Winter Booster: Immune Elixir with Sage, Thyme & Cinnamon
Home Remedy in a Jar: Immune Power with Christmas Herbs
This immune elixir is an ideal component of your home remedy in a jar. Whether as a daily energy boost, a shot in between, or refined with ice cubes – the herbs and spices provide warmth, support your immune system, and offer small moments of calm during hectic days.
In this blog article, we'll show you how to make your immune elixir and what you'll need for it.
Herb Love for Cold Days – Your Immune Booster from the Kitchen
Easy to prepare, versatile, and beautiful to behold: homemade ice cubes with citrus, pomegranate seeds, star anise, and herbs make the drink a real eye-catcher and simultaneously add extra flavor and nutrients to your glass.
Your benefits summarized:
- Your Winter Elixir – Sage, Thyme & Orange for Strong Days
- Home Remedy in a Jar: Immune Power with Christmas Herbs
- Herb Love for Cold Days – Your Immune Booster from the Kitchen
How to: Make Your Winter Elixir
Ingredients for the elixir | For 4 glasses
- 400 ml water
- 4 sprigs fresh thyme
- 4 fresh sage leaves
- 4 slices fresh ginger
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 400 ml freshly squeezed orange juice
- 200 ml apple juice
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 2–3 tbsp raw honey (to taste)
For the Ice Cubes
- Thin organic orange, lemon, and lime slices
- Pomegranate seeds or cranberries
- 1 star anise per ice cube
- Optional: small thyme leaves or rosemary sprigs for green accents
- Water or slightly diluted orange juice for freezing
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Prepare the herbal decoction
Heat water in a pot, add thyme, sage, ginger, and cinnamon stick.
Simmer gently for about 7 minutes, then strain.
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Mix the elixir
Let the warm herbal decoction cool down.
Stir in orange juice, apple juice, and lemon juice.
Finally, add the raw honey and stir well until completely dissolved.
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Prepare the ice cubes
Place one slice of orange, lemon, and lime each into an ice cube tray (e.g., rose shape).
Add one star anise, cranberries/pomegranate, and, if desired, some thyme or rosemary.
Fill with water or diluted orange juice and freeze.
It's best to prepare the ice cubes the day before.
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Serve
Place the ice cubes into our drinking glasses or our Ripple Mason Jar | 1 L.
Pour the cooled immune elixir over them and stir gently.
Enjoy!
Sage and thyme have antibacterial effects and support the immune system, while cinnamon provides warmth and ginger gently stimulates circulation. Orange juice, apple, and lemon provide valuable vitamin C, and raw honey rounds off the taste while also being soothing for the throat. This creates a drink that strengthens body and mind, giving you energy and balance during the cold season.
How to enjoy your Immune Elixir
Pure as a shot: ideal in the morning or in between for a warming energy boost
With sparkling water: refreshing and sparkling for the afternoon
As a holiday refreshment: the ice cubes make the drink an eye-catcher at any Christmas party
Tip: The herbs can be varied according to taste – e.g. rosemary, lemon balm or orange zest for even more aroma
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