This apple cider vinegar and honey shot is a tasty, super-powerful elixir that can aid digestion, help with allergies, ward off sickness, rev up metabolism and more. With just a handful of simple ingredients, you’ll love making this apple cider vinegar honey tonic part of your daily wellness routine!
Why This Apple Cider Vinegar Shot With Honey Is So Good!
- A really easy healthy shot to make with just 3 ingredients, but it comes with so many health benefits.
- It boosts your metabolism, can aid digestion and can even help with allergies.
- It actually tastes really good! It’s a great drink to add to your daily routine.
How to Make This Healthy Shot
- Whisk the warm water into the honey until combined. Stir in ACV and cinnamon.
- Stir in the apple cider vinegar and cinnamon.
- Shoot!
Recipe Variations
Start with 1 tablespoon of warm water to make it a true “shot.” Add up to 4 tablespoons water to make it less intense, more of an elixir than a shot.
What Are The Ingredients in This Healthy Shot?
- Raw honey: Raw honey is a great source of antioxidants as well as containing antibacterial and anti-fungal properties. It can help digestive issues and soothe a soar throat.
- Apple cider vinegar: Lowers blood sugar levels and is proven to help you lose weight. It can kill many types of harmful bacteria and can lower cholesterol and improve heart health.
- Cinnamon: Lowers blood sugar levels and has anti-inflammatory properties. It contains antioxidants and can reduce the risk of heart disease
Why are Apple Cider Vinegar and Honey so Good Together?
Apple cider vinegar and honey drinks have been used as a natural home remedy for many ailments for years. It is a natural healing elixer with antibiotic properties and can help to alkaline your body. Other benefits include:
- Weight loss
- Alleviating seasonal allergies
- Improving heart health
You can read more about these health benefits here.
What is The Best Honey to Use in This Recipe?
It’s best to use raw honey as it’s unprocessed and contains more beneficial nutrients. Regular honey can undergo a variety of different types of processing which can reduce the levels of antioxidants.
Buying local honey can also be more beneficial for you. It contains local pollen which help to reduce seasonal pollen allergies.
Top Tips To Make This Apple Cider Vinegar and Honey Shot
- Use warm, not boiling, water when you mix the honey.
- Use apple cider vinegar with ‘the Mother’ for the best health benefits.
- Use raw honey, and local if you can.
- If preferred, you can dilute the taste with a few more tablespoons of water.
- Drink immediately.
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Apple Cider Vinegar and Honey Shot
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon honey preferably raw and local
- 1 tablespoon warm water plus more as desired
- 1 tablespoon raw apple cider vinegar with “the Mother”
- Dash ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Whisk the warm water into the honey until combined.
- Stir in the apple cider vinegar and cinnamon.
- Shoot!
Nutrition
Cheryl Malik is the recipe developer, writer, and photographer behind the healthy, flavorful, family friendly recipes at 40 Aprons. She’s been a blogger for 10+ years and is known for her delicious recipes and detailed recipe instructions. Cheryl is a mom of three who lives in Memphis, TN.
Gisele says
What is “The Mother”? I didnt see what that was?
Savannah | 40 Aprons Team says
The “the Mother” is a combination of the yeast and bacteria floating around, which gives it its benefits. You’ll see a stringy substance in the liquid with the mother!
Slasich says
If you buy apple cider vinegar, it will say WITH THE MOTHER right on the bottle. I love Bragg’s ACV.
Gisele says
Hej! Is there a purpose for specifically warm water or can I use cold water or even seltzer water? I tried it exactly how it is and tasted so incredible surprisingly to me too! To me it tasted just like an apple cider, so I took another one haha!<3333
Thanks!
Savannah | 40 Aprons Team says
The warm water is helpful with dissolving the honey. 🙂
Christina says
I was so surprised at how tasty this is! Think I’ll ring in the new year with a shot and keep it up every day. 😉
Cheers to a healthy new year!
john wadsworth says
That recipe is great i’m new at this I just happend to stumble upon this two weeks ago. I just started a diet again. My first one took me from 233 to 200 in Aug. of 2019. Iwas so looking forward to get into the 100 club my target was 180. Like I said I just started a diet again that apple vinegar is just hard to drink straight. That recipe makes love it now thank you for sharing that.
Savannah | 40 Aprons Team says
Thanks for sharing your experience, John!
