Powerful Plant Spotlight ~ Immunity Boosting Elderberry Recipes and Ways to Take It

The global health situation has hit home. Of course we are anxious but we can also see it for what it is—another reason to be proactive (and not reactive) with our health! And another reason to look to nature for support! Besides, adding extra natural nutrients to our lives, can only help our bodies in times of physical and emotional stress!

How Do You Take Your Elderberry?

You can cook your berries at home and go the extra step adding wolf-berries, blueberries, and other natural antioxidant boosting ingredients. Or you can just buy it off the shelf or online as Elderberry is quickly becoming a mainstream rage in natural immunity support! Here are different ways how you can make and take your elderberry!

SYRUP — MAKE YOUR OWN

BUY A DIY KIT WITH EXTRAS

Organic Elderberry Syrup DIY Kit (Makes 18oz) Natural Immune Support with Antioxidants, Vitamins, and Minerals

DIY Syrup Ingredients:

1 ½ cup Dried Elderberries Here’s a link if it’s not sold out.

6 cups water (purified)

1 cup Raw Honey (add later and ¼ extra if you like sweeter)

Optional Ingredients:

1 cinnamon stick

1 inch piece of Ginger (peeled and diced or shredded) or 1 tsp dried ginger

1 tsp cloves

I recommend all organic ingredients if possible.
Essential Oils: Thieves Vitality and Lemon Vitality are the Most Important for Immune Support – there are additional flavors below that are totally optional too!

Recipe Instructions:

Place ingredients minus honey in the instant pot. Turn on Manual High setting and set the time for 7 minutes. When it is finished pressure release right away, once it is finished pressure releasing take the lid off. Turn on Saute for 10 or so minutes to reduce down a cup or so. Strain out the elderberries with a metal strainer and press the extra juices out of the berries. Discard the berries after strained (do not eat the berries). Let cool till room temperature (70/80ish) and then add honey. Keep Refrigerated and Shake before each use.

This recipe makes 5-6 jars depending on how much you let it reduce down. I add 2 TB of local honey to each 8oz jar, stir in the oils with the honey. Then top off with the elderberry juice that’s cooled to room temperature.

Additional Optional Flavors Using Essential Oils:

Orange creamsicle: 3 drops orange vitality, 1 drop copaiba vitality

Thieves: 2 drops thieves vitality, 3 drops Lemon vitality

Frankincense: 1-2 drops Frankincense Vitality, 3 drops orange vitality, 2 drops lemon vitality

DOSING

This is our dosing info

Adults 1/2-1 TB a day

If sickness occurs, take daily serving every 2-3 hours until symptoms disappear

*do not give to babies under 1 year*

SYRUP — BUY IT MADE

My kids like Zarabees Syrup and Dimetapp Gummies — there is a ton out there!

TEA – MAKE YOUR OWN

DIY Tea Recipe: tea, we used the Elderberries leftover from the DIY Syrup Kit (or you can use from the Syrup Recipeand then strain out the berries. If you have tea bags, you can put the mixture in the Tea bags too.

To the brewed tea, add honey. After cooled, add some extra immunity support with Thieves Vitality Essential Oil (1 drop for the whole pot or a toothpick in a cup).

TEA — BUY IT MADE

Our friends at Viva Leaf Tea Co. grow ingredients, dry and package them for your convenience! They also make infused honey – turmeric is great for immunity and inflammation!