Morning Detox Tisane
Created by JostLori on August 21, 2014
- Servings: 6
- Prep Time: 5m
- Cook Time: 20m
- Recipe #13965
Ingredients
- 1 piece (6 inch) fresh ginger
- 1 piece (2 inch) fresh turmeric (or 1 teaspoon ground turmeric)
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne
- 1 teaspoon honey (raw)
- Squeeze of lemon
How to Make
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Step 1: Peel the ginger and turmeric and slice thinly on the diagonal. Use the side of the knife to smash them (exposing more surface area).
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Step 2: Add the ginger and turmeric slices to a saucepan with 6 cups of water and bring to a boil. Turn the heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes.
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Step 3: Add the cinnamon sticks, turmeric (only if using the dried ground turmeric), and cayenne. Simmer for another 10 minutes.
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Step 4: Pour into a glass container for storage.
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Step 5: To serve, strain into a mug. Serve hot or over ice.
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Step 6: Stir in a spoonful of honey to taste, and a squeeze of lemon.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (8.2 g)
- Calories 13.1
- Total Fat - 0.1 g
- Saturated Fat - 0 g
- Cholesterol - 2.1 mg
- Sodium - 3.2 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 2.3 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1.4 g
- Sugars - 0.1 g
- Protein - 1.4 g
- Calcium - 26.5 mg
- Iron - 0.3 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.2 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg