Best Ginger Lemonade Recipes

FRESH MINT AND GINGER LEMONADE

Steps:

• Combine chopped mint, ginger, and honey in medium bowl. Add boiling water. Let steep 30 minutes. Strain into 4-cup glass measuring cup, pressing on solids to extract liquid. Add lemon juice and enough cold water to measure 4 cups total. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
• Fill glasses with ice cubes. Add lemonade. Garnish with mint leaves and lemon slices and serve.

HOT HONEY LEMONADE WITH GINGER

Steps:

• Pour 2 tablespoons simple syrup in each of four heatproof glasses or mugs. Add 1 tablespoon lemon juice, 1 teaspoon honey, and 3/4 cup boiling water to each; stir until honey dissolves.
• Stick 3 cloves into each lemon wedge; drop a wedge and 3 candies into each drink. Serve immediately.

SPARKLING GINGER LEMONADE

Steps:

• In a saucepan, bring the water, honey and ginger to a boil. Remove from heat; cover and steep for 10 minutes. Strain, discarding ginger. Cool., Transfer to a pitcher; stir in soda and lemon juice. Serve over ice. Garnish with lemon slices and fresh mint, if desired.

STRAWBERRY-GINGER-MINT LEMONADE

Steps:

• Place strawberries, mint, lemon juice, 1 cup water, sugar, and ginger into an electric blender and blend well.
• Pour into a pitcher, add 5 cups water, and stir well. Refrigerate or serve immediately over crushed ice.

HONEY-GINGER LEMONADE

Steps:

• Bring 2 cups water, the honey and ginger to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Turn off the heat and let steep for 10 minutes. Strain and refrigerate until cold.
• Put 4 cups water, the chilled honey and ginger mixture and the lemon juice in a large pitcher and stir until combined. Pour over ice into your favorite vintage glasses.

GINGER LEMONADE FIZZ

Steps:

• Heat the sugar and 1 cup water in a small pot until the sugar has dissolved and the liquid just comes to a boil. Turn off the heat and add the ginger. Let cool, then strain the syrup into a large mason jar and discard the ginger. Add the lemon juice to the syrup and refrigerate until ready to use.
• Fill 4 large glasses with ice, pour 1/4 cup of the syrup into each glass and top up with some club soda. Add a slice of lemon to each glass and serve.

GINGER SIMPLE SYRUP FOR HOT HONEY LEMONADE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, bring all ingredients to a boil over medium heat. Cook 2 minutes. Strain the mixture through a sieve, discarding ginger. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator up to 1 week.

GINGER LEMONADE

Steps:

• Combine the sugar, ginger and lemon peel in a small saucepot. Pour enough water to cover the mixture, about 1 cup. Bring the mixture to a boil and simmer, about 5 minutes. Remove the saucepot from the heat and let sit at least 15 minutes up to a few hours.
• Pour the lemon juice in a pitcher. Add 3 cups water and the sugar mixture and mix to combine. Serve the lemonade over ice.

SPARKLING BLUEBERRY-GINGER LEMONADE

Steps:

• Finely grate ginger onto a paper towel and squeeze over a bowl to extract ginger juice.
• Combine 1 teaspoon ginger juice, sparkling water, lemon juice, and Emergen-C® Energy+ Blueberry-Acai vitamin drink mix. Stir gently to combine.
• Serve over ice. Garnish with blueberries, if desired.

GINGER-HONEY LEMONADE

Steps:

• Bring 1 cup water, honey, sugar, and ginger to boil in heavy medium saucepan over high heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Boil 5 minutes. Cool. Strain syrup into pitcher. Mix in lemon juice and remaining 2 cups water. Fill pitcher with ice. Let stand 5 minutes. Fill 4 to 6 tall glasses with ice; add lemonade.

