Posted by Brittany Thomas | Oct 29, 2014
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When you have to deal with morning sickness, it’s nice to know that something as simple as these Ginger Mint Anti-Nausea Lollipops can help you keep down those few crackers you were able to eat!
If you are pregnant, odds are you’ve heard of the popular “Preggie Pops“. These anti-nausea lollipops are said to help with that ever so lovely pregnancy symptom called morning sickness.
Although if you are pregnant, my guess is that you know that the term “morning sickness” is quite ridiculous as there also seems to be afternoon sickness, evening sickness, and as I discovered this time around (yep, that’s right… I’m pregnant with #5!) there is even 2am sickness.
No matter when you have to deal with morning sickness, it’s nice to know that something as simple as a lollipop can take the edge off of things and help you keep down those few crackers you were able to eat.
However, not everyone wants to buy a ton of pre-made lollipops and depending on the brand or variety you are likely to have pops with sugar, corn syrup, or other ingredients that you might like to avoid.
Being the frugal person that I am, I’ve adapted my cough drop lollipop recipe into anti-nausea lollipops!
These helpful lollipops cost only pennies and have a few wonderful ingredients that help keep the nausea at bay.
Ingredients in Ginger Mint Anti-Nausea Lollipops
Ginger – Ginger is a long time anti-nausea favorite due to the fact that it can help neutralize stomach acid and relax the stomach muscles, thus calming down that nausea.
Mint – This all-time favorite flavor helps with morning sickness with it’s lovely fresh scent and tummy soothing properties.
Apple Cider Vinegar – I know this one sounds crazy but hear me out. Apple Cider Vinegar has long been used to help nausea… so long as you could handle drinking it that is. Ithought about drinking ACV during morning sickness but just couldn’t bring myself to do it.
However, when added to these lollipops it’s easy to take and ACV has the added bonus of lowering blood sugar so it can help balance out any spike that the honey might give you.
Ginger Mint Anti-Nausea Lollipops
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
1/4 cup mint leaves
1/2 cup honey
1/4 tsp powdered ginger
Directions:
In a blender or food processor, place apple cider vinegar and mint. Blend for a few minutes until mint is finely chopped.
Pour the mint vinegar mixture into a small sauce pan. Add in the honey and ginger and cook over low heat. Stir continuously and bring honey to a boil. Cook until it has reached a temperature of 300 degrees.
Place a drop or two of honey into a cup of ice water. If the honey turns and stays hard (like hard candy) then you are all set. (Note: if you do not have a candy thermometer, you can just occasionally test until you reach this stage.)
Pour into lollipop molds if you have them. Don’t forget the sticks!
If you do not have molds, lay lollipop sticks on a greased non-stick surface such as a silicone mat or parchment paper. Carefully pour honey over each stick thus creating a free form lollipop.
Let lollipops cool at room temperature until hard.
Storage: I find it best to store these lollipops in the freezer in a mason jar. Odd, I know but it removes the issue of the lollipops becoming sticky. Alternatively, you could also wrap them in wax paper and store at room temperature.
Makes about 6 lollipops
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About The Author
Brittany Thomas
A mother to five kids, Brittany began her journey of living naturally because she wanted the best for her kids. She blogs at The Pistachio Project in order to share what she learns with others. When she is not blogging, you can find Brittany making elderberry syrup, whipping up yet another batch of sunbutter, or drinking her fourth cup of tea.
50 Comments
Marie on February 10, 2016 at 9:20 am
Is it alright if I share your post in a round-up I’m doing for first trimester symptoms/remedies? I would, of course, attribute the photo to you and link back to this post.
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Brittany Thomas on February 10, 2016 at 11:06 am
You can definitely include it in your round-up!
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HAHNI on April 18, 2016 at 6:53 am
This is a great recipe, but can you please reconsider that light green type? Your vision impaired readers would appreciate it very much!
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Brittany Thomas on April 18, 2016 at 2:39 pm
Hi! Yes, the light green type was actually an accident! All fixed now.
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Audrey Wesley on April 30, 2023 at 11:04 am
Also can you add lemon juice to them..
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Lisa on May 11, 2016 at 2:52 pm
Hi there, your blog post was basically stolen. It is on a Facebook Page called Happy Trails Farm. Your graphic and your post is pasted to the comments.
