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This Home Made Ginger Tea is a delicious (and healthy) tea made with fresh ginger, lemon juice, honey, cinnamon and cayenne pepper.
happy Friday friends ! I ’ m so glad it ’ mho about the weekend…this means sleeping in, Dutch Baby Pancakes, lazy afternoons and possible a little bit of denounce. This gal needs some retail therapy…winters will do that to a person .
I have wanted to share this Home Made Ginger Tea recipe with your for a couple of years now, but I just never seemed to get around to it, even though we drink this tea about every night. For real, about every night…ok at least 3 or 4 times a week. It ’ s become part of my conserve and my nightly ritual. The kids go to bed, tea simmers on the stove. It ’ s so comforting and I look forward to it every day .
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Ginger is delicious and good for you!
digression from the fact that this tea is blistering, piquant and so full of relish, it ’ south dependable for you excessively. We love the taste and the ritual of it, but we besides drink this tea for it ’ s health benefits : Please note I am not a doctor, I wish I was, but alas I am not. These are barely some health tidbits I found floating around the interwebs. The overall moral here…this is just actually thoroughly tea…and it ’ second probably good for you besides. 🙂
- Ginger is a natural anti-inflammatory, it helps with nausea, circulation, stomach cramps and bloating, and it also improves the absorption of nutrients.
- Lemon is a rich source of Vitamin C, it helps flush toxins out of your body, it has powerful natural antibiotic properties, it’s good for your liver and skin, it helps reduce pain and inflammation in joints…
- Cinnamon has been thought to help with blood sugar control, it has natural antimicrobial properties, it is rich in manganese, iron, calcium and fibre, it’s a powerful antioxidant…on and on…and it’s delicious too!
- Honey is antibacterial and anti-fungal, it’s probiotic, it’s good for you skin, and it helps with sore throats and coughs.
- Cayenne Pepper is a good source of essential minerals and vitamins C and A, it’s beneficial to the circulatory system…plus it adds pizzazz to your tea. True story.
thus I dedicate this tea to my Mom, who has been asking for this recipe/post for some time now. 😉
How pretty are those ingredients ? ! Ahhhhh, I very do love this tea .
Comforting and delicious during cold and flu season.
This pep tea is so thoroughly I equitable had to share it with you ! We drink this tea because we love it, but we besides swear that it helps us ward off bugs during cold and influenza season. I have nothing to prove this, but we barely feel like it helps with our unsusceptibility. And when we do get sick, this tea seems to help beat it ! But very, we just love ginger tea…and now possibly you will excessively !
Ginger Tea Recipe Tips:
- Ginger. Peeled, fresh ginger is best for this tea.
- Dressing your tea. This part is very individual-taste dependent, so play with the ingredient amounts until you get a combination that you love.
- Spices. A quick little word of warning…most of the cinnamon and cayenne pepper sinks to the bottom of the tea, so you might need to stir your tea. couple of times. But you should drink that part up, that’s where all the good stuff is! My husband and I have an on-going joke about getting that last bit down 😉
- When you’re done steeping the ginger, pour more water on it and let it sit overnight and reheat when you’re ready for another cup.
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This Home Made Ginger Tea is a delightful ( and healthy ) tea made with newly ginger, lemon juice, honey, cinnamon and cayenne pepper .
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield:
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large mugs of tea
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- Category: Drink
Ingredients
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- 1 large fresh ginger root (peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks (enough to have 8 to 10, 1-inch chunks for each root))
- 5 cups water
- juice from 1 fresh lemon
- honey
- cinnamon
- cayenne pepper (powder)
Instructions
- In a saucepan, simmer the ginger chunks in 5 cups of water, for a minimum of 20 minutes, but the longer the better. We like to let ours simmer for 30-45 minutes.
- Divide the tea between 2 large mugs, or 4 smaller mugs, making sure not to serve the chunks of ginger!
Now it’s time to dress the tea. This part is very individual-taste dependent! We like our tea very strong, so here’s what we add to our tea! For each mug add:
- juice from 1/2 lemon
- 1/2 tsp honey
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- generous dash of cayenne pepper
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Have a delectable day !
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