Elderflower & Other Edible Flower Recipes

Sweet and floral, spring is the perfect time to harvest edible flowers

Elder bushes bloom in late May and throughout June, producing beautiful clouds of fragrant white elderflowers. While elderflowers are commonly used to make elderflower syrup and cordial, they can do so much more than that!

Read More: 60+ Elderflower Recipes

My daughter holding a basket of elderflowers

Edible Flower Recipes

Looking for more tasty edible flowers this time of year?

• Dandelion Recipes

• Yarrow Recipes

• Rose Recipes

• Peony Recipes

• Lilac Recipes

Lilac Flowers

Flower Foraging

No garden? No worries, you can harvest edible flowers in the wild.

• Foraging Wild Violets

• Foraging Elderflower

• Foraging Valerian

• Foraging Yarrow

• Foraging Pineappleweed

• Foraging Red Clover

• Foraging Fireweed

Fireweed

Floral Jellies

Edible flower jellies are one of the simplest ways to preserve (and enjoy) edible flowers, and there are so many different types to make…

• Lilac Jelly

• Violet Jelly

• Elderflower Jelly

• Dandelion Jelly

Dandelion Jelly

Flower Wines

Save the jelly for the kids, these floral wines are for the adults…

• Lilac Wine

• Dandelion Wine

• Rose Petal Wine

Rose Petal Wine

Until Next Time,

Ashley at Practical Self Reliance