How to make honey from dandelion inflorescences?

Dandelion honey is a product that not only has a pleasant sweet taste and floral aroma, but also carries a lot of useful substances. By the presence of vitamins and antioxidants in it, dandelion honey is in no way inferior to bee or linden honey.

Moreover, the product is used not only in its pure form. It is often used in desserts, baked goods, and even sauces. Cooking a tasty and healthy product does not require large expenses. All you need to do is find time to collect dandelions and boil honey.

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What are the benefits of dandelion honey?

Dandelion honey has long been famous for its rich composition, which includes vitamins and trace elements necessary for the human body. Another feature of the product is that it retains valuable qualities for a long time.

Bees practically do not make honey from dandelions, as their nectar has a bitter taste. In this regard, insects are looking for other flowers with sweeter nectar. Therefore, dandelion honey is often prepared independently at home.

Traditional medicine actively uses the product in the treatment of the following diseases:

• osteochondrosis;
• arthritis;
• liver disease;
• bronchial asthma and bronchitis;
• constipation;
• kidney disease.

Since dandelion honey is effective for the heart, liver and lungs, these organs recover faster from illness.

Dandelion honey has an effect on the nervous system. It helps fight insomnia, depression and stress, improves mood. The tool has a beneficial effect on the digestive system, normalizing bowel function and improving appetite.

Also, the product has an antiseptic and detoxifying effect. The product effectively helps to strengthen the immune system due to the high content of vitamin C.

The composition of honey includes vitamins: C, vitamins of group B, E, PP. It also contains trace elements: iron, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus.

Harm and contraindications

Dandelion honey is not recommended for use if there are contraindications:

• obesity;
• diabetes;
• allergic reaction;
• disorders of the gastrointestinal tract.

Pay attention to where the flowers were collected. It is not recommended for cooking to use a plant that grows near highways, power lines, railways. The best option is remote forests and fields.

Cooking recipes

How to make honey from dandelions? The recipe is extremely simple, so there is no need to have any culinary skills. There are a lot of cooking recipes, everyone can choose the most delicious and healthy option to their liking.

The simplest step-by-step recipe for making dandelion honey with a photo:

1. Prepare plant flowers (400 pieces).
2. Pour them with cool water (0.5 l).
3. Put the mixture on fire and bring to a boil.
4. After boiling the mixture, cook it for about 2 more hours.
5. Put a layer of gauze on the bottom of the colander, put the flowers and squeeze out well.
6. Add sugar (1 kg) to the liquid and put on fire again. Bring to a boil and cook after boiling for 10 minutes.
7. The readiness of the honey is checked by its density after the sugar has completely dissolved.
8. Put the finished product in banks and roll up.

How to cook dandelion honey with lemon? This is another common cooking recipe.

This will require:

1. Prepare flowers (300 g), rinse and dry.
2. Put the inflorescences in a saucepan and cover with cold water (1 glass).
3. Put the mixture on fire, after boiling, cook for several minutes.
4. Cut the lemon, remove the zest and seeds and put in the mixture.
5. Infuse the mixture for 7 hours.
6. Boil the syrup from sugar (1 kg) and water (1 glass).
7. After the mixture is infused, strain it well. Mix the prepared liquid with syrup and cook for about 10 minutes over low heat.
8. Pour ready honey into jars and roll up.

Honey is also often prepared with the addition of herbs. The herbs can be currant, cherry or raspberry leaves.

For cooking you will need:

1. Boil sugar syrup (1 kg) and water (2 glasses).
2. Rinse and dry dandelion flowers.
3. Add flowers to syrup and cook for 30 minutes. At the end of cooking, add the squeezed juice of one lemon to the mixture.
4. Currant leaves and a few twigs are also added lemon balm.
5. Ready honey is cooled and laid out in jars.

These are not all possible recipes for making honey.

Interesting Facts

In ancient times, in the countries of the East, dandelion was considered a healing plant. It was actively used in alternative medicine to treat many diseases. Dandelion and its honey were also used in magic to make powerful potions.

Dandelions can be used to make not only honey, but also jam and wine. Also, parts of the plant are used for making salads.

The plant is especially popular in Italy and Belgium. In Belgium, even beer and pate are made from dandelion. There is a day in the USA that is dedicated to the plant. In May, Americans are busy preparing all kinds of culinary dishes from the plant and treating them to their guests.

Dandelion is a common culinary herb used in a wide variety of dishes. Honey from the inflorescences of the plant has a pleasant, sweet taste and aroma, and also pleases with useful and valuable qualities for humans. For the preparation of honey, not only flowers are used, but also lemon, herbs, bee honey.

Video recipe for making dandelion honey