How To's
Frozen Lemon Ginger Cubes 🍋
Prep
10 minutes
Yield
12 (30 ml) ice cubes
These Frozen Lemon Ginger Cubes are a quick and convenient way to enjoy a zesty, warming drink. They are easy to make and perfect to have on hand during the winter cold and flu season.
Start your day with a zingy, health-boosting beverage that’s as easy as it is refreshing. These Frozen Lemon Ginger Cubes combine bright lemon and orange with warming turmeric, spicy cayenne, and a touch of honey. They are then all blended and frozen into convenient ice cubes that turn into a soothing, flavorful drink in seconds. Perfect to help boost immunity throughout the winter!
❤️ Why You’ll Love Frozen Lemon Ginger Cubes
- Quick and Convenient: Frozen Lemon Ginger Cubes make it easy to enjoy a fresh, warming drink in seconds. There is no prep required beyond blending and freezing.
- Flavorful & Nutrient-Dense: The combination of citrus, ginger, turmeric, and cayenne delivers a bright, zesty taste with immune-boosting and anti-inflammatory benefits.
- Customizable: Adjust the sweetness, spice, or water amount to suit your taste, or add the cubes to smoothies, teas, or sparkling water for a refreshing twist.
🍲 Ingredients
Ginger: Ginger adds a bright, zesty warmth that wakes up the palate and balances the citrus tang. It’s also well-known for its digestive and anti-inflammatory benefits, making this drink both tasty and functional. In this recipe, the ginger balances perfectly with the sweetness of the honey for the perfect mix of spicy but sweet.
Turmeric: Turmeric brings a warm, earthy depth and a golden color to the drink. Beyond flavor, it’s celebrated for its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. Using fresh turmeric in this recipe ensures a vibrant, potent taste that complements the ginger, lemon and orange.
👩🍳 How to Make Frozen Lemon Ginger Cubes
- Wash the outsides of the lemon and orange well. Then, cut each into quarters.
- Add the quartered lemon and orange to a high speed blender along with the honey, fresh ginger, olive oil, salt, fresh turmeric, cayenne pepper, ground black pepper and 3/4 cup water.
- Blend on high speed until combined and the lemon / orange / ginger / turmeric have broken down.
- Optional: Strain the liquid mixture using a strainer or nut milk bag, removing the pulp solids.
- Pour the liquid into an ice cube tray and freeze for at least 8 hours or until frozen.
- To enjoy, place 1-2 ice cubes in a mug and pour over hot water for a wonderful drink.
🪄 Tips and Tricks
- Wash Citrus: Even though the peel is blended, it’s important to remove any dirt or wax from the lemon and orange for a cleaner taste.
- Use a High-Speed Blender: This ensures the citrus, ginger, and turmeric break down completely for a smooth texture.
- Strain: Using a fine-mesh strainer or nut milk bag removes pulp for a smoother, tea-like drink, but leaving it in adds extra fibre and nutrients. You decide what you prefer!
- Freeze in Cubes: Standard ice cube trays work well. Consider larger “mug-sized” cubes if you want a stronger flavor in one serving, or you can just use more than one cube.
- Adjust Flavors: Taste the blended mixture before freezing and add more honey for sweetness or cayenne for a spicier kick.
- Use Gloves: Fresh turmeric can stain your hands and surfaces, so gloves and careful handling make cleanup easier.
- Try Variations: Mix cubes with sparkling water for a refreshing cold drink, or combine with green tea for an extra boost.
🗒 Variations & Substitutions
Here are some fun variations to switch up this recipe or make it your own:
- Spice: Add a small piece of fresh chili or increase the cayenne for extra heat.
- Sweetener: Use maple syrup, agave, or coconut sugar instead of honey for a different flavor profile or to make it vegan.
- Herbal : Blend in fresh mint, basil, or a pinch of dried ginger or turmeric powder for a unique herbal note.
- Add Tea: Pour over green tea, chamomile, or ginger tea instead of plain hot water for added flavor and antioxidants.
- Citrus: Swap the lemon or orange with grapefruit, lime, or tangerine for a different tangy taste.
- Make it Creamy: Add a splash of coconut milk or almond milk after melting the cubes for a richer drink.
👝 How to Store Leftovers
Put the liquid into ice cube trays and freeze on a plat service or a baking tray. Once frozen, you can pop the cubes out and store them in a labeled freezer bag or airtight container to save space. These will last for months in the freezer. Great to keep on hand all winter long through cold and flu season!
🤔 Common Questions
Yes, peeling the ginger helps reduce bitterness and ensures a smoother, cleaner-tasting drink. Use a spoon to scrape off the skin easily without wasting too much ginger.
These cubes will keep well for about 2–3 months when stored in an airtight tray or container. After that, they may start losing flavor and aroma.
You can melt the cubes into sparkling water for a refreshing cold drink, add them to smoothies for a citrusy kick, or mix them into dressings and sauces for extra flavor.
Frozen Lemon Ginger Cubes 🍋
Ingredients
- 1 whole lemon, washed
- 1 whole navel orange, washed
- ¼ cup honey
- 4- inch piece of fresh ginger, peeled if desired
- ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
- ½ tsp kosher salt or mineral salt
- 4- inch piece of fresh turmeric, peeled if desired
- ¼ tsp ground cayenne pepper
- ¼ tsp ground black pepper
- ¾ cup water
Instructions
- Wash the outsides of the lemon and orange well. Then, cut each into quarters.
- Add the quartered lemon and orange to a high speed blender along with the honey, fresh ginger, olive oil, salt, fresh turmeric, cayenne pepper, ground black pepper and 3/4 cup water.
- Blend on high speed until combined and the lemon / orange / ginger / turmeric have broken down.
- Optional: Strain the liquid mixture using a strainer or nut milk bag, removing the pulp solids.
- Pour the liquid into an ice cube tray and freeze for at least 8 hours or until frozen.
- To enjoy, place 1-2 ice cubes in a mug and pour over hot water for a wonderful drink.
Notes
- While we love to enjoy these with a bit of hot water for a nourishing drink, you could also dissolve a few in water for a cool drink.
- Keep a batch of these ice cubes in the freezer during cold & flu season!
- If you love this recipe, try our Turmeric Ginger Chia Tonic
