Cinnamon Free Turmeric Ginger Shot
Fresh turmeric and ginger are the real stars here — bold, earthy, and fiercely anti-inflammatory on their own, no warming spice blend required. The Ceylon cinnamon listed in the recipe is explicitly optional, so if you're avoiding cinnamon entirely, simply leave it out and the shot still delivers every bit of its punchy, vibrant flavor. Bright lemon juice cuts through the intensity of the roots while raw honey rounds out the heat with just enough sweetness to make each sip genuinely enjoyable. Blending and straining the roots pulls out a concentrated, silky liquid that feels almost like something you'd pay too much for at a juice bar. It comes together quickly with just a blender and a fine-mesh strainer, and a batch keeps in the fridge for up to three days so you can start your mornings right all week long. This is the kind of recipe that proves a wellness ritual doesn't need a long ingredient list — or any ingredient you're trying to avoid — to actually work.
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4 servings
- 3 oz fresh turmeric root, peeled and roughly chopped
- 2 oz fresh ginger root, peeled and roughly chopped
- ½ cup fresh lemon juice (from about 3 lemons)
- ¼ cup cold water
- 1 tbsp raw honey
- ⅛ tsp ceylon cinnamon (optional)
Can be omittedceylon cinnamon
Instructions
- 1
Combine the turmeric, ginger, lemon juice, and cold water in a blender. Blend on high for 30–45 seconds until the mixture is as smooth as possible.
- 2
Pour the blended mixture through a fine-mesh strainer or cheesecloth set over a small pitcher, 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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