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How to Make Homemade Ginger Chews

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These homemade ginger chews are great to settle a yucky tummy – they are made with simple ingredients that come together quite fast!

Homemade Ginger Chews

Have you ever had Ginger Chews? They are something that you should always carry with you.  They are great to settle a yucky tummy after you eat something that wasn’t agreeable. They’re even better for those who struggle with nausea.

Homemade Ginger Chews

Ginger is both sweet and spicy – and these chews are a mixture of both. Definitely a little hot – but not in a bad way. They are addictive, if you allow them to be. However, they are not something you will want to eat all the time since they are high in sugar.

Ginger is a perennial herb that thrives in most parts of southern Asia, Jamaica, Nigeria, and the West Indies.  It’s wonderful for helping to support nausea, car sickness, digestion, even inflammation.  

It can help support muscle pain and combat morning sickness, too.

Homemade Ginger Chews

Why Ginger?

Ginger contains chromium, magnesium, and zinc, all of which are key ingredients in maintaining healthy blood flow. It’s also been shown to help asthma by coating the airways.

Homemade Ginger Chews - boiling the ingredients

They are pretty easy to make. You’ll want to make sure you have a good candy thermometer (I can recommend THIS one – it works great for me!)

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Homemade Ginger Chews

These homemade ginger chews are great to settle a yucky tummy - they are made with simple ingredients that come together quite fast!
Course Snack
Cuisine American
Keyword ginger, chews, candy, homemade
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Author Sheryl

Equipment

  • Candy thermometer
  • Parchment paper

Ingredients

  • 2.5 C water
  • 1/2 C packed shredded ginger root
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/4 C honey
  • 3/4 C organic cane sugar

Instructions

  • Grate the ginger root in a measuring cup and pack it down to 1/2 C.
  • Add the ginger root to the 2.5 C. water in a medium saucepan and set the temperature on the burner to low/medium and let it simmer for 20-30 minutes or until about half of the liquid has evaporated.
  • Strain the ginger, and keep 1 1/4 cup of the liquid.
  • Grease a small glass dish (I used an Anchor Hocking 7x4 dish) generously with coconut oil. Then lay parchment in the dish, and grease the parchment generously as well.
  • Pour the ginger liquid in the saucepan and combine the honey, vanilla extract and sugar - stir well, and bring to a rolling boil until the temperature reaches 250-266 degrees F.
  • Once the temperature starts to rise, keep an eye on the mixture - as the syrup gets thicker, the color will go darker and the bubbles smaller. Do not leave the pan unattended, as i t can burn in a matter of seconds.
  • To test the mixture and determine if it's ready, grab a cup of COLD water, and drop a bit of the mixture in the water - the mixture should not be too hard but not too runny either.
  • Once you believe the mixture is just right (250-266 degrees F should be perfect), turn off the stove and pour the mixture into the greased glass dish.
  • Allow the mixture to cool for 30 minutes if not longer (we let ours cool a few hours!)
  • Pull the parchment out of the dish and lay the chews evenly on the counter. Use a sharp knife to cut small pieces and wrap in parchment paper, twist the ends and store in a glass jar.

Notes

Adapted from Growing up Herbal

Have you ever tried making ginger chews? If you make these chews, let us know how they turn out!

Please leave a comment, rate the recipe and be sure to tag me on Instagram!

 

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Comments

  1. Debbie Byrd says

    October 15, 2019 at 9:10 am

    How long can these be stored?

    Reply
    • Sheryl says

      October 15, 2019 at 9:17 am

      Debbie, when properly stored, 2-3 years. But.. they will lose potency over time. They usually don’t last longer than a few months at my house. Hope that helps!

      Reply
  2. Connie Schuster says

    October 18, 2019 at 11:20 pm

    I just got done making these. Of course I had to ‘sample’ it as it progressed. I did add 1/2 tsp to it before the last stage of cooking…it tastes amazing! I just hope they help some with my husband’s migraines.

    Reply
    • Sheryl says

      October 19, 2019 at 9:40 am

      So glad you enjoyed them! I love ginger chews.. and I always try to have them on hand at home.

      Reply
    • Connie Schuster says

      December 30, 2019 at 5:14 pm

      I meant 1/2 tsp cinnamon lol. And hubby says that they do work for his headaches.

      Reply
  3. J Berger says

    October 20, 2019 at 10:45 am

    5 stars
    Delicious! I had a lot of difficulty cutting the chews. I used coconut oil on the knife but that did not help. I ended up pulling it and making balls. Any suggestions? Thank you!