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Brittany Thomas on May 11, 2016 at 4:03 pm
Ugh. Thank you so much for letting me know, Lisa!
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Emmy on May 17, 2016 at 9:02 pm
How much ginger do you use?
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Brittany Thomas on May 18, 2016 at 2:26 pm
It’s in the recipe. 1/4 teaspoon
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Emmy on May 22, 2016 at 10:10 pm
Thanks! My eyes read powdered sugar not ginger…. Lol! I’m making these right now as I type!
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Tina on August 1, 2019 at 6:41 pm
I tried your recipe for my little sister who is pregnant and having a really bad experience. She has been vomiting all day everyday and I hope these help. She is very conscious of what she eats so I love that your recipe is all natural and organic ingredients.
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Anonymous on August 6, 2020 at 6:26 pm
Hello, I have bad anxiety and thought this would help! I was wondering, does it taste good?! Thank you for the recipe!!!
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Brittany Thomas on August 9, 2020 at 10:12 am
They taste like honey for the most part. (be careful not to burn the honey or that will make them taste burnt)
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LAUREN on January 15, 2024 at 10:38 am
Is there a trick to avoid burning? I had on med high and near constant stirring but it still burned. Do you use med heat until it hits 300F, or maybe a dbl boiler style?
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Brittany Thomas on January 18, 2024 at 6:31 am
Honey is notoriously tricky. You can try a lower temp and see if that helps. Also… I’ve found that if you live above 5000 ft that can affect things too.
Ashley on June 5, 2016 at 5:21 pm
Hi! Is there a way to make these with a substitute for the honey?
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Brittany Thomas on June 6, 2016 at 2:32 pm
You can use sugar but I do not have the exact recipe for using sugar. I imagine you can find sugar lollipop recipes all over the internet and you could use that as a base recipe and then add in my remaining ingredients.
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leece on November 14, 2017 at 7:31 am
Try agave nectar. It’s a little bit sweeter and more watery, but it is very great for the diabetic population and for those that are allergic to bees/pollen/honey! I use it in my tea, on my son’s “cancakes” and even trick my husband when i make him a “pbj” aka gf/nut free/honey free sandwich. bahahah a grown man thinking he’s been getting honey in his pbj this whole time. 🙂 hope this helps
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Beth Catt on April 13, 2021 at 11:33 pm
You might want to try agave, it’s a all natural sweetener. I haven’t tried it as I am not found of sweets
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Mel on June 6, 2016 at 5:07 am
Hi Brittany,
What about the honey turning toxic when heated? is there a reason you are using the honey, or can another heat stable sweetener be used instead?Reply
Brittany Thomas on June 6, 2016 at 2:30 pm
Honey does loose some of it’s benefits when heated. I personally do not believe that it becomes toxic when heated but I do understand those who prefer to keep honey raw. For those who would like to avoid heating honey, you can use sugar but of course sugar has it’s own concerns. Besides those two options, I’m not familiar with any sweeteners that can make hard candy like lollipops.
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Audrey on April 30, 2023 at 11:00 am
Can you use fresh ginger and if so how much
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Brittany Thomas on May 3, 2023 at 8:12 am
You definitely could! I’ve not tried it but supposedly 1/4 tsp ground ginger equals 1 tablespoon fresh ginger.
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Danielle on June 28, 2016 at 9:16 am
Could one use essential oils instead of powdered ginger and peppermint leaves?
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Brittany Thomas on June 28, 2016 at 2:39 pm
Well some would say that you could. But I do not recommend using essential oils internally without the guidance of a licensed aromatherapist.
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Charu on September 13, 2016 at 12:25 pm
Hi, is there a substitute for the Apple Cider Vinegar? Thanks.
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Brittany Thomas on September 13, 2016 at 2:12 pm
You could do lemon juice if you wanted. Technically you can leave out the apple cider vinegar and the recipe will still work fine. The vinegar is just a bonus nausea ingredient.
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SandieGen on November 25, 2016 at 7:37 am
Where would I get a 1/4 cup of mint leaves and would they be measured loose or packed down? Would Maple Syrup work instead of honey? How long do they last in the freezer?
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Brittany Thomas on November 26, 2016 at 10:32 am
Most grocery stores should have fresh mint in their product section. Measure them loose. I have not tried maple syrup in my lollipops. I would assume it would work but I can’t say for sure. They should last at least 6 months in the freezer.
