Homemade Ginger Ale
Ingredients
- 1/2 cp. ginger peeled and chopped
- 1 1/2 cp. water divided
- 1/2 cp. sugar
- 1 lemon
- sparkling water
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan bring 1 cup of water to a boil and add ginger. Reduce heat to medium low and let ginger simmer for 5 minutes. Remove the pan from heat and let sit for 20 minutes to cool.
- Pour liquid into a blender and blend until smooth then strain the liquid through a fine mesh strainer. Set aside.
- In a small saucepan boil the remaining 1/2 cp. water and stir in the sugar to dissolve to make a simple syrup.
- Pour equal amounts of the ginger water and simple syrup into 2 glasses.
- Squeeze juice from 1/2 lemon into each glass and stir.
- Top with sparkling water.
- Serve over ice and garnish with a lemon slice (optional)
- Enjoy!