Elderberry Downes Recipes

Baking & Desserts

Explore elderberry and elderflower recipes for homemade pies, crumbles, muffins, cookies, dessert sauces, and simple sweet treats for every season.

Elderberry baking and dessert spread with pie, muffins, cookies, cheesecake, and elderflowers

A Quick Note

Elderberries are traditionally cooked or processed before use. These dessert recipes are designed around prepared elderberry juice, syrup, jelly, jam, frozen elderberries, or properly cooked elderberry fillings.

Homemade elderberry pie with golden lattice crust and deep purple elderberry filling

Elderberry Pie

A classic homemade elderberry pie with a rich berry filling and golden flaky crust.

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Warm elderberry crumble with golden oat topping and cooked elderberry filling

Elderberry Crumble

A warm and simple dessert made with elderberries and a buttery oat crumble topping.

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Golden elderberry muffins with deep purple elderberries baked inside

Elderberry Muffins

Soft muffins with elderberries baked right in. Great for breakfast, snacks, or freezing.

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Elderberry thumbprint cookies filled with glossy deep purple elderberry jam

Elderberry Thumbprint Cookies

Buttery cookies filled with elderberry jam or jelly for a pretty little homemade treat.

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Elderberry dessert sauce spooned over a slice of cheesecake

Elderberry Dessert Sauce

A glossy cooked elderberry sauce for cheesecake, ice cream, pound cake, pancakes, or waffles.

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Elderflower shortbread cookies with delicate white blossoms and tea

Elderflower Shortbread

Delicate buttery shortbread with a light elderflower flavour, perfect with tea.

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