Dandelion Honey Recipe
A delicious 'honey' made with dandelion petals, perfect served on waffles, ice cream, pancakes, or as a sweetener for tea.
Servings: 80 servings
Calories: 49kcal
Equipment
- 1 stockpot
- 1 knife
- preserve jars
- 1 sieve
Ingredients
- 150 grams dandelion petals
- 1 litre water
- 1 lemon
- 1 kg granulated sugar
Instructions
- The day before: harvest your dandelion flowers. You'll need a lot! Pluck the yellow petals off and put them in a large pan with the water.
- Bring to a simmer and switch the heat off. Leave the mixture to stew, covered, overnight.
- The day of preparation: Drain and reserve the liquid.
- Peel the lemon and slice. Add lemon slices and sugar to the liquid and bring it to a boil.
- Boil until reduced to one third off the original volume.
- Sieve the honey into sterilised jars; seal and cool.
Nutrition
Calories: 49kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 0.01g | Fat: 0.04g | Saturated Fat: 0.001g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.001g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 2mg | Fiber: 0.04g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 0.3IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 1mg | Iron: 0.01mg