Prepare a tasty mixture full of vitamins in a blender and improve disease prevention with this tasty drink.
Why these ingredients are so great
Do you want to make a quick vitamin bomb that will warm up and strengthen the immunity of the whole family? This is no ordinary tea. Just a few natural ingredients, a simple procedure and you’re done. Freeze the mixture cubes and use them anytime. Your hot drink gets a kick, but above all a good portion of vitamins.
Ginger supports immunity and warms the body. It contains gingerols, which have an anti-inflammatory effect and soothe the stomach.
Sea buckthorn is a super source of vitamin C and omega fatty acids. It helps the skin, eyes and mucous membranes, strengthens immunity.
Cranberry supplies antioxidants and proanthocyanidins, supports urinary tract health and immunity.
You can prepare vitamin cubes from each of these ingredients or from a mixture of all three. The combination of these three ingredients covers different areas of immunity support and will warm even on a cold day. In addition, you can adjust it according to taste and available ingredients.
How to prepare vitamin cubes
The procedure is simple, everything must be cleaned and removed from the seeds. Put all the ingredients in a blender and blend to a smooth mixture. Then you pour it into large ice cube traysroughly 5x5x5 cm. The cubes can be decorated, for example, with a piece of rosemary or lemon balm, so that they not only taste good, but also look nice.
- 300 g of sea buckthorn, cranberries and ginger (a mixture of the three or just 300 g of the chosen single main ingredient),
- 2 peeled pitted oranges
- 2 slices of lemon,
- 4-5 cm of peeled ginger,
- small handful of mint
- 1 dl honey,
- half a teaspoon of cinnamon or other spices to taste,
- a piece of rosemary and star anise for decoration.
A cube of the mixture put in a mug and pour hot black or green tea. After a while, the cube dissolves and creates a vitamin drink that is just warm enough to drink, and in addition to great taste, it also supports immunity.
Variations and tips
- Instead of mint, you can use lemon balm, thyme, thyme or lemongrass.
- Honey can be replaced with maple or chicory syrup, it works too.
- The cubes will last several months in the freezer. During the warmer part of the year, you can use them in lemonades.
- Ginger and citrus can be added more or less according to taste so that the drink is not too sharp. For a change, try i . Always remove the bitter seeds!
- This recipe is suitable for adults and children, it is quick, simple and brings several vitamins and antioxidants to every cup of tea. You will certainly quickly adapt the recipe to your needs, so that it contains only healthy things, while it is tasty and popular at home.
