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Unbelievably delicious, fragrant and even more beautiful is a homemade elderflower soda. It is a great refreshment in the summer and also ideal for giving as a gift. You can easily make elderflower lemonade yourself. Besides water, you only need three ingredients. A detailed elderflower lemonade recipe with exact quantities and step-by-step instructions can be found below.
When elder blooms…
It’s finally warm outside and elder bushes are in full bloom. It is thus the perfect time to make elderflower lemonade yourself.
Late spring or early summer is elderflower season. If you don’t have elder in your garden, you can pick elderflowers at the edge of the forest. Do it best on a sunny warm day.
Process the picked elderflowers into lemonade immediately, while they are still fresh and aromatic.
Eye catcher to give away
By the way, the homemade elderflower soda is very suitable for giving as a gift. Pour it together with the flowers in a pretty glass bottle** and close tightly.
Such a gift from the kitchen, just like the homemade strawberry syrup or orange syrup, not only tastes delicious and enchants with its aroma. The “blooming” lemonade is also an eye catcher and guaranteed to please the recipient.
Party drink with flowers
You can also dilute the elderflower syrup with sparkling wine instead of water. This will give you a great drink for your summer party, which is sure to delight your guests.
By the way, a homemade watermelon lemonade, basil lemonade or lime lemonade is also perfect for a summer party.
This homemade elderflower soda is
- fine,
- sparkling,
- fragrant,
- pretty,
- refreshing,
- cool,
- very tasty,
- moderately sweet – you can determine the amount of sugar,
- easy to make yourself,
- also delicious as an alcoholic drink diluted with sparkling wine,
- ideal for hot summer days, for summer party or picnic,
- perfect to give as a gift.
Summer elderflower lemonade recipe
Enjoy the summer weather outside with this homemade elderflower lemonade. Drink it well chilled on your patio or balcony on hot days. It will make you feel really refreshed.
The elderflower lemonade recipe, which you can find here at the end of the post in the recipe box, is very simple. The only thing is that the syrup needs some time to steep, so that the flowers can give it their flavor and aroma.
First, you boil a simple syrup of water and sugar. Then you dip elderflowers into the hot sugar syrup, add lemon juice and let it steep closed for at least two hours.
Then pour the elderflower syrup through a sieve** or a straining cloth and dilute it with water.
Serve the elderflower soda with ice cubes or crushed ice.
How to make elderflower lemonade: tips and tricks
- You can determine the amount of sugar according to your taste.
- You can adjust the amount of lemon juice as you like.
- You can also make your elderflower soda with non-carbonated mineral water or tap water. I make it with sparkling water fresh from my sparkling water maker**.
Have you made elderflower lemonade using this recipe? I look forward to hearing your results, your star rating, and your comment below here on how it turned out and tasted.
Looking for more homemade lemonade recipes? Try some more:
- How to make strawberry lemonade – summer recipe
- Lemonade recipe – sparkling classic with fresh lemons
- How to make cucumber lemonade – recipe with basil
- Rhubarb lemonade recipe – homemade spring refreshment
- Homemade orange lemonade – recipe for tangy drink
Elderflower lemonade
Ingredients
- 5 elderflower umbels large
- 100 g sugar** or to taste
- juice of 1 lemon freshly squeezed
- 500 ml tap water
- 700 ml sparkling water
to serve
- fresh elderflowers
- ice cubes or crushed ice
Instructions
- Thoroughly shake out freshly collected elderflower umbels to rid them of insects. If necessary, leave the blossoms on a tea towel for a short time to get out any remaining insects.
- Remove any large stems from the blossoms.
- Put sugar and 500 ml of water in a saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring so that the sugar dissolves before the syrup boils.
- Take the sugar syrup off the heat, add the elderflower umbels with the blossoms facing down to the hot syrup so that the blossoms are completely covered with it.
- Also add freshly squeezed lemon juice to the sugar syrup with the elderflowers.
- Place the lid tightly on the saucepan and let the syrup steep until it cools to room temperature (but at least 2 hours).
- Pour the elderflower syrup through a fine sieve or straining cloth into a water carafe, squeezing the blossoms a little as you go.
- Pour sparkling water over the syrup and stir.
- Serve the elderflower lemonade with fresh elderflowers and ice cubes or crushed ice.
Notes
- The amount of sugar you can determine yourself according to taste.
- The amount of lemon juice can be adjusted as desired.
- You can also make your elderflower soda with non-carbonated mineral water or tap water. I make it with sparkling water fresh from my sparkling water maker**.
- Note the detailed tips and tricks for making the elderflower lemonade at the top of the post.
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