Turmeric Ginger Lemon Tea: A Powerful Tea To Keep You Healthy

Make an immune boosting, but also delicious tea to enjoy all fall and winter long! This turmeric ginger lemon tea with honey is an herbal sweet, spicy, and even a little tangy blend. These are some of the best natural ingredients you can enjoy to stay in better health during those colder months.

You can drink this tea every day to stay on top of your health, or drink it when you feel something starting. I always like to start drinking this tea when I feel the slightest tickle in my throat. You can whip it up in 5 minutes or less, and there’s no pot necessary!

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Why You’ll Love Ginger Lemon Tea With Honey & Turmeric

Health Benefits: The ingredients in this tea all work together to give you a complete a rich anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, and immune boosting tea.
Soothes your throat: If you have a sore throat, the warm liquid paired with honey will do wonders to soothe it.
Naturally sweet: Adding honey to the tea also makes it naturally sweet so you don’t have to add any additional sweeteners.
Herbal (caffeine-free): You don’t have to worry about this tea keeping you up at night. Drink it well into the night if you need to, it’s a 100% herbal tea, which means there’s no caffeine.
Quick to make: You don’t need to simmer a pot of tea on the stove for 10 minutes to make this tea. You can make it with a tea steeper in under 5 minutes and with minimal effort.
Cozy & Warm: And this is tea after all so it’s warm and cozy, perfect for warming up inside on those cold evenings.

Turmeric Ginger Lemon Tea Recipe

Turmeric ginger lemon tea with honey is perfect for fall and winter. It’s warming, soothing, and gives you added anti-oxidants to keep you healthy.

Total Time: ~5 to 7 minutes

Yields: 2 cups (~ 1 portions in a nice big mug!)

a clear glass mug sits on a reddish brown table. Inside, you can clearly see the orange tea. The mug is surrounded by the ingredients that were used to make the tea: a lemon, ginger, powdered turmeric, and a bowl of honey

Kitchen Equipment

Kettle (I love my Cuisinart electric kettle)
Measuring spoons
Spoon
A large mug
Optional: strainer (I use the mini Oxo strainer) or disposable tea bags if using fresh turmeric or ginger

Ingredients

Makes 1.5 – 2 cups (a nice big mug!)

2 cups boiled water
1/2 tsp ground turmeric (1 tbsp packed freshly grated turmeric)
1/2 tsp ground ginger (or 1 tbsp freshly grated ginger)
Cracked black pepper
1 tbsp lemon juice (about 1/4 fresh lemon, or concentrate)
1/2 tsp honey (more or less for desired sweetness)
Optional: 1/4 tsp ground ceylon cinnamon powder

Instructions: How Do You Make Honey Ginger Lemon Tea

For some recipe tips continue reading below or jump to them now.

Boil 2 cups of water.
While you’re waiting for the water to boil, measure your dry ingredients: 1/2 tsp ground turmeric, 1/2 tsp ground ginger, and optional 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon. Add your spice powders directly to your mug. If you’re using any freeze dried ginger or the fresh roots, you’ll want to chop or grate them and add them to a disposable tea bag or strainer.
Once the water is boiled, add 2 cups water to your mug with your tea. Let it steep for 3 to 5 minutes depending on how strong you want it.
Once steeped, remove your tea bag or strainer if you used one, then add the rest of your ingredients: 1 tbsp lemon juice, 1/2 tsp honey, and crack some black pepper on top. P.S. See why you only want to add in your honey once your water has cooled a bit.
Stir & Enjoy!

P.S. Don’t have time or all the ingredients to make this recipe? Skip some steps and use pre-packaged Vahdam Turmeric spiced tea – all you need to add is honey and lemon!

