Homemade Lemon Ginger Tea (2024)

With just a few ingredients and a few minutes, you will have a cup of Homemade Lemon Ginger Tea to sip on. Serve as hot tea or iced tea. Delicious on a chilly day or to soothe a sore throat.

There’s no denying the fact that fresh ginger tea is the best ginger tea!

Making a homemade tea is so easy and much more delicious than using store-bought tea bags.

Lemon Ginger Tea

All you will need to make your own homemade ginger tea is hot water, fresh ginger root and lemon. This simple tea recipe is fresh, delicious and oh so easy to make.

There are several health benefits of ginger.

I love sipping on a cup of lemon ginger tea for a sore throat. It is just so soothing, especially when I add a splash of honey simple syrup.

Fresh ginger, just like ginger ale soda, is also known for relieving upset stomachs too. Just a few sips and you will begin to feel better.

I love making iced tea in the summertime and iced ginger tea is one of my favorites. Simply steep the tea according to the recipe, Then chill the tea in the refrigerator and pour over ice to serve.

A trick that I do to keep iced tea from watering down is to also freeze additional tea in an ice cube tray. Then I use the iced tea ice cubes when making a glass of ginger iced tea!

This recipe makes 2 servings, but you can easily double the recipe and serve it in a pretty teapot for everyone to enjoy.

I treat myself to this homemade tea especially when the weather is chilly or rainy because every sip of ginger root tea just warms my body and nourishes my soul.

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How to make homemade ginger tea

Scroll down for the full recipe instructions and ingredient amounts for homemade fresh ginger tea in the recipe card below

• In a small saucepan, bring the water to a boil over medium-high heat.
• Add the sliced ginger and fresh lemon slices and cover.
• Remove from the heat and let steep for 10 minutes. Steep an additional 5-10 minutes for a stronger tea.
• Strain the ginger and lemon and discard.
• Add fresh lemon slices when serving, if desired.

Recipe Tips

• The more ginger slices you add when steeping, the stronger the ginger's spicy flavor will be.
• The longer you steep the tea the stronger the flavor will be. However, steeping the tea too long may give it a bitter flavor, so an additional 5-10 minutes should be good.

Substitutions

• Replace the lemon slices with orange slices for an orange ginger tea

Storage

• Store any leftover tea in an airtight pitcher or mason jar in the refrigerator.
• Tea will stay fresh for 2-3 days.
• As always, I find it helpful to visit theFDA website for food storage guidelines

Variations

You can change up this fresh ginger tea recipe with one of the following flavor variations:

• Ginger green tea - steep a green tea teabag along with the fresh ginger and lemon slices
• Ginger iced tea - after steeping refrigerate the tea until it is completely chilled and then serve over ice
• Ginger mint tea - add a sprig or two of fresh mint
• Lemon ginger cinnamon tea – when steeping the tea, add a cinnamon stick
• Turmeric ginger tea – add sliced fresh turmeric when steeping
• Rosemary ginger tea - add a sprig of fresh rosemary when steeping

Sweeteners for tea

• Agave
• Blueberry simple syrup
• Brown sugar simple syrup
• Honey
• Honey simple syrup
• Maple syrup
• Strawberry simple syrup

Ginger-lemon tea benefits

Ginger has been used throughout history for its medicinal benefits. Ginger tea benefits include:

• Indigestion
• Motion sickness
• Nausea
• Sore throat

​Equipment

• Small saucepot
• Paring knife
• Cutting board

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Ingredients

You will need just these three ingredients to make hot ginger tea:

• Water
• Fresh ginger
• Lemon