ELDERBERRY SYRUP Handmade Christmas gifts you can make. 🤍 share this with a friend! 🤍 This DIY elderberry syrup is sure to be a hit with your friends and family! Consider creating a winter wellness gift basket with tea, elderberry syrup, and a jar of raw local honey. This also make a fun moms night idea! Learn how to make elderberry syrup using this Elderberry Syrup Recipe 👇🏻👇🏻 INGREDIENTS * 4 1/2 cups filtered water * 1 cup Organic Elderberries * 2 inches fresh ginger diced * 2 cinnamon sticks (Or 1 Tablespoon ground cinnamon) * 3-5 cloves * 1 sliced orange *optional* * 1/4 - 1/2 cup raw local honey INSTRUCTIONS 1. In a medium saucepan, combine the water, dried elderberries, cinnamon sticks, clove, and ginger * Heat on medium heat until the mixture starts to boil. Reduce heat to simmer and cover with a lid. * Simmer for about 45 min - 1 hour, stirring occasionally. * Remove from heat and allow it to cool. Pour the syrup through a strainer into a glass bowl. Use the back of a spoon to squeeze any remaining juice out of the berries. Discard the elderberries. * Pour in to a jar with honey. For sweeter syrup, use 1/2 cup. LTKHoliday LTKGiftGuide