Lemon Ginger Cayenne Wellness Shots with Manuka Honey
These Lemon Ginger Cayenne Wellness Shots are better than store-bought! Made with fresh ginger, lemons, cayenne pepper, and raw manuka honey, these wellness shots are packed with immune-boosting properties, making them perfect for cold and flu season or to kick-start your mornings – no juicer required!
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Why This Recipe is So Good
- Cheaper than store-bought – Store-bought ginger shots can be very expensive, especially if you want to enjoy them regularly. Making homemade ginger shots yields soooo much more juice for a fraction of the cost. This lemon ginger cayenne drink costs about $5 to make at home, and you get over a cup of juice, making it a much more affordable option.
- Easy to prep ahead of time – These immunity shots will last for up to 5 days in the fridge. Enjoy them as is, or make a big batch to freeze into ice cubes then add one to your water or coconut water to make an easy wellness drink.
- Customizable – these ginger lemon and cayenne pepper shots are so easy to customize. Add coconut water, oranges, grapefruit, fresh turmeric, pineapple, strawberries, or whatever else you fancy.
Recipe Ingredients
- Ginger – Fresh ginger root. Its strong almost spicy flavor is what packs so much flavor into these ginger cayenne shots. You can peel or not peel the ginger, either way, the juice will be strained.
- Lemon – Since we’re using a blender you don’t have to juice the lemons beforehand. Just cut off the peel then toss the whole lemon into the blender. Fresh lemon juice will give the best flavor and the most benefits, and it pairs so well the flavor of ginger.
- Cayenne pepper – Just a little bit adds a nice kick of heat to these juice shots.
- Raw honey – A little drizzle of honey helps to balance out the spicy and tangy flavors from the ginger and lemon. I used raw manuka honey and it gave these ginger shots a slightly thicker consistency. Can swap out for maple syrup to make them vegan.
- Water – Use enough water to blend the rest of the ingredients. Can substitute with coconut water if you like!
How to Make Lemon Ginger Cayenne Shots Without A Juicer
All ingredients, measurements, and instructions are in the recipe card at the bottom of this post.
- Add all of your ingredients to a blender.
- Blend until smooth.
- Strain juice through a fine mesh sieve into a large mixing bowl. Line the strainer with a cheesecloth or use a nut milk bag if you like.
- Whisk in cayenne pepper, then transfer juice to a mason jar.
- Enjoy 1 – 2 ounce juice shots or mix with extra water or coconut water to make a wellness drink.
Frequently Asked Questions —
Not if you add the honey. Of course, fresh ginger itself can have a fiery sensation, but there’s not that much cayenne pepper in the actual juice shots. If it’s too spicy for you add extra water/ coconut water or honey as desired.
You can add it to smoothies or steep it with hot water to make tea. If you left a lot of the ginger skin on the ginger, you might want to throw it out.
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Lemon Ginger Cayenne Shots (Wellness Shots)
Equipment
- Medium-sized mixing bowl
- Cheesecloth or nut milk bag
Ingredients
- 2 ounces ginger root cut into 1-2-inch pieces, ¼ cup heaped, peeling optional
- 2 large lemons peeled
- 1 – 2 tablespoons raw honey I used Manuka honey
- ½ cup filtered water or coconut water
- ⅛ – ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
Instructions
- Add ginger, lemons, honey, and water to a blender.2 ounces ginger root, 2 large lemons, 1 – 2 tablespoons raw honey, ½ cup filtered water
- Blend until smooth.
- Strain juice through a fine mesh strainer use a spoon to the press the juice through the strainer. Line with cheesecloth or use a nut milk bag.
- Pour strained juice into a mason jar or glass bottles. Whisk in the cayenne pepper. Enjoy 1 – 2 ounce shots.⅛ – ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
Notes
How To Store/ Make Ahead
- Store in the refrigerator for 3 – 5 days. The longer the juice sits in the fridge the less flavor-packed it will taste.
- Freeze ginger shots into ice cubes to enjoy later for up to 2 months. Allow to thaw and enjoy as juice shots or add them to a glass of water or coconut water to make a wellness drink.
- Freeze leftover ginger pulp into an ice cube tray. Once frozen, store in a freezer-safe bag for up to 2 months.
Tips and Tricks
- Ginger: Use fresh ginger, it will give you the best flavor. Using a spoon to peel the ginger is easier than using a vegetable peeler or knife.
- Lemons: Use fresh lemons or freshly squeezed lemon juice, not the bottled kind.
- Cayenne pepper: Use more or less depending on your spice tolerance.
- Honey: I used raw manuka honey and it gave these ginger shots a slightly thicker consistency, regular honey might not do that.
- Save the leftover ginger pulp for smoothies or to make tea.
