Fresh Ginger Tea Recipe
A good pot of ginger tea is one of life’s simplest (and healthiest!) pleasures. Here’s how to make the perfect pot from fresh or frozen ginger root—it works every time.
Servings: 4 servings (1 quart)
Calories: 10kcal
Ingredients
- ½ cup fresh ginger unpeeled, roughly chopped
- 1 quart boiling water
- Honey to taste
Instructions
- Fill a teapot with the ginger. Pour the boiling water over the ginger. Cover and let steep for at least an hour, but up to overnight.
- Strain, sweeten to taste with honey, and enjoy.
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Notes
- If you need to reheat the tea, just strain it into a saucepan on the stove and reheat on low heat until it is just warm enough to dissolve the honey. High heat kills a lot of the beneficial compounds in raw honey, so you don’t really want to be mixing it with tea that’s above about 110°F.
Nutrition
Serving: 8fl. oz. | Calories: 10kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 0.2g | Fat: 0.1g | Saturated Fat: 0.03g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.02g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.02g | Sodium: 13mg | Potassium: 50mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 0.2g | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 9mg | Iron: 0.1mg
