To help with those winter bugs
Submitted by Karen Stuckings
Immunity Boost Super Brew
To help with those winter bugs
Serving: 8
Ingredients
- 3 lemons washed in warm water
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 2 inches of ginger cut into thick slices
- 1 pomegranate
- 60 grams or 1/2 container of blue berries
- 50 grams dried cranberries
- 1 tsp manuka active honey to serve (see notes)
Instructions
- Juice lemons and cut into quarters
- Place all ingredients in slow cooker except for honey
- Fill with water until about inch from top of a 3L slow cooker (approx 2L)
- Cook on low over night (I did about 10 hours)
- Ladle into cup stirring in honey to suit taste
Notes
- To peel ginger I just scrap with sharp knife or young ginger just wash.
- Use best quality honey you can afford.
- Any fruits can be used but stick with red, blue and purple ones because they have the anthocyanins that are needed.
- Drink one cup of a morning and any other time you wish.
- This can be drank cold or warm. If warming only heat to 25 degree Celsius (95F) to retain the full properties of honey
- Refrigerate for up to 3 days or freeze in portions.
- Cooked in Aldi 3L.
Notes on health/immunity benefits
- Honey: antibacterial, stimulates immune system.
- Ginger: anti nausea, anti-inflammatory and has antioxidants.
- Red, blue, purple fruits: fight viruses & bacteria and stimulates immune system.
- Cinnamon: has antioxidants and is anti-inflammatory.
- Lemon: high in vitamin c and helps with hydration
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
Did you blitz it all up or does it all cool down to a smoothie like consistency? Do you drink hot or cold? Thanks
I left it all chunky. I don’t eat the lemon skins or ginger but I eat the fruit. If you wanted to blend you could but remove the skins or it will become bitter from the whites of the lemons. I drink warm or cold