GINGER-TEA LEMONADE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, bring the water to a boil over high heat. Remove the pan from the heat and add the tea bags. Stir and allow the mixture to cool to room temperature, about 20 minutes. Remove the tea bags and discard. Add the Ginger Simple Syrup, lemon juice, and sparkling water.
• Put the ice in a large pitcher. Pour the lemonade mixture over the ice. Garnish with lemon slices and serve.
• In a small saucepan, over medium heat, combine the sugar, water and ginger. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer stirring occasionally, until the sugar has dissolved, about 5 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and allow the syrup to cool, about 20 minutes. Strain before using.

FRESH MINT AND GINGER LEMONADE

Steps:

• Combine chopped mint, ginger and honey in medium bowl; add boiling water and allow to steep for 30-40 minutes; strain into 4-cup glass measuring cup, pressing on solids to extract liquid; add lemon juice and enough cold water to measure 4 cups total.
• Fill glasses with ice cubes; add lemonade; garnish with mint leaves and fresh lemon slices.
• Note: If you like to 'tipple' (I know I do:-)), spike this with some vodka!!!

SPIKED GINGER-MINT LEMONADE

Steps:

• Syrup:
• Bring mint, ginger, sugar, and 2 cups water to a simmer in a small saucepan over medium heat, whisking to dissolve sugar. Remove from heat and let sit 1 hour. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a large measuring glass or a small bowl; let ginger-mint syrup cool completely. Cover and chill until cold, at least 30 minutes.
• Cocktail:
• Combine vodka, lemon juice, ginger-mint syrup, and 4 cups water in a punch bowl and stir well.
• Ladle spiked lemonade into ice-filled glasses and garnish with lemon wheels and mint leaves.
• Do Ahead
• Syrup can be made 1 month ahead. Keep chilled.

CRANBERRY LEMONADE GINGER ALE

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients together and enjoy! Also can be done with limeade instead of lemonade, but limeade comes off very strong. Makes one very large drink, or two small ones. Also can add vodka for a great grown up drink! Also can be done as a punch bowl drink!

GINGER-TEA LEMONADE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, bring the water to a boil over high heat. Remove the pan from the heat and add the tea bags. Stir and allow the mixture to cool to room temperature, about 20 minutes. Remove the tea bags and discard. Add the Ginger Simple Syrup, lemon juice, and sparkling water.
• Put the ice in a large pitcher. Pour the lemonade mixture over the ice. Garnish with lemon slices and serve.
• To make Ginger Simple Syrup:.
• In a small saucepan, over medium heat, combine the sugar, water and ginger. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer stirring occasionally, until the sugar has dissolved, about 5 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and allow the syrup to cool, about 20 minutes. Strain before using.
• Yield: 1 1/3cups.

GINGER LEMONADE

Steps:

• Mix sugar, water and gingerroot in 8-quart Dutch oven. Heat to boiling, stirring occasionally; remove from heat. Cool 15 minutes. Remove gingerroot.
• Pour sugar mixture into pitcher or large glass or plastic container. Stir in lemon juice. Refrigerate at least 1 hour until chilled.
• Serve lemonade over ice with lemon slices.

GINGER LEMONADE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients and serve over ice. To make simple syrup, combine one part water to one part sugar in sauce pan and heat, stirring constantly, until sugar is dissolved.

SPARKLING GINGER LEMONADE

Steps:

• In small saucepan, bring the water, honey and ginger to a boil.
• Remove from the heat, cover and steep for 10 minutes.
• Strain, discarding ginger, cool.
• Transfer to a pitcher, stir in soda and lemon juice; serve immediately over ice.

HOT GINGER LEMONADE

Steps:

• In a medium-size saucepan, bring water to a boil.
• Remove from heat.
• Add honey, juice, and ginger and stir gently for several minutes.
• Pour into mugs and serve immediately.

STRAWBERRY-GINGER LEMONADE

Steps:

• Add ginger ale to drink mix in 2-qt. plastic or glass pitcher; stir until mix is completely dissolved.
• Serve in ice-filled glasses
• Add raspberry to each glass.