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Lemon Elderflower Popsicles

June 21, 2021 by Alexandra Daum
Elderflowers have such a short season, and these lemon elderflower popsicles with honey or maple syrup are a great way to capture their delicate flavour.
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If you’ve never tried elderflower, do your best to seek some out. Elderflower syrup is the most common way to use the delicate blossoms but they also make a lovely addition to cakes, cookies, and some savoury dishes.

While cordial is classic and should be made every spring, elderflower popsicles are another delicious way to enjoy these fragrant blossoms. A hint of fresh ginger adds a slightly spicy twist here.

Lemon and elderflower is a classic combination, and for good reason. They play off each other and the lemon sets off a floral flavour that might be too subtle on its own. These end up tasting a bit like a frozen elderflower lemonade, and if you don’t have quite enough space in your popsicle moulds, it’s a tasty drink too.

Ingredients

  • Water: use filtered if your tap water has a strong unpleasant flavour.
  • Elderflower: only the blossoms. The green stem is poisonous and adds a bitter flavour.
  • Honey: a mild honey is best, like blossom.
  • Lemon: you need the zest here so go for organic and unwaxed if possible.
  • Ginger: a little fresh ginger makes all the difference here – it’s strained out, so no unpleasant bits.
Lemon Elderflower popsicles ingredients.

Step by Step

  • Elderflower blossoms, lemon zest, and ginger in a bowl.
    Blossoms, zest, and ginger in a bowl.
  • Hot water added to the bowl.
    Add hot water and steep.
  • Elderflower mixture after steeping, darker in colour.
    After ten minutes, strain the mixture.
  • Strained elderflower mixture with honey added.
    Whisk in honey and cool.
  • Popsicle mixture being poured into moulds.
    Pour into popsicle moulds and freeze until solid.

Notes and Substitutions

Try to gather in the morning and look for flowers with lots of pollen on them, as the pollen is where the flavour comes from. If you’re not certain, be sure to ask, as there are a handful of flowering bushes that look similar to elderflower.

When collecting the blossoms, make sure you leave plenty for the bees and so that there are elderberries in high summer. They’re just as delicious as the flowers and, in any case, it’s always a good idea to just take a little when you’re gathering wild foods.

Use maple syrup for a vegan option. A lighter-coloured syrup will be better as it won’t overpower the delicate flavours.

If you don’t have popsicle moulds, reusable muffin liners or paper cups work well. No popsicle sticks? Use spoons!

One popsicle with sliced lemon, strawberries, and elderflowers around.

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Yield: 8

Lemon Elderflower Popsicles

Prep Time 10 minutes
Freezing Time 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 10 minutes
5 from 1 vote

Ingredients

Metric – American
  • 1 large head of elderflower blossoms only*
  • Zest of two lemons
  • 1 teaspoon fresh ginger grated
  • 1 litre water freshly boiled
  • Juice of three lemons ~⅓ cup
  • 60 ml honey or maple syrup

Instructions

  • Place the elderflower, lemon zest, and ginger into a large heat-safe bowl. Stir in the boiling water, and steep for 10 minutes.
    1 large head of elderflower, Zest of two lemons, 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, 1 litre water
  • Strain the blossoms and zest out, then add the lemon juice and honey and stir to combine. Set aside to cool to room temperature.
    Juice of three lemons, 60 ml honey or maple syrup
  • Pour into popsicle moulds and add a small spoon or stick, then freeze for at least four hours before serving.

Notes

* The green of elderflowers is poisonous in large quantities, so avoid adding any here.

* For American cup measurements, please click the pink link text above the ingredient list that says ‘American’.


Nutrition

Serving: 1 Calories: 33kcal Carbohydrates: 9g Protein: 0.04g Fat: 0.003g Sodium: 7mg Potassium: 7mg Fiber: 0.03g Sugar: 9g Vitamin C: 0.1mg Calcium: 4mg Iron: 0.05mg

Nutrition is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate. If this information is important to you, please have it verified independently.

© Alexandra Daum
Course: Desserts
Cuisine: European
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This post was first published in June 2018. It has been updated most recently as of June 2021.

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