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    Home » Recipes » Kombucha

    Modified: Mar 14, 2025 · Published: Nov 29, 2021 by Willow Moon · This post may contain affiliate links. · As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. · I get commissions for purchases made through links in this post.

    Gingerbread Kombucha

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    This Gingerbread Kombucha has all the flavors you'd expect in gingerbread. It's perfect for the holidays!

    Gingerbread Kombucha in two glasses with pine cones in the background and spices in the foreground.

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    Instead of spiced apple cider for the holidays, how about some spiced Gingerbread Kombucha?

    It's got the flavors you would expect in gingerbread but in a fizzy kombucha drink.

    You could use this kombucha as a base for a cocktail or keep it as is for the non-drinkers.

    Other gingerbread recipes to try are my Vegan Gingerbread Coffee Creamer, Gingerbread Energy Balls, Gingerbread Hummus recipe, Gingerbread Peanut Butter recipe, Gingerbread Hot Chocolate recipe, and Gingerbread Chia Seed Pudding.

    Other kombucha flavors for the holidays to try are my Spiced Kombucha recipe and my Cranberry Kombucha recipe.

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    • ❤️ Why You'll Love It
    • Two Main Types of Fermentation
    • What Makes Kombucha Fizzy?
    • 🧾 Ingredients
    • 🥣 Supplies
    • 🔪 Instructions
    • Should I Burp My Second Ferment Kombucha?
    • How Long Does It Take To Get Fizzy Kombucha?
    • 💭 Tips
    • 👩🏻‍🍳 Recipe FAQs
    • 🥃 Other Kombucha Recipes
    • 📋 Recipe
    • 💬 Comments

    ❤️ Why You'll Love It

    • It has all the flavors of gingerbread in a healthy package.
    • It is perfect for the holidays.
    • You won't find it in a store that I know of! Plus, it's cheaper than store-bought.

    Two Main Types of Fermentation

    There are two main types of fermentation.

    The first fermentation is when the kombucha scoby sits in tea with sugar for 7-21 days. The result is unflavored non carbonated kombucha.

    The second fermentation is when you take that fermented kombucha and flavor it by adding fruit, juice, and / or sweetener and let it sit 3-5 days. You can even let it sit for up to 14 days.

    The result is carbonated kombucha.

    For this Gingerbread Kombucha, you will be making a second fermentation.

    What Makes Kombucha Fizzy?

    The second fermentation is when kombucha gets fizzy. By putting it into a sealed container at room temperature and adding a sugar source (fruit and/or sweetener), carbon dioxide builds.

    🧾 Ingredients

    Ingredients for gingerbread kombucha on a cutting board with labels.
    • Homemade kombucha: You'll need freshly made kombucha that has not been refrigerated yet.
    • Blackstrap molasses: Adds a gingerbread flavor.
    • Maple syrup: Adds sweetness. You could also use agave syrup or simple syrup.
    • Cinnamon, ginger, allspice, and nutmeg: Add the warming spices gingerbread is known for.

    To see the full list of ingredients with measurements and instructions, see the recipe card at the bottom of this post.

    🥣 Supplies

    • Funnel
    • 4 (25 ounce) bottles with flip top lids
    • Measuring cup

    🔪 Instructions

    Gingerbread spices being poured into a funnel into a bottle.

    Step 1: Pour gingerbread spices into each bottle.

    Blackstrap molasses being poured into a funnel into a bottle.

    Step 2: Pour blackstrap molasses into each bottle.

    Maple syrup being poured into a funnel over a bottle.

    Step 3: Pour maple syrup into each bottle.

    Kombucha being poured into a funnel over a bottle.

    Step 4: Pour your homemade kombucha into the bottles, leaving 1-2" head space. Let sit 3-5 days.

    Flip-top bottle being popped open.

    Step 5: Pop open the lids at least once a day. Pressure builds, and this allows it to escape. This recipe is a little more fizzy than some of the other kombucha recipes I've made, so I popped the lids a few times each day.

