This Elderflower Energy Ball Recipe is a great way to utilise the Elderflowers in creating something that great for you and works really well as a snack during a hike. Ingredients: 1 cup of rolled oats 1/2 cup of ground almonds (or other nuts/seeds of choice or more oats) 2…
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This Vegan Elderflower & Lemon Drizzle Cake is a delicious wild treat that is great with a nice cup of tea on a sunny spring afternoon. Ingredients: 200g plain flour 50g ground almonds 2 teaspoons baking powder 200g sugar 1-2 tablespoons fresh or dried Elderflowers (optional) 100ml vegetable oil 200ml…
This Elderflower Syrup recipe is a brilliant way to use up a serious glut of Elderflowers whilst preserving the flavour in a concentrated form for use throughout the entire year. This is probably the most common thing I make with Elderflowers because you can use it really easy way to…
This Elderflower Marmalade Recipe is an absolute must if you’re making anything else with Elderflowers as it’s made with the leftover flowers. Elderflower season is only short but it’s a real joyous time of the year, it’s the beginning of summer and we’re gifted with beautifully scented blooms of Elderflower…
A sweet and luxurious risotto that captures the best of the seasons Elderflower and some delicious early peas to create a delicious meal! Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil 6-8 heads of Elderflower (+ 1-2 additional heads to serve) Vegetable stock 1 onion, finely chopped 3 cloves garlic, minced 250g Arborio…
Most of us have probably tried an Elderflower Gin or two by now and the flavour has become linked with the idea of a British summer. It’s fantastic with tonic and a sprig of rhubarb or with frozen strawberries. However, the flavour is always better when you’ve made it yourself…
Elder Flowers come in to bloom once a year and you can really tell when they’re here. This Elderflower cordial recipe is a lovely way to use them. The elder tree is quite literally a mass of flowering blooms throughout June. Their bloom signals the beginning of summer and it’s…
This Elderflower lemonade has A zesty flavour that will cleanse your palette, refresh and hydrate your body and a hot summers day, perfect at a BBQ or when you have friends over. Ingredients per 1ltr or Elderflower Lemonade: 50g Caster Sugar 2 Lemons 4 Big Elderflower Heads 1 teaspoon salt…
Elderberry Beef Stew This winter Elderberry Beef stew utilises the earth and wholesome flavours of elder berries and the tart sweetness of Bramley apples to create this true winter masterpiece. Even better – if you don’t eat all of it at once use the left overs to make and elderberry…
Elderflower Champagne This Elderflower Champagne Recipe is by far my favourite sparkling version of a wild wine you can make, I currently make 25 ltrs of this stuff every year, and it barely lasts for half of the year. It goes down well at every occasions from a dinner party…