Loretta K Fox-Yates says
Friends…I need help boosting my immune system. I have mylodysplastic syndrome * MDS..a bone marrow disorder. They call it ca…but we dont say that word…because the dr said…”well, loosely stated you have bone marrow ca…nope…I reject that in the name of Jesus) . Praise God it is the low risk kind with ringed siderblasts.I was diagnosed in 2014 and have been able to remain stable, but my hemaglobin is starting to go down a couple of 100th of a point to trend me below 8.o hemaglobin. SO…please put on your thinking caps. Fatigue and muscle loss seems to be what is happening presently…but, Im old (67)…but, not really. I want to get better and have two sons with Aspergers, so I NEED to get better. Motivated and need your help. Please pray and give me some ideas that I can do. Starting the honey shots today. God bless you all and thank you. Someday, perhaps this RN can help you too! In Christ….Loretta
Amelia Camurati says
I hope you feel better soon Loretta!
Blanca says
Loretta
I’m 67, R.N. Mother of DD daughter. I get what you mean when you say “I need to get better” I believe you will, I’m praying for your healing. Be well.
Alicia says
Would it be ok to make a batch of this ahead of time? Was thinking of making a week’s worth and storing it in the refrigerator for ease.
Amelia Camurati says
Absolutely! It should stay fresh for about five days.
Sabrina says
Hi! My daughter loves the taste of ACV and could drink it straight if I let her! I assume you are adding the ingredients to improve the taste, rather than symbiotic health benefits…is this the case? Also, if she doesn’t prefer it, Is it necessary to add the honey? Or else to reduce the water by half? Or would either tweak be too intense for her system in the long run?
Amelia Camurati says
The honey is both a sweetener and helpful here! The other ingredients are MOSTLY for taste, but they do have some helpful benefits to them. However, if she (or you!) hate any of them, feel free to leave them out!
Stacy says
Could I add ginger to this also?
Amelia Camurati says
Sure!
Jen says
How often should you drink this please? Once a day? Or before each meal?
Cheryl Malik says
Once a day is great, but if you want to add in some more it won’t hurt!
Chelsea says
I’ve been doing something like this to help with a scratchy throat due to allergies. Didn’t know about all the other benefits too. I look forward to trying it with the cinnamon too.
Lois says
I was super surprised how good it tastes.I hope it helps with all the things I want.
Thank you for shatter
Beth-Ami Heavenstone says
This was so yummy! Thank you!
Cheryl Malik says
You’re so welcome!
Jackie says
I used aloe water instead of warm water. I was trying to find a similar recipe to the apple cider aloe shot from pressed juiced this was the best recipe so far.
Kelsey says
Does this help with weight loss?
Cheryl Malik says
Apple cider vinegar and honey have both been known to help speed up metabolisms. Being healthy always helps with weight loss!
Regina Zamora says
What is meant by ‘the mother’ in APC?
Savannah | 40 Aprons Team says
The Mother in ACV is the source for the probiotics! 🙂 It’s basically what “breeds” the nutrients found in apple cider vinegar. 🙂
Steven W CLINGAN says
can I do this with 8 oz of water and sip it or will that much water weaken the value of the benefits?
Gina Rossan says
OMG – I love the ACV shot…thanks! It was surprisingly good!
Cheryl Malik says
Isn’t it?? I was surprised, too!
Chas says
I liked this recipe because the one I was using was overpowering with the ACV. I added a tablespoon of lemon to mask the taste a little. Thanks for sharing.
Cheryl Malik says
Lemon is a great addition!
Chrissy says
How often should I do the shot? I’m hoping to boost my metabolism & hope my lose some weight.
Thanks
Cheryl Malik says
Once a day would be super helpful for that!
Emily says
I actually thought this tasted pretty great! The hot water makes a big difference
Cheryl Malik says
I think so too!!
Brenda says
Can this be made ahead
Savannah | 40 Aprons Team says
Absolutely!
Felishia says
4 stars because it’s not the most tasty thing in the world but thankfully it’s only a quick shot! I’ve been doing this in the morning, trying to get it in before I drink my coffee and I’m hoping that some of these health benefits ring true over the course of time! Thanks for sharing this simple recipe.
Candice says
Is this ok to take while breast feeding? I would think it is but just want to be sure.
Cheryl Malik says
Yes, Candice. 🙂