Yield: 1 cup
Echinacea Herbal Syrup
Cook Time
30 minutes
Additional Time
10 minutes
Total Time
40 minutes
Ingredients
- 1/8 cup dried echinacea roots, leaves, flowers, and/or stems
- OR 1/2 cup fresh echinacea roots, leaves, flowers, and/or stems
- 2 cups water
- 1/2 cup honey or maple syrup
Instructions
- Add the plant matter to 2 cups of cold water and simmer for 30 minutes
- Turn off the heat and allow the tea to steep for 10 minutes
- Strain
- Add the liquid back to the pot and simmer uncovered (to reduce by half, which should be approximately 1 cup)
- Add the honey or syrup while the liquid is still hot (ideally, the liquid to honey ratio is 1:1)
- Pour and store in glass jars in the fridge.