The Best Ginger Lemonade
A healthy ginger lemonade made with fresh ginger, lemons and monkfruit sweetener, so it's low sugar too.
Servings: 4
Calories: 18kcal
Ingredients
- 2.5-3 inches fresh ginger unpeeled
- 1 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
- ⅓ cup powdered monk fruit sweetener or alternative (see notes)
- 4 cups water
Instructions
- Slice the unpeeled ginger into rounds about 4-5 millimetres thick.
- Heat ginger, water and monkfruit sweetener in a medium size saucepan over medium heat, stirring occasionally.
- Bring to a gentle simmer. Turn the heat to low, cover, and leave to infuse for 10-15 minutes.
- Remove from heat and leave to infuse for a further 15-30 minutes. The longer you infuse, the strong the ginger flavour will be.
- Remove the ginger and add the lemon juice to the saucepan. Give it a gentle stir.
- Refrigerate for at least an hour, then serve over ice.
Notes
- For the best result, use fresh lemon juice instead of bottled - the bottled never tastes as good!
- I used powdered monkfruit sweetener for this recipe. If you don't have monkfruit sweetener, honey is a great replacement. Just be mindful the honey is darker in colour so may change the colour of the lemonade. You could also use Stevia, coconut sugar or your choice of sweetener but may need to adjust the quantity. Refer to the instructions on the packet for conversion amounts.
- Want to make it a sparkling lemonade? Just halve the water content then proceed to make the recipe as normal. Right before serving, add 2 cups of sparkling water and stir gently.
Nutrition
Serving: 250g | Calories: 18kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 14mg | Potassium: 85mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 4IU | Vitamin C: 25mg | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 1mg