like a crabapple jelly recipe does not require pectin but since elderberry is lower in pectin it will require the addition). Bring to a full boil and boil for 1 minute.
• Remove from heat, skim off foam and pour into hot jars
• Makes 3-4 half pints of elderberry jelly. Enjoy on top of a fresh, homemade slice of Elderberry bread.

Here are some additional elderberry recipes for you to try:

• Elderberry Crunch Bread
• Elderberry Pie

Are sweets just not your thing? Looking for another way to use elderberries? You can also make incredible, tart vinegar by following this Elderberry vinegar recipe:

Elderberry Vinegar

• 2 c Elderberries, stemmed
• Vinegar

Instructions:

• Place 2 cups of stemmed elderberries in an ovenproof dish and cover with vinegar.
• Cook at 300 F for 1 1/2 hours, or until the berries burst.
• Let the mixture stand overnight
• Strain through a jelly bag or piece of cheese cloth.