Cordial recipes

Fragrant and refreshing, springtime elderflower cordial is easy to make. Mix with sparkling water to create elderflower pressé, or add to wine, prosecco or champagne to start a party in style

Preserve the flavours of a batch of raspberries in this refreshing concentrated drink - delicious with soda on ice

Make a batch of Vitamin C-rich elderberry syrup to use as a cordial or dessert syrup. You could also try it as a wild cassis in cocktails

A refreshing cordial that takes 10 minutes to prep. Use up a glut of fresh rhubarb and make the most of summer

This easy recipe is a great way to use up a pick-your-own glut of blackcurrants and makes a refreshing summer drink

The perfect pick-me-up for colds and flu, simply dilute with hot water and honey. Or add water, fizzy water or lemonade for a refreshing drink

A refreshing floral concentrate to dilute with water as a drink or use in creamy light desserts like fools and syllabubs

Make your own concentrated fruit cordial to serve with sparkling water over lots of ice

A simple, sweet cordial you can make from leftover carrots. Don’t throw the grated carrots away after steeping - bake up a delicious carrot cake

A shrub is a fruit syrup preserved with vinegar to capture the flavours of the fresh fruit. Shrubs are packed with probiotics, which are great for digestion