Description
Homemade dandelion honey blends nature’s sweetest golden nectar with delicate wildflower essence. Foragers can craft this simple syrup using fresh dandelion blossoms, sugar, and water for a unique culinary treasure you’ll savor.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2.5 to 3 cups granulated sugar
- 2.5 cups water
- 2 cups fresh dandelion petals (yellow parts only)
- 1 lemon, sliced (organic if possible)
Instructions
- Harvest: Select unblemished dandelion blossoms from chemical-free landscapes, meticulously separating golden petals from bitter green bases, gathering a generous handful of delicate yellow fragments.
- Infusion: Combine petals with water and lemon slices in a spacious cooking vessel, bringing to a rolling boil, then reducing to a gentle simmer for 30 minutes, allowing ingredients to harmonize and release their essence.
- Steeping: Remove from heat and let the aromatic liquid rest, ideally overnight, to intensify the complex floral notes and develop a deeper, more nuanced flavor profile.
- Straining: Position a fine-mesh strainer or cheesecloth over a clean container, carefully filtering the infused liquid, pressing gently to extract every golden drop while discarding botanical remnants.
- Reduction: Return strained liquid to the cooking vessel, incorporating granulated sweetener and stirring continuously until dissolved. Maintain gentle heat, reducing the mixture to a honey-like consistency while preventing excessive bubbling.
- Preservation: While warm, transfer the golden syrup into sterilized glass containers, seal securely, and allow to cool at room temperature. Refrigerate and consume within three months, savoring the artisanal dandelion creation.
Notes
- Harvest Wisely: Select dandelions from untreated areas away from roads, pollution, and pesticide-sprayed zones to ensure pure, safe ingredient quality.
- Petal Precision: Remove only yellow petals meticulously, avoiding green parts which can introduce bitter flavors and affect the final syrup’s smoothness.
- Steep for Depth: Extended overnight steeping allows maximum flavor extraction, intensifying the floral essence and creating a more complex, nuanced sweetener.
- Temperature Control: Maintain gentle heat during reduction to prevent burning or caramelization, which could compromise the delicate botanical flavor profile and smooth texture.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Drinks, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 60 g
- Sodium: 0 mg
- Fat: 0 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 38 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 0 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg