Ginger Thyme Lemonade Recipe
With over a dozen lemonade recipes on my website, you can trust that I know a thing or two about making lemonade. This ginger thyme lemonade version has a slight zing from the ginger and herbal notes from the thyme. It's delicious!
Ingredients
- 6 cups water, divided
- ½ cup honey or sugar, see notes
- 12 stems fresh thyme
- 3 inch piece of ginger, thinly sliced
- ½ cup lemon juice, freshly squeezed is best!
- Lemon slices, ginger slices, and thyme sprigs, to serve
Instructions
- Add 2 cups of water, the honey, thyme, and ginger to a small pot over high heat and bring it to a boil. Reduce the heat, cover the pot, and let it simmer for 15 minutes. Set the pot aside to cool.6 cups water, ½ cup honey or sugar, 12 stems fresh thyme, 3 inch piece of ginger
- Once it's cool, strain the syrup through a fine-mesh sieve into a pitcher.
- Add the lemon juice and the remaining 4 cups of water. If you like, add lemon slices, thyme sprigs, and slices of ginger to the pitcher.½ cup lemon juice
- Either serve right away over ice and garnish with lemon, ginger, and thyme or place the pitcher into your fridge to cool.Lemon slices, ginger slices, and thyme sprigs
Notes
Lemon juice: Fresh lemon juice is best for making lemonade, as the bottled stuff has a funny flavor that will stand out in this drink.
Sweetness: I prefer lemonade that isn't too sweet. If you like sweet lemonade, you can add up to 1 cup of honey or sugar.
Serving: 1 cup, Calories: 95kcal, Carbohydrates: 26g, Protein: 0.3g, Fat: 0.1g, Saturated Fat: 0.03g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.02g, Monounsaturated Fat: 0.01g, Sodium: 14mg, Potassium: 62mg, Fiber: 0.5g, Sugar: 24g, Vitamin A: 96IU, Vitamin C: 11mg, Calcium: 19mg, Iron: 1mg