Sizzling Honey Lemon Drink
Recipe: The Lemon-Clove-Cinnamon Elixir is the perfect remedy to combat the winter blues and flu symptoms. This easy-to-make concoction is brimming with flu-busting vitamin C and honey to ease a scratchy throat. If Meyer lemons are available, use them for an extra-sweet and delightful beverage.
Servings: 1 servingPreparation Level: Simple as pieSteamy Time: For the win in under 10 minutes
Gather Your Ingredients:- 2 lemons- 3 cloves- 2 tablespoons of honey (or to suit your taste buds)- 1 cup boiling water- 1 sprightly cinnamon stick
Let's Groove:
- Lemon Squeeze: Extract the juice from 1 lemon into a hefty mugmeasuring cup.
- Lemon Slice & Clove Poke: Slice the remaining lemon thinly, and push the cloves into the slices. Drop the citrusy, spiced slices into the mug.
- Honey Swirl: Add a dollop of honey into the mug and pour in the steaming water.
- Combine the Cinnamon Stick: Stir the mixture with the cinnamon stick until the honey melts and mingles with the warmth. Adjust the sweetness as desired.
There you have it, a piquant, hotbed of comfort to chase away the winter chill and help you be on your a-game when battling flu symptoms.
Flavor Fact: For an extra pop of immune-boosting magic, include a hunk of garlic in the mix, although it might sway the taste. Adjust the sweetness and spiciness to suit your preference, boosting the honey or scaling back the cinnamon, depending on your palate. Fend off the flu with two to three cocktails of this golden elixir daily for best results.
The health benefits in this bevvie are aplenty: the citrusy lemon is bursting with vitamin C, the honey is there to gently soothe a sore throat, while the cloves and cinnamon bring their delightful antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, and antibacterial properties to the crowded party.
- To prepare the drink, squeeze the juice from 1 lemon into the mug, then add 2 tablespoons of honey.
- After that, add a cinnamon stick to the mixture and pour in 1 cup of boiling water.
- For an additional immune-boosting effect, consider adding slices of lemon with cloves inserted into them.