Coconut Free Ginger Turmeric Wellness Shot
These little shots pack a serious punch — fresh ginger and turmeric bring bold, warming heat, while lemon juice cuts through with bright acidity and raw honey rounds everything out with just a touch of sweetness. The optional cayenne adds a fiery kick that makes the whole thing feel like it's doing something, because it genuinely is. So many store-bought wellness shots sneak in coconut water or coconut-derived additives as a base, but this one keeps things clean with nothing but cold water, fresh citrus, and real whole ingredients. The black pepper is a smart addition too — it's there for a reason, helping your body actually absorb the turmeric rather than just passing it through. Blending and straining the ginger and turmeric yourself means you get maximum flavor and potency without any mystery fillers. Make a batch at the start of the week, stash it in a jar in the fridge, and you've got five days of morning momentum ready to go.
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6 servings
- 3 oz (about 1 large knob) fresh ginger, peeled and roughly chopped
- 1 oz (about 1 small knob) fresh turmeric, peeled and roughly chopped
- ¼ cup fresh lemon juice (from about 2 lemons)
- ¼ cup cold water
- 1 tbsp raw honey
- ¼ tsp black pepper, freshly ground
- 1 pinch cayenne pepper (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Combine the ginger, turmeric, lemon juice, and cold water in a blender. Blend on high for 45–60 seconds until the mixture is as smooth as possible and the liquid turns a deep orange-yellow.
- 2
Set a fine-mesh strainer over a small pitcher or jar. Pour the blended mixture through the strainer, pressing firmly on the solids with the back of a spoon to extract as much liquid as possible. Discard the pulp.
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