Easy Ginger Tea (DIY!)

How to make ginger tea! This calming and invigorating ginger drink also has great taste and potential health benefits.

Have you tried ginger tea? This is a fantastic way to use that fresh ginger root we just discovered. Alex and I love drinks: cocktails, mocktails, coffee, tea… In the evenings we often have a drink together. This ginger tea is cozy and warm: full of spicy ginger flavors, with hints of tart lemon and sweet honey. It’s a good substitute for coffee when trying to avoid caffeine. And it has potential health benefits like aiding digestion, reducing inflammation, and more! Here’s how to make this easy DIY ginger drink.

How to make ginger tea

Ginger tea is easy to prepare and perfect for using up extra fresh ginger. Alex and I actually discovered this when we accidentally had way more ginger than we needed. Who knew you could just grate and add water for an easy DIY herbal tea? The method we use is for a single serving of ginger tea. Here’s the best way we found to do that:

1. Boil: Boil a pot of water. We use a kettle (we also use it for our morning coffee).
2. Peel and grate the ginger and place in a tea strainer: Finely grate your ginger. See below for a tip on peeling!
3. Soaking: Fill a cup with boiling water. Leave for 5 minutes.
4. Add the honey: The addition of honey is essential: it brings out all the flavor of ginger. If desired, sprinkle on some lemon juice as well.

A tip for peeling the ginger root

A challenge for home cooks working with fresh ginger is peeling! Ginger root is bumpy with lots of pimples and the skin is quite tough. Here is a tip on how best to peel fresh ginger: Peel it with a spoon! It sounds weird until you try. A spoon effortlessly peels the odd shapes out of ginger, much better than a vegetable peeler. Try it and you will be amazed at how well it works!

Health Benefits of Ginger Tea

Ginger root has been used for medicinal purposes for centuries. We’re not doctors or nutritionists, but here are some potential health benefits of ginger tea, according to a nutritionist via BBC Food:

• aid in digestion. Ginger has long been known to help with digestion and nausea. For an upset stomach, ginger tea is much tastier than chewing the actual root (I know that from experience!).
• May be anti-inflammatory. Ginger contains important phytonutrients known as gingerols, and these can help support a healthy biome.
• May relieve headaches and migraines. Some research has shown that ginger tea helps relieve pain.

Check out this article for more potential benefits of this ginger drink.

More herbal teas

A herbal tea is an herbal tea made from dried fruits, flowers, spices or herbs. So, even though ginger isn’t an herb, this ginger tea is an herbal tea! You can make tea with all kinds of fresh herbs and spices. Here are some other DIY herbal tea recipes to try:

More ways to use fresh ginger root

Ginger root adds tremendous flavor to recipes! Here are some of our favorite ginger recipes for more with that flavorful root:

This ginger tea recipe is…

Vegetarian, vegan, plant-based, dairy-free and gluten-free.

healthier drinks

Simple tea recipes aren’t the only fortifying drinks! Here are some healthier drinks to try:

• Carrot Juice It’s easier to get all the nutrients and antioxidants from carrots in the form of juice. It’s easy to make this delicious, nutrient-dense drink at home.
• Kombucha Making healthy homemade kombucha is kind of weird, lots of fun, and cheaper than store bought!
• Easy Mint Water Spice up your water with fresh herbs! Here’s the way to make drinking more water irresistible.