Easy, five-ingredient ginger lemonade recipe. This delicious homemade lemonade is the perfect healthy drink for warm weather or even those cold winter months; we don’t discriminate. In summer, this ginger lemonade drink is delicious over ice. It might just become your favorite drink in winter by drinking it hot.
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Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Simple: This ginger lemonade recipe calls for simple ingredients. Who doesn’t love that?
- Quick & Easy: It’s ready in just five to ten minutes!
- Refined Sugar-Free: This ginger lemonade drink uses maple syrup instead of simple syrup or cane sugar, so it is refined sugar-free.
Nutrition For Mental Health
Packed with the zing of fresh ginger, this ginger lemonade drink is a great source of vitamin C, containing 23% of your daily value (DV). In addition, it is a good source of vitamin B2, accounting for 15% of your DV. Animal studies have found that ginger can reduce anxiety. Talking about mental health, check out this resource: 10 Easy Ways To Improve Your Mood.
Ingredients + Notes
- Lemon juice – Using fresh lemon juice from organic lemons is ideal. If you want to lean into sweetness, you could use Meyer lemons instead of the traditional larger lemons, though.
- Water – Using filtered water is ideal. However, plain tap water works just fine if that’s not an option. Using room temperature water can help everything integrate thoroughly.
- Maple syrup – This is the perfect natural sweetener if you ask me. Alternatively, depending on your dietary requirements, you could use agave nectar or raw honey.
- Ginger root – Fresh organic ginger is the way to go.
- Mint – Adding fresh mint leaves, rosemary, or your favorite herb to each glass of this ginger lemon drink adds something extra.
How do you make ginger lemonade?
- Squeeze lemons to make one and a half cups of lemon juice.
- Pour freshly squeezed lemon juice, water, and maple syrup into a large pitcher and stir thoroughly.
- Add tart lemon slices, ginger slices, and ice cubes to the serving glasses.
- Pour this ginger lemonade drink into each glass and top with fresh mint leaves or your favorite fresh herb.
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Storage Tips
If you can’t finish all of this tasty homemade lemonade with ginger, then there are a couple of storage options.
- Fridge: Leftover ginger lemonade can be stored in an airtight container for 3-4 days.
- Freeze: Alternatively, you can freeze leftover lemonade in an ice cube tray to use the next time you’re wanting an extra refreshing drink!
FAQ
Did you know there is a simple trick to getting more lemon juice out of lemons?
Before you cut your lemons in half, place them on the counter. One at a time, roll your lemons out. Place one lemon between the counter and the palm of your hand and roll the lemon back and forth, pushing down a bit.
This pressure and motion will loosen the lemon juice up a bit, allowing you to get more from each lemon.
Crushed, minced, or grated ginger is an excellent addition to everything from a glass of water to soup, curries, and more. Mixing fresh ingredients with spicy ginger can make amazing flavor combos.
Most definitely. Raw ginger has a spicy kick, and many health benefits, so eat up!
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Recipe
Ginger Lemonade
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups lemon juice, fresh squeezed (about ten lemons)
- 5 cups water
- 1/3+ cup maple syrup
- 1/4 cup fresh ginger, grated
- fresh mint leaves , lemon slices, ginger slices, (optional)
Instructions
- Pour ingredients into a pitcher and stir thoroughly.
- Add ice cubes, extra ginger slices, lemon slices, and fresh mint (or another herb of choice) to drinking glasses.
- Pour fresh ginger lemonade into glasses and enjoy!
Notes
- Fridge: Leftover ginger lemonade can be stored in an airtight container for 3-4 days.
- Freeze: Alternatively, you can freeze leftover lemonade in an ice cube tray to use the next time you’re wanting an extra refreshing drink!
Nutrition
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Reference
Nievergelt, A., Huonker, P., Schoop, R., Altmann, K. H., & Gertsch, J. (2010). Identification of serotonin 5-HT1A receptor partial agonists in ginger. Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry, 18(9), 3345–3351. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bmc.2010.02.062
This ginger lemonade is great. I like it hot too especially in the winter.
Yay! So glad you like it!