    Taste each day to test its flavor and fizziness. For this recipe I let mine ferment for 5 days.

    Should I Burp My Second Ferment Kombucha?

    Yes! If you don't you could have a mess. By adding sugar to the homemade kombucha and fermenting it a second time in bottles with swing-top lids, you're creating an environment for carbonation. If you don't allow it to escape, you'll have kombucha all over your kitchen.

    How Long Does It Take To Get Fizzy Kombucha?

    It can take anywhere from 1-14 days. It depends on a few things.

    1. It depends on how much sugar you have in the kombucha. (Sugar in the form of fruit and/or sweetener.) The more sugar, the faster you'll get carbonation.
    2. It also depends on the weather. Warmer temperature = faster carbonation. I've had bubbly kombucha after a day in summer months and bubbly kombucha after a week in colder months.

    💭 Tips

    • You can substitute the maple syrup with agave syrup, brown sugar, white sugar, or another sweetener.
    • Blackstrap molasses is a major part of what gives gingerbread its distinct flavor. You could technically leave it out and add more of the maple syrup, but it isn't going to taste like gingerbread then.
    • Refrigerate after the kombucha is done fermenting.
    Gingerbread Kombucha close up.

    👩🏻‍🍳 Recipe FAQs

    Can you make kombucha with molasses?

    This second-fermentation kombucha is flavored with gingerbread flavors, including blackstrap molasses.

    5 Secrets To Making Kombucha

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    🌟Need a new kombucha scoby? I love to buy my scobys from Fermentaholics. They're inexpensive and my kombucha comes out great every time.

    🥃 Other Kombucha Recipes

    • Spiced Kombucha
      Spiced Kombucha
    • Apple Cinnamon Kombucha
      Apple Cinnamon Kombucha
    • Cranberry Kombucha
      Cranberry Kombucha
    • Pomegranate Kombucha in two glasses.
      Pomegranate Kombucha

    If you tried this Gingerbread Kombucha Recipe or any other recipe on my website, please leave a ⭐️ star rating and let me know how you like it in the 💬 comments below. I love hearing from you!

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    Gingerbread Kombucha
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    Gingerbread Kombucha

    This Gingerbread Kombucha has all the flavors you'd expect in gingerbread. It's perfect for the holidays!
    Course Drinks
    Cuisine American
    Diet Gluten Free, Vegan, Vegetarian
    Prep Time 5 minutes minutes
    fermenting 5 days days
    Total Time 5 days days 5 minutes minutes
    Servings 12
    Calories 76kcal
    Author Willow Moon
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    Equipment

    • 4 (25 ounce) bottles with flip top lids or other air tight bottles
    • Funnel

    Ingredients

    • 12 cups homemade kombucha
    • 2 tablespoons blackstrap molasses
    • 2 tablespoons maple syrup
    • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
    • 2 teaspoons ground ginger
    • ½ teaspoon allspice
    • ½ teaspoon nutmeg

    Instructions

    • Line up 4 (25 ounce) bottles with flip top lids or other air tight bottles.
    • Pour 1 ½ teaspoons black strap molasses, 1 ½ teaspoons maple syrup, ½ teaspoon cinnamon, ½ teaspoon ground ginger, ⅛ teaspoon allspice, ⅛ teaspoon nutmeg into each 25 ounce bottle.
    • Using a funnel, pour freshly made homemade kombucha into each 25 ounce bottle leaving 1-2" head space.
    • Let bottles sit out (at 75° - 85°) 3-5 days, making sure to pop the lids each day (or a few times a day) to let out the pressure of the carbon dioxide. Taste each day to test its flavor and fizziness.
    • Refrigerate when you are happy with the amount of fizz and flavor.

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    Nutrition

    Calories: 76kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 14mg | Potassium: 63mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 2IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 1mg
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    *Note: Nutrition information should be considered an estimate only. Different nutrition calculators give you different results.

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