    Reply
    • Sheryl says

      October 20, 2019 at 1:13 pm

      You shouldn’t have that much trouble provided you don’t go too long (with cooking) .. the longer you go the harder they will be to cut. Sounds like you managed to make it work with balls (which I would have never thought!) That’s genius actually.

      Maybe throwing them in the freezer for a 15-20 min period might help cut them easier? Let me know what you think 🙂 Glad you liked them!

      Reply
      • Andrea says

        September 11, 2020 at 3:33 pm

        I use my kitchen shears. I dip them in very hot water first.

        Reply
        • Sheryl says

          September 11, 2020 at 10:52 pm

          That’s a great tip!

          Reply
  4. Deb says

    May 26, 2020 at 6:52 am

    I’m going to try this recipe … but skip the first part … I have a juice and can extract the juice straight from the ginger root. Think it’ll work? It will likely be way stronger than a watered version … but hey, you can never have enough ginger in your life, right? 🙂

    Reply
    • Sheryl says

      May 26, 2020 at 10:17 am

      Give it a try! I do agree with you… you can’t ever have enough ginger!

      Reply
  5. Sessha says

    August 2, 2020 at 8:20 pm

    Have you ever done them with just honey? Do you think it would work? Sugar tends to make my morning sickness worse, but I can’t find a ginger candy recipe without it.

    Reply
    • Sheryl says

      August 7, 2020 at 7:53 am

      I haven’t.. but I don’t see why it wouldn’t work.

      Reply
      • Andrea says

        September 13, 2020 at 8:45 pm

        I made my first batch with a wildflower raw honey. Too floral.
        My second batch I left out the vanilla and used clover honey. Best ginger chews I ever had❣️

        Reply
        • Kim says

          August 18, 2021 at 6:43 pm

          Was this just with honey and no sugar? I’m wondering the same thing. If I can eliminate the sugar or replace with something else without altering the flavor too much. If so, what was the amount of honey used?

          Reply
    • Dave Goudie says

      December 9, 2021 at 11:36 pm

      Nope, honey alone won’t set up correctlly, at least not to be chews (maybe syrup though).
      Also, at these temperatures the good stuff in honey is deactivated so why bother.

      Reply
  6. Melissa says

    December 21, 2020 at 12:57 pm

    When do you add the vanilla?

    Reply
    • Sheryl says

      December 23, 2020 at 8:59 am

      Melissa – with the honey and sugar. Hope that helps.

      Reply
  7. Cindy says

    October 14, 2021 at 9:33 pm

    5 stars
    I followed the given recipe but stopped at about 240 degrees. They were like hard candy. Going to try it again when my new candy thermometer gets here. They are delicious, but definitely not chews.

    Reply
    • Dave Goudie says

      December 9, 2021 at 11:33 pm

      I have to tell you the bad news–you went over 250 degrees to get hard candy–that’s just physics. Hope your new thermometer helps.

      Reply
  8. Dave Goudie says

    December 10, 2021 at 12:02 am

    This is for the naturalists who want to preserve the bioactive ingredients in the Ginger–and honey too. At temperatures above 130 degrees most of the good active ingredients in ginger are DEACTIVATED (however, FYI, shoals–which shows anticancer behavior– can only be extracted at temperatures above 250 degrees for 3 hrs. in extract process), the same thing happens to honey above about 150 deg. What I do is cook the sugar and corn syrup up to the 260 -265 degree “chew” temperature range for a few minutes and wait till it cools down to about 150 degrees (which quickly drops after diluting) before adding fresh squeezed (from freshly shredded organic ginger root-briefly steamed to facilitate extraction volume) “cold pressed” ginger extract and the vanilla and honey. Not only are ALL the bioactive ingredients preserved but the robust flavors as well. The only issue with this is you then have to add tapioca flour into the mix to absorb the extra fluid so it will achieve “chewability” upon cooling. Another alternative is to (air) dehydrate sliced fresh organic ginger root and grind into a powder–which mostly eliminates need for tapioca flour.

    Reply
    • Sheryl says

      December 14, 2021 at 1:58 am

      Thank you so much for all of this great information, Dave! Incredible suggestions!

      Reply
  9. Elizabeth says

    March 16, 2022 at 2:26 am

    Would keeping some of the shredded ginger in the candy be a bad idea?

    Reply
    • Sheryl says

      March 21, 2022 at 11:38 pm

      I haven’t tried it, but you’re certainly welcome to.

      Reply

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