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How to make Dandelion Honey

Published on April 23, 2012 • Last updated November 24, 2023 by Elizabeth
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Do you have an abundance of dandelions in your garden? Turn them into this tasty dandelion honey! It has an unusual but pleasant taste and it’s great on waffles, scones, pancakes, ice cream, or whatever your heart desires.

Prep Time: 12 hours

Cooking Time: 1 hour

Difficulty: Easy

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One woman’s weeds, another woman’s ingredient

The common dandelion, Taraxacum officinale, maybe a blight on many gardeners’ ideally kept lawns. For some, such as myself, they’re a gift from nature with many uses.

You can dry and grind the root to make dandelion ‘coffee’, a very palatable alternative drink; you can eat the leaves in salads, and the gorgeous yellow petals make the most delicious honey.

The most laborious component of this recipe is picking the petals. 150 grams might not seem a lot, but it is when you’re a dandelion petal.

Ingredients for dandelion honey

  • 150 grams dandelion petals
  • 1 litre water
  • 1 lemon
  • 1 kg granulated sugar

How to make dandelion honey

  1. The day before:  harvest your dandelion flowers. You’ll need a lot!
  2. Pluck the yellow petals off and put them in a large pan with the water.
  3. Bring to a simmer and switch the heat off. Leave the mixture to stew, covered, over night.
  4. The day of preparation: Drain and reserve the liquid.
  5. Peel the lemon and slice.
  6. Add lemon slices and sugar to the liquid and bring it to a boil.
  7. Boil until reduced to one third off the original volume.
  8. Sieve the honey into jars; seal and cool.
Original 2012 image.

Recipe Difficulty Levels

Easy

Requires basic cooking skills and ingredients you most likely already have in your kitchen.

Moderate

Requires more experience, preparation and/or cooking time. You may have to source special ingredients.

Challenging

Recipes requiring more advanced skills and experience and maybe some special equipment.

Dandelion Honey Recipe

A delicious 'honey' made with dandelion petals, perfect served on waffles, ice cream, pancakes, or as a sweetener for tea.
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Course: Condiment
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 2 hours hours
Cook Time: 1 hour hour
Stewing Time: 12 hours hours
Servings: 80 servings
Calories: 49kcal
Author: Elizabeth

Ingredients

  • 150 grams dandelion petals
  • 1 litre water
  • 1 lemon
  • 1 kg granulated sugar

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Equipment

1 stockpot
1 knife
preserve jars
1 sieve
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Instructions 

  • The day before:  harvest your dandelion flowers. You'll need a lot! Pluck the yellow petals off and put them in a large pan with the water.
  • Bring to a simmer and switch the heat off. Leave the mixture to stew, covered, overnight.
  • The day of preparation: Drain and reserve the liquid.
  • Peel the lemon and slice. Add lemon slices and sugar to the liquid and bring it to a boil.
  • Boil until reduced to one third off the original volume.
  • Sieve the honey into sterilised jars; seal and cool.

Nutrition

Calories: 49kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 0.01g | Fat: 0.04g | Saturated Fat: 0.001g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.001g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 2mg | Fiber: 0.04g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 0.3IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 1mg | Iron: 0.01mg

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Comments

  1. jennifer bartick

    April 23, 2021 at 1:39 pm

    Just made this today, hard work on your own without help, it’s absolutely amazing worth the effort, I will make this again but grab the grandchildren first

    Reply
    • Elizabeth Atia

      April 23, 2021 at 2:15 pm

      Oh wow, I’m so glad you like it! There’s something really satisfying making a recipe like this out of wild food that tends to otherwise be unloved.

      Reply
  2. Contrary Mary

    February 28, 2021 at 3:39 pm

    Dandelion Honey – a great alternative to stealing food from bees!

    Reply
  3. rebecca nisbet

    August 30, 2014 at 10:17 pm

    wow, great idea!

    Reply
  4. Magnolia Verandah

    May 26, 2012 at 12:11 pm

    Oh this is so easy its amazing!

    Reply
  5. Choclette

    May 17, 2012 at 10:36 am

    This looks great. I so wanted to make some this year after reading about it last year, but I still didn’t manage to get my act together and they are all over now. Next year!

    Reply
  6. Urvashi@BotanicalBaker

    May 8, 2012 at 8:19 pm

    Am LOVING this!

    Reply
  7. Karen S Booth

    May 6, 2012 at 4:30 pm

    Absolutely brilliant! I make my own lavender honey every year, and as I have seen lots of dandelions this year, I am bookmarking this to make soon! Great entry for Tea Time Treats and thanks so much for entering! Karen

    Reply
  8. Chris

    May 5, 2012 at 12:34 pm

    Sounds really great! There were a lot of dandelion flowers in the garden, but the landlord went over them with a lawnmover. But they will be back. I only have to beware of the dogs.

    Reply
  9. Shaheen

    May 5, 2012 at 12:19 pm

    Oh I love this, I was actually going to make some Dandylion Syrup, but this wins.

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