How To Make Ginger Tea with Fresh Ginger

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Ginger tea is delicious, aromatic, and so good for you. Not only are there so many health benefits associated with ginger, but isn’t the smell just perfect?

A warm cup of ginger tea feels perfectly cozy on a cold winter’s night. But this delicious and nutritious tea is packed with so many benefits, it’s great for any time of year.

In this article, we’ll learn how to make ginger tea with fresh ginger in a few simple steps.

How To Make Ginger Tea

You can make the best ginger tea at home using organic and healthy ingredients. Interested? Let’s get to it.

Health Benefits Of Ginger

Before we get into making our organic tea, let’s learn a little about ginger and all the amazing things it could do for you.

If ginger isn’t your cup of tea right now, I hope you’ll give it another try because this potent plant packs some profound benefits.

Ginger is probably best known for its ability to sooth and assist the digestive system. It is a common natural remedy for nausea, motion sickness, morning sickness and general digestive upset. But this spicy little herb has lots of other potential benefits as well.

  • Treats nausea – ginger has been used to treat many types of nausea, including morning sickness and the nausea many chemotherapy patients experience.
  • Helps with motion sickness – ginger is an effective way to calm motion sickness and is a natural remedy we keep in our car at all times.
  • It’s a potent anti-inflammatory – gingerol is a powerful antioxidant, which can help reduce oxidative stress and reduce inflammation
  • Lower blood sugar levels – a 2015 study found that the blood sugar levels in type 2 diabetic participants were reduced by 12% after ingesting ginger and fasting.
  • Helps reduce menstrual painstudies have shown that ginger reduces menstrual pain. Try a cup of ginger tea during your monthly cycle.
  • Helps treat chronic indigestion – ginger can help empty your stomach faster, as found by a recent study, which decreases indigestion.
  • Might Improve Brain Function – studies have suggested that the digestion of ginger could reduce the symptoms and protect against Alzheimer’s disease and cognitive decline linked to aging.
  • Aids in weight lossstudies have found that ingesting ginger can assist with weight loss goals.
  • Helps fight infections – ginger has been shown to reduce the risk of infections and inhibit bacteria growth, especially when combined with garlic. These two powerful herbs are an excellent combo for fighting colds or other minor illnesses.

Ginger has many wonderful benefits and is a great natural remedy that’s easy to prepare.

What is Ginger Tea?

Ginger tea is a natural tea made with fresh ginger and hot water. It is usually combined with lemon and honey, making it a delicious, soothing, and nourishing tea.

Ginger is a potent herb, so I recommend starting with just a cup of ginger tea at a time. Don’t overdo it – this is a powerful natural remedy that can cause digestive problems or even nausea if taken in excess.

That said, a couple of cups of tea a day is likely going to be just fine, and you will likely experience many of the benefits this herb has to offer.

Usually, ginger tea consists of essential ingredients like ginger, lemon, honey, and water. However, you can add other things to your tea to cater to your taste.

How To Make Ginger Tea

All ginger tea recipes follow the same basic principle. You combine fresh ginger with boiling water, steep the concoction, then add organic sweetener (optional) at the end as the final touch.

The recipe below is a delicious and straightforward method to follow when making ginger tea.

You’ll also find some mouth-watering variations to try out below. Several beneficial herbs and spices pair beautifully with ginger to make delicious ginger tea.

homemade ginger tea with lemon

How To Make Ginger Tea

Yield: 2 cups
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes

This soothing ginger tea with fresh lemon and honey is immune-boosting and great for digestive upset.

Ingredients

  • Ginger root (fresh and organic)
  • Organic lemon (sliced)
  • Honey (optional)
  • Fresh water

Instructions

  1. Clean the fresh ginger using a brush, then peel the rind using a vegetable peeler.
  2. Cut it into 1-2 inch pieces.
  3. Fill a small saucepan with 2 cups water. Add 4-6 pieces of fresh ginger to the pan.
  4. Bring the water to the boil over medium/high heat.
  5. Once boiling, reduce the heat so that the mixture is on a low simmer. Leave the water to simmer for at least 5 minutes for a light flavored tea, and up to 30 minutes for a stronger beverage.
  6. Strain the liquid into your tea cup of choice. You can squeeze the ginger root to get all of the gingery goodness out of the plant material.
  7. Squeeze one or two slices of fresh lemon into each cup.
  8. Add your sweetener of choice, like organic honey. I use about 1 teaspoon per cup.
  9. Stir it thoroughly and enjoy.

Notes

Makes 2 cups.

Drink immediately or store in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.

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The Basic Recipe – Using Fresh Ginger And Lemon

The Basic Recipe - Using Fresh Ginger And Lemon

Follow the basic recipe above with fresh ginger, lemon and honey for a classic, homemade ginger tea. Lemon and honey combine beautifully with fresh ginger to make an immune boosting, throat-soothing, tummy-calming delicious herbal tea.

There are LOTS of ways to make ginger tea! Check out some of these variations for other ways to make your ginger tea delicious.

Ginger Tea Variations

Ginger Tea Variations

Use ginger pulp instead of fresh ginger – if you like to make ginger juice, you can save the leftover pulp and freeze it.

Whenever the time comes to make a ginger tea, you can use some pulp that is already prepared – a very efficient way of working.

Instead of boiling the pulp in a saucepan, all you will have to do is run boiling water over it and leave it to steep. This method will give you a different flavor, but you can still add the lemon and honey to enjoy the perfect treat.

Crushed ginger will give a stronger flavor – you can use ginger that is crushed or grated to give you an even stronger kick in your tea.

Use the same method as you would for a normal ginger tea, but instead of slicing the ginger, grate or crush it. Make sure to strain it well before drinking!

Ginger juice – ginger juice can be used to strengthen the flavor of your tea, too.

You might want to use this method when you feel like you might be getting sick, as ginger helps you to feel better and fight the sickness.

Add a shot of fresh ginger juice to hot water, add lemon and honey (if desired) and drink!

Make a batch – Go ahead, make a big batch and share with the fam! You can store cooled ginger tea in the refrigerator safely for up to 3 days and drink as needed. It’s pretty delicious as a cold drink as well!

Ginger Tea Flavors

There are a number of ingredients you can add to your homemade ginger tea to give a different flavor and provide additional benefits.

Other types of organic tea leaves/tea bags – if you want some added flavor, you can add your favorite tea leaves to the mix and let it steep for a minute or two. I especially like ginger with green tea!

Add herbs or spices – you can add cinnamon, mint, turmeric, black pepper, or cardamom to the mixture when boiling to try something different.

One of my favorite combinations is a cinnamon stick and fresh turmeric, both added to brew with the fresh ginger. It makes a warm, wintery, and super nourishing tea!

Dried fruit – looking for some fruity fun? Toss in some organic dehydrated fruit, like apple or mango. Adding dried fruit to your ginger tea will also add some natural sweetness. You may even find you don’t need honey.

Elderberry Syrup – I love to add a spoonful of homemade elderberry syrup to homemade ginger tea for an extra immune-boosting tea! It adds some sweetness, cuts the spice from the ginger just a bit, and gives that extra boost of health benefits.

Final Thoughts To Steep In

Now that you know the possible health benefits of ginger, does it make you want to give ginger tea a try?

It might be an acquired taste for some, but there are so many ways to alter the recipe to make it more to your liking! I hope you’ll try it out!

Let me know below – do you drink ginger tea? What’s your favorite recipe?

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