Homemade Honey Lemon Cough Drops
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Homemade Honey Lemon Cough Drops
Description
The recipe involves melting honey, coconut oil, lemon juice, and ginger together with attentive stirring and repeated heating. This process encourages bubbling without burning, lightly caramelizing the honey to firm the mixture into a taffy-like consistency. Monitoring the color change to a darker honey shade indicates readiness.
After reaching the desired texture, the hot syrup is poured into silicone molds in small, shallow amounts to produce thin, small cough drops. Cooling first at room temperature and then freezing helps the discs set firmly. The finished drops are chilled and soothing but become sticky when melted, recommending careful sucking rather than chewing.
This natural remedy uses simple ingredients known for their soothing qualities and is made in small batches, with about 8 drops depending on mold size.
Storage requires freezing in molds or separated by parchment paper to prevent sticking and maintain drop shape.
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
- Keep the honey mixture bubbling gently and stir frequently to avoid burning while cooking.
- Watch for the color change to a darker honey shade as a cue for readiness.
- Store the cough drops in the freezer either in the molds or separated by parchment to prevent sticking.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition 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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