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Ash on April 11, 2019 at 7:54 am
I really wanted to like these but they just tasted like burnt honey and I can’t taste the ginger at all…I have a candy thermometer so I’m wondering if it’s off a bit, but it has the right colour as yours in the pic 🙁 so sad.
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Brittany Thomas on April 13, 2019 at 9:42 am
I’m sorry that yours tasted like burnt honey. Honey is honestly a pain in the butt to cook. I’ve had batches that came out perfect and others that I must have cooked on high that tasted burnt (even if they never went over the given temperature.) Honey is fickle like that.
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Anonymous on February 12, 2020 at 4:06 pm
What about Karo or molasses ?
Brittany Thomas on February 16, 2020 at 1:32 pm
I’ve seen recipes using Karo (I prefer to avoid corn syrup) I’m not sure if molasses would work.
Erin on December 13, 2016 at 2:53 pm
I can’t get these things out of the lollipop molds! I used plastic ones and they’re just cracking all over the place and coming out in tiny useless pieces. What am I doing wrong??
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Brittany Thomas on December 14, 2016 at 10:09 am
Oh no! I’m sorry Erin. It’s possible that your plastic mold doesn’t have the same non-stick ability that mine does…. You can grease the molds with a bit of oil before pouring and that should do the trick.
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Erin @ Texanerin Baking on March 4, 2017 at 4:51 am
I could have sworn I asked you on IG if you could taste the ACV in these but I see I left a totally different comment. Is the taste there at all? I may double or triple the ginger if so. I’m guessing the taste cooks off but I wanted to make sure. Thanks! 🙂
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Brittany Thomas on March 4, 2017 at 9:37 am
No taste! Well there might be a slight taste contributed by ACV but not in a noticeable way! I promise. I used these with morning sickness and ACV would have been a huge no. lol
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Savannah on April 24, 2017 at 9:37 am
OMG, these look sooo good!! I definitely could have used this recipe during my first trimester when my nausea was out of this world! I wonder if it would help at all with heartburn…I just really want to make these haha!
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Dawn on January 11, 2018 at 7:57 am
Hi. I was wondering if you can you use fresh ginger instead?
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Brittany Thomas on January 15, 2018 at 12:16 pm
You should be able to. I find fresh ginger to be a bit stronger than powdered so you might need to play with the ratios.
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Michelle on March 11, 2018 at 9:06 am
Hi Brittany,
Is it possible to make these into hard candy instead of lollipops? Just thinking it would be less obvious in the early weeks of pregnancy to have hard candy versus a lollipop at work. I have never made candy/ lollipops before so I wasn’t sure if it was as easy as pouring this into a mold. Thanks!
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Brittany Thomas on March 11, 2018 at 12:36 pm
Absolutely! All you have to do is pour it into a different shape mold. 🙂
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Toni on June 26, 2018 at 5:26 pm
What is the shelf life of these in the freezer vs room temp?
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Brittany Thomas on June 26, 2018 at 8:06 pm
Hmmm good question. In the freezer they last a long time; at least 6 months probably. At room temp, it’s much less at least it has been for me but it’s also rather humid here.
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isabelle on September 7, 2019 at 1:39 am
Hi,I suffer with IBS and i found these bcoz when i eat i suffer with nausea. Soon i will have to go on a speacial diet excluding 65 different foods and honey is one of them. Would i be able to use maple syrup instead?
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Brittany Thomas on September 8, 2019 at 8:39 am
You should be able to use maple syrup instead… but I’ve not tried it out before.
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barb on September 10, 2019 at 7:30 pm
I just made them for a friend of mine. I hope they work for her. I did taste a little bit and they actually are very tasty.
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Anonymous on September 14, 2019 at 10:45 pm
I just bought lollipop molds and can’t wait to make your recipe. I will let you know how they turned out.
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Lucretia Crum on May 3, 2021 at 2:17 pm
I’m wondering if these would be good for someone who is getting chemo and nausea from that? Do you have anyone you know who may have tried them for that reason other than being pregnant? Thank you.
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Brittany Thomas on May 5, 2021 at 10:50 am
It can definitely be used for reasons other than pregnancy. I don’t think I’ve heard feedback from chemo patients but I assume it would work well.
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