Dandelion Syrup

It tastes better than it sounds.

This recipe is based on a traditional Scandinavian recipe I found years ago here. It’s had it’s variations over the years from us but for the most part the base of the recipe stays the same.

If you’re all

Hold up, weeds?

Yes boo, weeds can be your friends.
And these little gems are packed full of surprises that are beneficial to us. Basically dandelions are the new kale.

A little back story…

Dandelions are known for many health benefits (of which you can find here, on an actual medical news site) but the part I find the most interesting is the immunity-boosting power of these spring weeds.

I think it goes without saying but, boosting our immunity is a goal for many of us during the current COVD-19 state of the world, and dandelions can help due to their antibacterial and antiviral properties. The entire plant can be used, for example, the leaves are great in salads or juicing and the roots (along with petals) are used for tea. Here’s a great list of other things you can make with dandelions.

So let’s take this whole quarantine thing just one day at a time and turn our un-mowed lawn-lemons into sweet, sweet lemonade, shall we?

xoxo,

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Dandelion Syrup

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Karina Lanting | April 29, 2020

• prep time: 30 minutes
• cook time: 60 minutes
• total time: 2 hours

Servings: approximately 30 ounces syrup

Ingredients:

• 50 dandelion heads, only yellow petals
• 2 green apples
• 1 stalk rhubarb, chopped
• 4 1/4 cup of water
• 2 cups sugar
• juice of 1 lemon

Method:

1. Gather dandelion heads. Separate the greens from flower petals with kitchen snips. Places petals, apples, rhubarb, lemon and water in a pot and let it simmer for at least 30 minutes.
2. Strain liquid with a fine-mesh strainer or cheesecloth for a clear golden liquid. Weigh the liquid and measure out the same amount of sugar as liquid; return both to the pot and bring a to boil.
3. Boil sugar liquid until mixture thickens but does not change colour. Pour finished syrup into scaled glasses, label, and share with others!

Nutrition information not available for this reicpe.