How to Make Healthy Ginger Tea

Ginger tea  is both soothing and healthful.
The strength you enjoy will determine how much 
ginger to use and how long to steep it for.
*HEALTH BENEFITS OF GINGER below.

I will give you my 3 main recipes here. You
decide how much ginger you can tolerate.

For me, I’d prefer
1/8 to 1/4 tsp ground ginger powder per
8 oz. cup of hot water with
1 tsp. of honey, pure maple
syrup, or molasses.
Pour through a coffee filter or cheesecloth.

But below is the recipe that works to relieve
and often prevent headaches for my husband.

I find it way too strong for my taste. I prefer to
make the 3rd recipe ginger cookies to get the
health benefits of ginger into my everyday diet.

GINGER TEA
To Fill 1 Liter bottles
(from cherry juice)

2 empty one-quart (or liter) bottles
2 tsp ginger powder
2 tbs. honey or maple syrup
2 liters purified water

I put two tsp. ginger powder in about
three cups of freshly boiled water in
a quart size Pyrex measuring cup.
Stir in sweetener until dissolved.
Let it steep for about 15 minutes. Pour it
evenly into two bottles through a coffee-cone
filter or a permanent filter placed in a
funnel inserted in the neck of the bottle.
Then fill both bottles to the top with purified
water. Shake well before pouring into a cup.
Drink hot or iced.(Lemon or none).

Store in refrigerator up to 9 days. Heat in
the microwave. OR
Make Ginger ice cubes and save them in
freezer-safe bags or containers. You can
defrost them for iced tea.

GINGER MOLASSES COOKIES

No chill Ginger- Almond Molasses Cookies

Soft and spiced, these cookies are just like
gingersnaps, but made with flavorful almond flour
(ground blanched almonds) and rich molasses.

Serves: 1 dozen cookies
(2- dozen below this)

Ingredients
¼ cup coconut oil, melted
¼ cup molasses
1 tablespoon maple syrup
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1½ cups almond flour (ground blanched almonds)
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon nutmeg
¼ teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon baking powder

OPTIONAL ADD-INS:
Dried fruits, chopped pecans, or chocolate chips

Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a cookie sheet with a silpat or
parchment paper.
In a medium bowl; mix together all of the ingredients.
Mixture will be sticky. Roll out 1 tablespoon balls and evenly spread out
over cookie sheet. Bake for 12-15 minutes. Remove from oven and let
cool on wire rack.

Doubled Ingredients
1/2 cup coconut oil, melted
1/2 cup molasses
2 tablespoon maple syrup
4 teaspoons vanilla extract

3 cups almond meal
4 teaspoons ground ginger
2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
2 teaspoon baking powder

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*HEALTH BENEFITS OF GINGER
Ginger is one of the very few super-foods
loaded with nutrients and known for its medicinal
properties for your body and brain. It lowers blood
sugar levels, and heart disease risk factors in
patients with type 2 diabetes. It has powerful anti-
inflammatory and antioxidant effects Ginger can
treat many forms of nausea, especially morning
sickness, as a motion sickness remedy, and after
surgery. Ginger may reduce muscle pain and soreness
from exercise-induced muscle pain, can reduce pain
and stiffness in osteoarthritis patients when applied
topically Ginger can lead to reductions in LDL
cholesterol and blood triglyceride levels.
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