Homemade Ginger Syrup & Ginger co*cktail Recipes (2024)

FAQs

What to do with ginger after making ginger syrup? ›

Add ginger syrup to your ice teas, hot teas, fruit salads, ice cream sundaes, morning porridge, and any other food or drink that can use a hint of ginger. It can also be added to savory dishes, such as stir-fries, baked chicken, roasted carrots, to name a few.

How Long Does Homemade Ginger Syrup Last? Once made, homemade ginger syrup can be refrigerated for up to two weeks or frozen for up to two months.

The quickest, easiest way to add a hit of ginger to any drink is to simply grate a piece of peeled, fresh ginger and add the pulp and any accumulated juice to the drink. I use a microplane, which grates the ginger to a fine texture that is similar to the pulp in lemonade or orange juice.

Avoid using ginger together with other herbal/health supplements that can lower blood sugar, such as alpha-lipoic acid, chromium, damiana, devil's claw, fenugreek, garlic, guar gum, horse chestnut, Panax ginseng, psyllium, Siberian ginseng, and others.

It is rare to have side effects from ginger. In high doses it may cause mild heartburn, diarrhea, and irritation of the mouth. You may be able to avoid some of the mild stomach side effects, such as belching, heartburn, or stomach upset, by taking ginger supplements in capsules or taking ginger with meals.

The Many Health Benefits of Ginger

Not only is it well-known for its anti-nausea and digestive properties, but it's also an anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, diaphoretic, a circulatory stimulant, and appetite stimulant (“Ginger,” n.d.).

Squeeze half a lemon into a glass of water and add a tablespoon of ginger syrup. This drink can help kickstart your metabolism and keep you hydrated throughout the day. Ginger Syrup Tea: Brew a cup of your favorite tea and add a teaspoon of ginger syrup for a warming and soothing drink.

Ginger pairs with nearly any type of fruit, especially in jams, pies, and fruit salads. Apples, oranges, figs, melon, pineapple, grapes, blueberries, bananas, apricots, and peaches work very well with this spice. Don't forget about pumpkin or sweet potato pies either.

How Long Does Homemade Ginger Syrup Last? If kept covered in the fridge, ginger simple syrup should keep for up to two weeks, but may last a little bit longer than that.

Is too much ginger bad for you? ›

How much ginger should you take daily? Ginger is safe to eat daily, but experts recommend limiting yourself to 3 to 4 grams a day — stick to 1 gram daily if you're pregnant. Taking more than 6 grams of ginger a day has been proven to cause gastrointestinal issues such as reflux, heartburn and diarrhea.

For proper and safe storage, keep the syrup in an airtight container in the refrigerator. You don't want to leave homemade simple syrup in room temperature on your counter. Can you freeze ginger root? Absolutely.

This bubbly, sorta spicy, mostly delicious soda is low-key famous for settling stomachs everywhere, but it's also a perfect match for alcohol. See, it goes with vodka, whiskey, rum, gin, and even red wine!

If you're brewing homemade ginger ale using a ginger bug starter, then yes! Your ginger ale does in fact contain alcohol. The trick is, depending on how long you ferment your ginger beer and how much sugar you start with, the alcohol content can vary a lot.

Relieve alcohol with fresh ginger juice: In case you don't know what to drink, fresh ginger juice is the solution. Ginger is studied to contain substances that help promote blood circulation, pushing alcohol out of the body quickly through excretion.

Be sure to save your scraps after each batch, as you can reuse ginger to make tea up to three or four times. The peels also work well in spicy broths or smoothies and can add a zing of flavor to marinades for meat or steamed veggies. Compost any leftover ginger to help scale back your environmental footprint.

Other visual cues that indicate it's time to toss the ginger include blemishes or mold on the exterior or cut ends, or a discolored interior (dark yellow, brown, gray cast) when sliced. Texture: Fresh ginger is firm, so if it's soft or mushy to the touch, it's a tell-tale sign that the ginger has gone bad.