Elderberry Muffins

Here in the Fingerlakes, elderberries are prized in modern day recipes as well as deep rooted in the culture of the natives who originally inhabited this land. Native Americans used the berries for meals and dyes, the flowers and leaved for medicinal recipes, and the branches as arrow shafts.

I have many Elderberry Recipes to share, but lets start with a healthy breakfast muffin. The recipe for the elderberry jam can be found HERE

Before baking you can top your muffins with any nuts or seeds you would like. I’m partial to pumpkin seeds for their texture and color contrast to these very purple muffins.