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What Are The Ginger Lemon Tea Benefits: A Breakdown of the Ingredients

Ginger: Ginger is a known digestive and nausea supplement (very popular during early pregnancy). But it works to keep a healthy immune system and acts as an anti-inflammatory. Read more about the health benefits of ginger.
Turmeric: Turmeric is a beast, it’s filled with antioxidants which reduces inflammation, oxidative stress, pain, and more. Read more about the incredible health benefits of turmeric.
Lemon: Lemon is a great source of Vitamin C, an essential vitamin to keeping a healthy immune system. It also helps our body absorb iron.
Cinnamon (Ceylon): If you want to add a dash of cinnamon, I recommend using Ceylon cinnamon because it’s a tad healthier than what we normally use in North America. Ceylon cinnamon has been seen to help our memory, lower blood pressure, and even treat type 2 diabetes. Read more about the benefits of Ceylon cinnamon.
Honey: I love adding honey for the sweetness, but it’s not so bad on the health benefits either. Not only is it also anti-inflammatory, but I find it also works wonders to soothing my sore throat which is very common throughout the colder months of the year.
Pepper: pepper is a pivotal ingredient. It doesn’t have health benefits alone, but it helps your body better absorb the curcumin in the turmeric. The curcumin is what makes turmeric so healthy, but our bodies struggle to properly absorb it.

These are the health benefits of drinking ginger and turmeric tea.

ingredients all laid out on a kitchen counter for turmeric lemon ginger tea. On a large yellow knot coast is a half a lemon, a bowl of freeze dried ginger, a bowl of powdered cinnamon, a bowl of bright orange powdered turmeric, and cute jar for honey that resembles a bee hive, and finally a very blurry pepper mill

Can You Use Fresh Ingredients?

If you have any fresh ingredients in your house, swap out any powder or lemon juice for the fresh product. Your tea will just be more powerful and even stronger in taste.

You can swap out the lemon juice easily. But for any of the fresh roots, use a 1/2 tablespoon rather than a 1/2 teaspoon. You’ll want to use a grater, or finely chop it and pack it into the measuring spoon. You can also find freeze dried roots, which is what I used for ginger root. You can either add one sliver or grate it to a bag or strainer.

The fresh or freeze dried roots also won’t dissolve as the powders do in your tea. You’ll want to either steep them first for 5 minutes and then strain it, or simply add them to a tea bag to remove after steeped.

And if you manage to find a Ceylon cinnamon stick, just add in one whole stick to your tea instead of the powder!

P.S. If you haven’t used fresh turmeric root before, be careful because it stains… everything! You’ll either want to wear food grade gloves and properly protect your counter tops.

an example of the different forms of ginger root you can use. There's a zester on the left side leading your eye to a pinch bowl filled with light powedered ginger, with a piece of freeze dried ginger inside and finally a full piece of ginger root on the counter

How To Always Have The Ingredients Handy in Your Pantry

The best part about this tea, is that you can make it on a whim from what you have in your pantry. If you’re okay not always using fresh ingredients, you should already have everything in your pantry or fridge.

Turmeric, ginger, cinnamon, and pepper all come in powdered form. These spices live in my spice cabinet all year round, so I always have them to cook with, or in this case, make an immune boosting tea. You can also find freeze dried ginger, which is actually what I use. It’s able to last a very long time in your pantry. Honey is also a very long lasting pantry item that can last until you finish it.

The only issue is the fresh lemon, but that can easily be solved with lemon juice that can live in your fridge. Lemon juice, if it’s pure lemon juice can last up to a year in the fridge and has the same health benefits of using fresh lemon juice. This way, if you feel something come on quick, you’re ready in a heart beat.

a closeup of a mug of turmeric ginger lemon tea on the bottom left side of the photo. It's cut off on the bottom. But you can see the top of the mug, filled with yellow liquor and speckles of freshly cracked black pepper resting on top. In the background are all the ingredients, although they are slightly blurred. You can still make out a half a lemon, a small bowl with a bright orange powder - turmeric, a bowl with reddish brown powder - cinnamon, and a bowl with freeze dried pieces of ginger.

Tip For Drinking – Always Have a Spoon Handy

I like enjoying this immune boosting tea with a spoon in my mug, especially if you’re using the powdered form of the roots. The powders tend to fall to the bottom as you drink your tea. If you don’t want a very strong powdered filled last sip, you’ll want to stir your tea every once in a while… unless you can drink hot tea extremely fast!

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