3 Heart-Healthy Hawthorn Berry Recipes You Have to Try

Did you know that naturally red foods can support the heart? And one of the very best red foods is hawthorn.

Hawthorn berries (Crataegus species) are renowned by herbalists for their heart benefits. You see, cardiovascular disease is primarily an inflammatory condition. The system becomes inflamed, the body produces more plaque to deal with the inflammation, and then the blood gets harder to pump. Anti-inflammatory herbs like hawthorn berries reduce the thickening of the blood and heal the wall linings of the veins and the capillaries.

Hawthorn berries are very safe to take in small doses over a long period of time. Incorporating hawthorn berry recipes into your herbal kitchen is the easiest way to get their healing benefits on a regular basis.

Here are my top three tried-and-true hawthorn berry recipes…

#1 Hawthorn Berry Honey

Herbal honey is a simple and easy way to get herbs into your diet. Hawthorn berry honey is a heart tonic and you can add it to your oatmeal or yogurt, put it on pancakes, or spread it on toast. Or make a relaxing cup of tea by adding a spoonful of hawthorn berry honey to hot water.

Get the recipe: Hawthorn Berry Heart Tonic Honey

#2 Red Powder Herbal Sprinkles

Herbal sprinkles bring the benefits of herbs to the center of your table. Featuring herbs like hawthorn and rose hips, Red Powder is rich in anthocyanins, which are are antioxidant and anti-inflammatory. This tastes great on everything from yogurt to smoothies, rice, eggs, and sweet potatoes.

Get the recipe: Herbal Sprinkles for Everyday Wellness

#3 Love Your Heart Electuary

An electuary is a fancy name for powdered herbs in honey, or ghee, or both. Honey and ghee help to deliver herbs deeper into the body and also enhance digestion. I have been making this hawthorn and cardamom electuary for decades and it’s a real crowd pleaser!

Get the recipe: Love Your Heart Home Remedy

Where to Buy Hawthorn Berries

All of the hawthorn berry recipes above use dried berries. Mountain Rose Herbs is a an excellent source for organic dried hawthorn berries.

I would love to hear from you! Do you have any favorite hawthorn berry recipes and remedies? Which of these recipes will you try first? Please share in the comments below.