Elderflower liqueur is a versatile and delicious star ingredient in cocktails and is great used in baking and cooking. Add it to soda water to make a simple spritzer or drizzle it over the sponge cake in your trifle or add a teaspoon to whipped cream or icing.
Ingredients (For a same-day, small batch recipe)
- 1 cup vodka (37.5% ABV)
- ½ cup Elderflower Tea
- 45g sugar
- 30 ml water
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla essence
- ¾ teaspoon lemon juice
- (If you have the time to leave the Elderflowers to soak longer in the vodka, use ¼ cup of flowers to 1 cup of vodka and leave for a week, shaking frequently).
Method
- Begin by soaking the Elderflowers in the vodka for several hours.
- Shake frequently.
- Next strain the mixture into a small pot and add the remainder of the ingredients.
- Bring to a boil to dissolve the sugar and remove a little of the alcohol. Simmer for approximately 5 minutes, then pour into a bottle and allow to cool before adding the lid.
Notes: This liqueur will be shelf-stable provided you haven’t removed too much of the alcohol whilst simmering it.
If you are in New Zealand, Certified Organic Elderflower Tea along with other herbal teas are available through our online store:
www.NewZealandHerbalBrew.co.nz