Who doesn’t love ginger ale? However, the brands typically at market labled “ginger ale” have ingredients in it that 1) typically are not ginger, but flavoring 2) healthy 3) allergen friendly. To the rescue: Ginger is super healthy on its own. Here is the solution. Buy your own organic (or grow your own) ginger root and make your own ginger ale. Here is a quick and practical method, including your sweetener of choice.
So let’s talk about the sugar aspect. The ratio you’re looking to achieve is roughly the equivalent to 1/2 cup sugar to 1 cup of water per 2 inches of ginger root and 1/2 a citrus rind (left over from making another recipe is fine). Your sweetener can be cane sugar, coconut sugar, stevia (here is a handy stevia calculator), honey, date sugar, or maple syrup are options. For the citrus, half a lemon, lime, or tangerine are all nice variations.
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 cup water
- 2 inches of ginger root, peeled, chopped.
- 1/2 lime
- 1 tsp sweetleaf powdered stevia
INSTRUCTIONS:
Combine ingredients in a sauce pan. Heat over medium heat until bubble form, just short of boiling (if you miss it, take it off the heat). Cover. Let steep one hour. Sieve. Place into clean bottle. Refrigerate. Enjoy over ice and diluted to your preferences with sparkling water.
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