Wild Honeysuckle Simple Syrup

Honeysuckle Foraging Safety Notes

If you go off foraging for honeysuckle, there are some very important things to note.​

1. Honeysuckle berries are poisonous.
2. Not all varieties of honeysuckle are edible. Be sure to check with a local botanist or foraging expert before proceeding.

Add honeysuckle syrup to coffee, tea or a cocktail of vodka and seltzer! Or, add a teaspoon into a homemade dressing as a thickener and sweetener.

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Honeysuckle Simple Syrup 

Recipe by Carlene Thomas, RDN, LD

Ingredients

• 1 cup honeysuckle flowers
• ¾ cup sugar
• ¾ cup water

Directions

1. Strip the vines off the honeysuckle flowers and rinse the flowers.
2. Add sugar and water to a small pot on the stove. Bring to a simmer until sugar dissolves. Add honeysuckle flowers and remove from heat. Steep for 30 minutes. Strain and bottle. Store in the refrigerator.