Homemade Honey Lemon Cough Drops
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Homemade Honey Lemon Cough Drops
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These homemade honey lemon cough drops are an easy recipe using real food ingredients. They're quick to make and help to soothe scratchy throats and niggling coughs with all-natural ingredients.
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Ingredients
- 2.5 tablespoons honey
- 1.5 teaspoon coconut oil
- ½ teaspoon lemon juice fresh
- ¼ - ½ inch ginger peeled and finely grated.
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a small pot.
- Heat the pot slightly over medium heat and melt the ingredients together.
- The honey mixture will start to bubble, remove from heat and whisk until bubbles/foam recedes slightly. Replace on heat.
- Do this for 2.5-3 minutes, whisking every 15 seconds or so. You want the mixture to get HOT but not to outright burn.
- The mixture will start to change color (dark honey color).
- After three minutes-ish, pour the mixture into silicone molds but do not fill them all the way. You want the drops to be very small and thin.
- Let cool on the counter for twenty minutes then place in the freezer to set.
- Pop the disks out when you need them. They are chilled and soothing but they're also sticky once melted (almond-like a taffy) so try not to chew them too much!
- Makes 8 drops depending on mold.
Notes
- The trick to making homemade cough drops is that you have to keep the honey bubbling (seems like burning) on the stove.
- You also have to keep removing briefly, stirring, and redoing this (read the directions).
- It's the bubbling that burns off the goopy aspect and makes the honey into something that resembles hard candy.
- Keep an eye on the color: you want it to turn a darker shade.
- Store the homemade cough drops in the freezer either in the silicone molds or separated between parchment paper so they don't stick.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
27kcal
(1%)
Carbohydrates
6g
(2%)
Protein
0.03g
(0%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.01g
Monounsaturated Fat
0.05g
Sodium
0.4mg
(0%)
Potassium
6mg
(0%)
Fiber
0.03g
(0%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
0.02IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
0.2mg
(0%)
Calcium
1mg
(0%)
Iron
0.03mg
(0%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8drops
Amount Per Serving
Calories 27 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 27kcal | 1% |
| Carbohydrates | 6g | 2% |
| Protein | 0.03g | 0% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.01g | 0% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.05g | 0% |
| Sodium | 0.4mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 6mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 0.03g | 0% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 0.02IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 0.2mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 1mg | 0% |
| Iron | 0.03mg | 0% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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