Ingredients

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For the elderberry syrup

1 cup dried elderberries
4 cups water
2 sticks cinnamon
1 thumb ginger, peeled
1/2 cup – 1 cup honey (adjust to taste)

For the gummies

1 cup elderberry syrup
2 tbsp gelatin

Instructions

To make the elderberry syrup, add the dried elderberry, cinnamon and ginger to a pot and cover it with the water. Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer for 45-60 minutes, or until the liquid is reduced by about half.
Remove the cinnamon and ginger and allow to cool before mashing the berries with a potato masher or spoon to pull out any extra juices.
Strain through a fine mesh strainer into a glass or jar. Once totally cool add the honey to taste and stir well. Save the syrup in the fridge for 2 months.
To make the gummies, add 1 cup of the syrup to a pot. Sprinkle 2 tbsp of gelatin over the syrup and allow to harden.
Transfer the pot to the stove and heat over low heat for 3-4 minutes or until fully liquid.
Use a dropper to carefully transfer the liquid into a mold. Alternatively, you can use a large glass container. Transfer to the fridge for 4 hours or until fully set.
Carefully remove from the mold and store in glass in the fridge for 1-2 months.

Notes

To make this recipe vegan, you would swap out gelatin for agar. Agar is a lot stronger than gelatin, so you need to divide the amount of gelatin by three, and then you’ll have the amount of agar needed! This comes out to 2 tsp of agar.

All nutritional information are estimations and will vary. Estimations do not include optional ingredients.

Autoimmune notice. Elderberry can stimulate the immune system and is not recommended for autoimmunity. Talk to your doctor.

Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Method: Stove Top

Nutrition

Serving Size: 2 cups of syrup
Calories: 741
Fat: 1.5g
Carbohydrates: 197.6g
Fiber: 23.4g
Protein: 2.7g