Easy Homemade Ginger Shots Recipe

Energize your day with the vibrant, spicy, and invigorating flavor of homemade ginger shots. Ginger and turmeric are two of nature's most potent superfoods with plenty of immune-building, anti-inflammatory, and anti-oxidant benefits! They're easy to make at home with just six simple ingredients in a blender or juicer.

What Are Ginger Shots Good For?

Ginger shots are simple way to enjoy the health benefits of ginger and turmeric in simple immune booster shots! Ginger shots can aid in digestion, boost your immunity, and also provide you with some inflammation reducing benefit.

While you can buy store-bought ginger shots, making your own ginger shots at home is quite easy and more affordable too! Plus you can make them exactly how you like them and even add other ingredients to make them easier to drink.

What You'll Need to Make a Ginger Turmeric Shot

Here's a quick look at the main ingredients you need for this ginger lemon shot recipe. Be sure to check the recipe card further down the page for the full list and quantities of each.

• Citrus: These little shots of ginger juice are made with orange and lemon. Both contain vitamin C which is important for healing the body which is why it's often recommended as a supplement when you're sick with a cold or the flu.
• Ginger: It's essential to use fresh ginger when making these homemade ginger shots. It has the best flavor but also more health benefits than using dried powder.
• Turmeric: You also want to use fresh turmeric if you can find it. It's often available in large grocery stores. Look for it close to the ginger and garlic.
• Cayenne pepper: Adds just bit of spice but also brings it's own health benefits to this turmeric shot.
• Liquid: Your shots need liquid added to get the right consistency. You can use regular water or coconut water.

Substitutions and Variations

There's lots of flexibility in this ginger shot recipe. Here are a few recommendations:

• Add Some Black Pepper: The piperine in black pepper helps the body more easily absorb the antioxidant benefits of the turmeric.

• Want a Bit of Sweetness: You can add a fruit such as pineapple or mango which bring their own health benefits along with making your ginger shot a bit sweeter. You can also use your favorite vegan liquid sweetener such as maple syrup as well.

• Swap the Fresh Lemon Juice: You can also use lime juice instead.

• Liquid: Instead of coconut water or regular water you can also use pineapple or orange juice as well. I suggest choosing an option that doesn't have any additional sugar added to it. It will provide a bit of natural sweetness for a sweeter ginger shot.

How to Make Homemade Ginger Shots

These ginger turmeric shots go together in just a few simple steps. You can easily make a batch for the week so let's get started making this easy recipe. If you have a juicer, all you need to do is prep the items in step one and then add them to your juicer.

Below, I'm walking you how to make ginger shots without a juicer!

1. Wash all of the produce. Cut the peel from the orange and lemons. Chop up the ginger and turmeric. Don't worry about peeling it!
2. Place the orange, lemon, ginger, turmeric, cayenne, and coconut water in a blender.

3. Blend everything together.
4. Pour the mixture over a sieve to separate out the pulp. I transferred my pulp to my a juice press in order to separate the pulp from the juice. It basically did the same thing.

5. Pour the ginger shots into small glass bottles or you can use a larger bottle and then pour it into shot-sized glasses when you're ready to enjoy them!

How to Store

Store ginger shots in an airtight container such as jars or bottles. You can portion them out individually to easily grab one and drink or use a larger bottle if you don't have the small ones. Serve them up in a shot glass when you're ready to enjoy.

Keep them in the fridge for up to a week though they will lose potency the longer they sit.

If you want to make a large batch of these healthy shots and freeze them you can do that too! Freezing also works to retain the health benefits of your fresh juice shots.

You can store them in the freezer for up three months. An ice cube tray is perfect for storing them in small amounts. Thaw them out in the fridge overnight.

Recipe Tips

• Shake it up! Be sure to give your fresh ginger shots a shake before drinking them.
• Wash your produce. Especially the ginger and turmeric which you aren't peeling.
• Intense flavor. The flavor of gingers shots is pretty potent and intense. You can mix it with fruit juice, tea, or sparkling water to make it easier to consume or if you prefer sipping rather than taking it all in one shot.
• Serving Idea: Add it to smoothies to give your smoothie a boost! Give it a try with this green smoothie.
• Use a fine mesh strainer. This will remove more of the solids left after blending. If you don't have one a nut milk bag or cheesecloth work well too.

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Homemade Ginger Shots

Gaby Dimova

Energize your day with the vibrant, spicy, and invigorating flavor of homemade ginger shots. Ginger and turmeric are two of nature's most potent superfoods with plenty of immune-building, anti-inflammatory, and anti-oxidant benefits! They're easy to make at home with just six simple ingredients in a blender or juicer.

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 20 minutes mins

Course Drinks

Cuisine American

Servings 6

Calories 69 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 1 orange
• 3 lemons
• ½ lb fresh ginger
• 1 medium root of turmeric
• a pinch of cayenne pepper
• ½ cup coconut water or regular water

Instructions

 

• Wash all of the produce. Cut off the peel from the orange and lemon and chop up the ginger (no need to peel it).
• There are two ways that you can make ginger shots. One method is using a juicer, and the other is just using a sieve (if you do not have a juicer).

With a Juicer

• If have a juicer, simply place all of the ingredients in the juicer and juice them.

In a Blender

• If you do not have a juicer, add the orange, lemon, ginger, turmeric, cayenne, and coconut water to a blender and blend them all together.
• Once you've blended everything, pour the mixture over a sieve to separate out the pulp. I transferred my pulp to my a juice press to separate the pulp from the juice, which does the same thing.
• Pour the ginger shots into small glass bottles, or transfer to a larger bottle and then pour into shot-sized glasses when you're ready to enjoy them!
• This recipe makes 6 large ginger shots.

Notes

Be sure to check the full post for variations you can try, storage info, and more!

• Shake it up! Be sure to give your fresh ginger shots a shake before drinking them.
• Wash your produce. Especially the ginger and turmeric which you aren't peeling.
• Intense flavor. The flavor of gingers shots is pretty potent and intense. You can mix it with fruit juice, tea, or sparkling water to make it easier to consume or if you prefer sipping rather than taking it all in one shot.
• Serving Idea: Add it to smoothies to give your smoothie a boost! Give it a try with this green smoothie.
• Use a fine mesh strainer. This will remove more of the solids left after blending. If you don't have one a nut milk bag or cheesecloth work well too.

Nutrition

Calories: 69kcalCarbohydrates: 16gProtein: 2gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.1gSodium: 27mgPotassium: 321mgFiber: 3gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 68IUVitamin C: 43mgCalcium: 34mgIron: 1mg

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