Making your own ginger ale is so SIMPLE and uses minimal ingredients. It actually only takes 4 ingredients! Ginger ale from the store is loaded with sugar! This version uses really ginger and is sweetened with maple syrup making it light and refreshing. Let me know in the comments if you give this one a try!

• 1 cup of sliced ginger

• 2 1/2 cups water

• 5-6 tbsp maple syrup

• Juice from 1 1/2 lemons

• Sparking water

Slice the ginger and add to a medium sized pot with 2 1/2 cups of water. Let this come to a boil and simmer for 30 min.

Juice the lemon and add the maple syrup. Stir to combine.

Strain the ginger and pour the liquid into a jar with the lemon juice and maple syrup. Let this cool and fill a glass with ice, a quarter of the mixture and top with sparkling water.