Spring has arrived, and it’s time to grab sweet glasses of lemonade and head outside! Ginger lemonade is refreshing and sweet with a kick of fresh ginger.
Ginger Lemonade Benefits
Growing up, my mama always told me to sip warm ginger, honey, and lemon when I wasn’t feeling well and during cold and flu season. She never explained the benefits, but it always worked and made me feel better. Now that I’m an adult and I have taken the time to do a little research, I totally understand all the technical reasons ginger and lemon is the perfect mixture for almost every common ailment.
Ginger has many benefits and here are a few:
Benefits of Ginger
- Calms nausea
- Soothes sore muscles
- fights germs
- promotes a clean mouth
- lowers blood sugar
- eases period pain
- lowers cholesterol
- relieves indigestion
Benefits of lemon
- supports heart health
- source of vitamin c
- helps with weight loss
- prevents kidney stones
- protects against anemia
- reduce cancer risk
- improve digestive health
Ginger Lemonade Mocktail
This ginger lemonade is sweet, refreshing, and tangy. It’s the perfect base for a delicious mocktail or cocktail. To turn this lemonade into a yummy mocktail, simply add sparkling water. For a little extra razzle-dazzle, I like to add a hint of mint. I poured a few ounces of the lemonade into the bottom of my glass. Then I poured ice over it. Next, I poured lemon sparkling water over the ice and added a mint leaf/
If you’d like to create a cocktail, simply add your favorite champagne instead of sparkling water.
Ginger Lemonade Recipe
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Refreshing Ginger Lemonade
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
Description
Delicious homemade refreshing ginger lemonade.
Ingredients
- 1 piece of ginger root (peeled and chopped into 1/2-inch pieces)
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 1/4 cup water
- 1 1/4 cups fresh squeezed lemon juice
Instructions
- Combine the ginger root, sugar, and water in a small saucepan over medium heat. Be sure to stir to get help the sugar dissolve. Bring it to a boil. Let it boil for 2-3 minutes. Do not burn! Remove the ginger syrup from the heat and let it cool for a minute.
- Juice the lemons. I used a citrus juicer to make it easier.
- Set up your strainer over your bowl. Then carefully strain the ginger syrup. With the same bowl and strainer, strain the lemon juice.
- Pour the ginger lemonade into a pitcher. I do not add water to this concentrate because I serve it as a mocktail or cocktail, but if you want to serve it as it is, simply add a cup of cool water and serve or ice.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Drinks
Keywords: ginger, lemons, ginger lemonade, lemonade
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