Wheat Free Lemon Ginger Honey Tea
Bright, warming, and deeply soothing, this homemade tea is the kind of drink that feels like a reset button in a mug. Fresh ginger simmers low and slow until the water turns fragrant and golden, then lemon juice and raw honey round everything out into something that tastes both zingy and comforting at once. A pinch of turmeric adds an earthy, anti-inflammatory boost if you're in the mood for it — totally optional, but worth trying. Every single ingredient here is naturally free from wheat and gluten, so there's no label-reading required and no substitutions to stress over. It's the rare recipe where the "free from" version isn't a compromise at all — it's just the real thing. Serve it the moment it's ready, with a thin lemon round floating on top, and it looks as good as it tastes.
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2 servings
- 2 cups water
- 1 oz fresh ginger (about a 2-inch piece), peeled and thinly sliced
- 1 lemon, half juiced and half cut into thin rounds
- 2 tbsp raw honey, divided
- ¼ tsp ground turmeric (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Combine the water and sliced ginger in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, then reduce to a gentle simmer and cook for 8 minutes, until the liquid is fragrant and pale golden.
- 2
Remove from the heat and stir in the lemon juice and turmeric, if using. Let steep for 5 minutes.
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