Elderflower lemonade
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 with this recipe yourself. Besides water, you only need three ingredients.
Servings 1.3 l
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.