Turmeric Ginger Energy Shots

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Healthy turmeric-ginger energy shots that can be taken daily for their health benefits. Including anti-inflammatory properties and digestive aid. Plus, it takes just 4 ingredients and 15 minutes of your time!

Turmeric Ginger Energy Shots in small bottles

I regularly make these energy shots to stay healthy. Turmeric and ginger both have great health benefits. They are anti-inflammatory and relieve cold and flu symptoms. Ginger supports overall digestion and curcumin, which is the main ingredient of turmeric, supports the immune system. I always feel energized when I drink this in the morning.

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Turmeric Ginger Energy Shot Ingredients

  • 120 g turmeric
  • 140 g ginger
  • 2 large lemons
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
Turmeric and ginger roots with two whole lemons with a leaf and a small bowl with black pepper laying on a flat gray surface

How to Make Turmeric Ginger Energy Shots

Peel the ginger and turmeric using a spoon. Attention: the turmeric will badly stain your hands and utensils! I recommend using gloves. Once peeled, add them to a bowl.

Squeeze the lemon either by hand or using a citrus press (more tips here). Add the lemon juice to the bowl.

A bowl with peeled ginger and turmeric, lemon juice and some black pepper

Add to your blender or food processor and blend till smooth. If the paste is too thick, add a little more lemon juice or water.

Blended turmeric and ginger juice in a blender jug

Carefully pour the blended mixture into a nut milk bag, over a bowl. Attention: your nut milk bag will become yellow. It can just become your dedicated turmeric shorts bag.

Squeeze out all the liquid. I got about 1/2 liter of fresh turmeric-ginger-lemon juice.

Store in a glass container. If you have little glass vials of around 50 ml, one would be your daily dose.

Refrigerate and consume within 7-10 days. To keep them longer, you can add them to ice cube trays and freeze them.

Nine small glass vials filled with turmeric and lemon shots laying on a flat gray surface

You can also make this recipe with a juicer. Follow the steps here. Or give these other energy shots a try – Wheatgrass Shots and Lemon, Ginger, and Cayenne Immunity Shots.

If you try this turmeric and ginger energy shot recipe, I’d love to hear your thoughts/questions below. Also, I’d appreciate a recipe card rating below, and feel free to tag me in your recipe recreations on Instagram @Alphafoodie!

Daily Turmeric-Ginger Energy Shots (Blender Recipe)

4.80 from 160 votes
By: Samira
Healthy turmeric-ginger energy shots that can be taken daily for their health benefits. Including anti-inflammatory properties and digestive aid. Plus, it takes just 4 ingredients and 15 minutes of your time!
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 10 shots of 50 ml

Ingredients 
 

  • 4.23 oz turmeric
  • 4.93 oz ginger
  • 2 large lemons or 6 Tbsp juice
  • 1/4 tsp pepper

Instructions 

  • Peel the ginger and turmeric using a spoon.
    Attention: the turmeric will badly stain your hands and utensils! I recommend using gloves.
    Once peeled, add them to a bowl.
  • Squeeze the lemon either by hand or using a citrus press. Add the lemon juice to the bowl.
  • Add all the ingredients to your blender or food processor and blend till smooth. If the paste is too thick, add a little more lemon juice or a little water.
  • Carefully pour the blended mixture into a nut milk bag, over a bowl.
    Attention: your nut milk bag will become yellow.
    It can just become your dedicated turmeric shots bag.
  • Squeeze out all the liquid. I got about 1/2 liters (2 cups) of fresh turmeric-ginger-lemon juice.
  • Store in a glass container. If you have little glass vials of around 50 ml (1.7 fl oz), one would be your daily dose.
  • Refrigerate and consume within 7-10 days. To keep them longer, you can add them to ice cube trays and freeze them.

Video

Course: Drinks
Cuisine: African
Freezer friendly: 6 Months
Shelf life: 7-10 Days

Nutrition

Serving: 50ml, Calories: 39kcal, Carbohydrates: 6g, Protein: 1g, Fat: 2g, Saturated Fat: 2g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 1g, Sodium: 2mg, Potassium: 88mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 1g, Vitamin A: 5IU, Vitamin C: 12mg, Calcium: 8mg, Iron: 1mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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125 Comments

  1. These are a such a great way to get that boost first thing in the morning. Not the sweetest of tastes but it is not supposed to be, right? And that is why it’s a shot, to drink it at once. Thank you for sharing.
    I’ve made these with turmeric powder, since it is a bit hard to find fresh turmeric and when we find it it is a bit expensive, and it turned out beautifully.

    1. Yes, exactly! Some people might not find it the most pleasant taste while they get used to it. But that’s why it works great as a quick shot to pack in lots of nutritional benefits. So glad to hear that it turned out well 🙂

      1. That’s a great idea, Aaron. Thanks.
        You can add a bit of honey to sweeten the shots.

    1. Hi Peter,
      I recommend peeling the ginger and turmeric if they are not organic. You could of course first wash them well if you really don’t want to peel them. Whenever I buy organic, though, I just wash them and then put them directly in the blender. I hope this helps.

  2. I drank this energy shot and I was left with some questions.

    I had no problem drinking it but I did notice that my insides did feel a little warm like when it went into my system it sort of burned but not really.. I wanted to know If you knew why I could have possibly felt this way? my friends also tried this and also felt this way.. Not concerned just wanted to know the reasoning behind it if it meant anything..
    LOVE YOU! You Inspire me !

    1. Thank you so much for your comment, Larissa.
      Ginger has a warming effect so it can make you feel warmer when you ingest it. It also depends on what ginger you use – while it all has great benefits, older ginger tends to be spicier.
      I hope this helps.

  3. Hi .. I liked me too 🙂 Can u please teme what are the other ingredients u used to make it more interesting! Tx

    1. Hi Pratiksha, you can add your favourite juices! like carrot juice or apple juice or orange juice. I sometimes freeze my shots in an ice cube tray and add them to normal juices or sometimes tropical or green smoothies.

      1. If I add to my ice trays and freeze. How many cubes does it take to make 50ml??
        I’m so excited to do this.
        Thank you so much!!!

      2. Hi Kris,
        It depends on how big the ice trays are. It would be best for you to measure them in advance – you can do that with some water and a measuring spoon. Check how much water goes in one ice cube, then you will know if you need 1-2 or more ice cubes for 50 ml (50 ml is about 3.5 Tbsp). I hope this helps.

    1. I use 1/2tsp of each powder per shot. I’ve never tried the recipe using power for both of those ingredients so I’m not sure of the exact textural difference. You may want to add some additional liquid in the form of 1/2 lemon/orange

  4. I doubled all ingredients, put the lemons and ginger in a professional juicer. Then put juice in blender with pepper and dried turmeric powder (next time I will use fresh turmeric which I can usually find here n Puerto Rico). The result was clear juice and very concentrated. I need to mix about a glass of water to 50ml of juice. Powerful stuff, and I drink it every morning. Thanks for the recipe and beautiful pics.

  5. I doubled the ingredients to make twice as much. I peeled the lemons (left the white spongy pith), washed the ginger (left skin on), then juiced everything in a professional juicer. Finally blended juice with turmeric powder and black pepper. It looks great, has a perfect liquid consistency, but tastes very bitter and is difficult to drink. What did I do wrong? Is it the peel from the ginger or..is it supposed to taste like that? Can I do something to improve the taste?

    1. It does have quite a bitter strong taste, which is why it’s best taken as a quick shot ( over in a minute :P). You could try to add a small bit of natural sweetener if you like.

  6. I did it and it’s very good, but I have a problem how can I remove the turmeric color from my hand and my food processor

    1. Uh-oh! I always suggest wearing gloves when handling turmeric. Luckily, I haven’t ever had the issue where it has stained my food processor, so I can’t 100% say how to get rid of the staining. However, I do keep a straining bag specifically for these shots though, as it will permanently be dyed yellow and try to just be careful with the juice and what it touches.

    2. Other posts ive read that tumeric needs a fat like coconut oil or olive oil with it for the body to be able to absorb it is this correct

      1. Hi Rachel,
        Both black pepper and fats (like coconut oil) help the body absorb turmeric. I hope this helps.

  7. Hi! I love this shot. I tried it using a regular juicer. If I use the blender method, is it absolutely necessary to strain it? Would it be too unpalatable if I don’t?

    1. Honestly, I haven’t tried it without straining when using a blender as I never manage to get all of the peel off the ginger and turmeric and don’t want to swallow that. I imagine it being ore bitter too. If you give it a go though, let me know what you thought!