{Recipe Redux} Homemade Gingerale
A simple, homemade recipe for Gingerale that’s lower in sugar and can be customized to your taste.
Ingredients
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- 1 cup fresh ginger, peeled and sliced
- 2 cups water
- lemon & lime slices, optional
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 cup water
- seltzer water
Instructions
- In a small saucepan, combine the ginger and 2 cups of water (and the lemon and lime if desired).
- Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 15-20 minutes.
- Strain through a strainer or cheesecloth and let liquid cool.
- Clean the saucepan, then combine 1 cup water and ½ cup sugar.
- Bring to a boil and stir until sugar dissolves. Remove simple syrup from heat and let cool.
- In a glass, combine ½ cup seltzer water with ½ cup ginger water.
- Add 3 Tbsp simple syrup, stir and taste. Add an additional Tbsp if needed.
- Serve over ice!
