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Raspberry syrup

Name: Raspberry syrup
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2.8 kg Hollerbeeren; 2 kg Zucker; 50 g Zitronensäure

Ingredients: 4 liters Raspberry syrup Seasonality: 0%

Nutrition per 100 ml View details

Carbohydrates: 52 g

Energy: 205 kcal (858 kJ)

Preparation of Raspberry syrup

Prepare the elderberries

2.8 kg Elderberries

Harvest 2.8 kg Elderberries together with the cones (2.8 kg corresponds to about a full 10 L bucket). Carefully wash the elderberries, discarding the leaves and unripe berries. Separate the berries from the stalks with a fork. 2.8 kg of elderberries + stalks make 2.5 kg of elderberries.

Pressing elderberries

Place the elderberries in portions of about 1 kg in a cloth towel and squeeze out the juice. 2.5 kg of elderberries make about 2 liters of pure elderberry juice.

Cook syrup

2 kg Sugar
50 g Citric acid

Boil the pressed juice with 2 kg Sugar and 50 g Citric acid and keep at a temperature of at least 80 °C for 20 minutes (reason for the heat retention time: see Wikipedia article on black elderberry and Sambunigrin).

Bottling

Boil the screw caps of the bottles for 15 minutes. Rinse the bottles with boiling water. Pour the hot syrup into the bottles and seal immediately.

Created and tested by Martin Schlagnitweit – seasonal cook, web developer and vegetable grower.

Martin Schlagnitweit

Raspberry syrup photos

The washed elderberries

Separate the elderberries from the stems with a fork

The elderberries before pressing

The elderberries after pressing

Bring the elderberry syrup to the boil

Pour the elderberry syrup into bottles

Nutrition per 100 ml

Reference amount: 100 ml

Composition

Carbohydrates 100%

Carbohydrates: 52 g

Energy

205 kcal

858 kJ

Questions about Raspberry syrup

How many kcal does Raspberry syrup have?: One serving of Raspberry syrup provides 205 kcal.
How many carbs does Raspberry syrup contain?: One serving of Raspberry syrup contains 52 g of carbs.