Best Elderberry Blossom Tea Recipes

ELDERBERRY BLOSSOM TEA

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Back in the 1960s, I bought an old cookbook at an auction. Inside were several old recipes handwritten on plain paper, including recipes for home remedies like this tea.-Genevieve Corley, Amesbury, Massachusetts

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 10m

Yield 1 serving.

Number Of Ingredients 4

Ingredients

1 to 2 tablespoons dried elderberry blossoms or 2 to 3 tablespoons fresh elderberry blossoms
1 cup boiling water
Sugar to taste
1 thin lemon slice

Steps:

In a tea cup or mug, steep elderberry blossoms in boiling water for 5-10 minutes; strain. Add sugar and lemon.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 14 calories, Fat 1g fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 2mg sodium, Carbohydrate 3g carbohydrate (0 sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 0 protein.

ELDERBERRY BLOSSOM ICED TEA (W/OPTIONAL ADDITIONS)

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Basic tea recipe from ehow.com and elaborated by yours truly. Be very certain the flowers you use for this recipe are not sprayed with pesticides and are the edible variety! We grow the European 'Black Lace' Elderberry with soft pale pink flowers. A visually striking plant! Experiment with other additions to the iced tea-don't limit yourself only to what I have suggested below. A note that elderberry is a unique, acquired taste for some.

Provided by COOKGIRl

Categories Beverages

Time 25m

Yield 6 cups

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

2 -4 elderberries, flower blooms (remove the blooms from the main stem)
filtered water, for boiling
ice cube
rose water
orange blossom water
lemon slices (grapefruit?) or lime slice (grapefruit?)
Agave (or other sugar of choice) or honey (or other sugar of choice)
of fresh mint (apple mint, pineapple mint, orange mint, etc.)
fresh lemon verbena, lemon balm or pineapple sage
cinnamon (if you're brewing hot tea) or cardamom (if you're brewing hot tea)

Steps:

Pick fresh elder flowers from an elderberry tree. Remove the blooms from the stems and discard stems.
Place 2 to 4 fresh elder flowers in a heatproof bowl. (I tested this recipe using 3 stems of elderflowers and 6 cups of water).
Boil the water.
Pour the boiled water over the flowers to cover.
Cover the bowl and allow the flowers to steep for about 10 minutes.
Strain the tea and set aside to cool then refrigerate until well chilled. (Can also be served hot.).
To serve, pour the chilled tea over ice cubes. Stir in your favorite additions.
I floated a few of the individual blossoms on top of the tea.

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