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My boys love soda, it’s true. They are allowed soda on special occasions and are big water drinkers, so I’m okay with it. There is a restaurant that we go to sometimes that offers a homemade blackberry cream soda, and they order it every time. That inspired me to start creating my own homemade sodas. And, it being the holiday season, I used MY personal favorite – cranberries – to create this delicious and easy homemade cranberry soda. All you need is four ingredients and a very little amount of time!
Some people hear the word “soda” and immediately freak out. Then they proceed to hand their kid a huge cupcake and a big glass of juice. Popular sodas do contain high fructose corn syrup, so if you are avoiding that, then I totally understand. But, lots of juices, sports drinks, and popular kids’ drinks also contain HFCS. And cupcakes, well, they’re delicious, but you know what’s in those things! All in moderation, my friends.
This Cranberry Soda is made with water, cranberry juice, sparkling water, and sugar. You really can’t find a better soda than a homemade soda!
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Homemade Cranberry Soda
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Homemade Cranberry Soda - An Easy Drink Recipe To Make Christmas Special
This homemade cranberry soda is not hard to make and it's a great way to make Christmas more special!
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups water
- 2 cups washed cranberries
- 1 cup whole sugar
- sparkling water or club soda
Instructions
- Mix water, cranberries, and sugar in a small pot.
- Cook for about 6 minutes on medium-high heat, until berries pop.
- Mash berries with a spoon or potato masher.
- Turn down heat to low and let simmer for 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Turn off heat and let cool for a few minutes.
- Pour mixture through a strainer and save the cranberry pulp for homemade cranberry sauce or to use in baking recipes.
- Store cranberry syrup in a glass jar with a lid and refrigerate. Syrup keeps for a few weeks in fridge.
- To make cranberry soda, add 4 TBSP cranberry syrup to a about 6 oz of sparkling water or club soda. (more or less, depending on your preference)
- Stir and enjoy!
Mimi
Tuesday 6th of September 2022
So can you make the soda to store for a period of time? Or do you only store the syrup and mix it when you want to make soda? I'm trying to think of the best way to gift this at Christmas time... :)
Gena
Thursday 8th of September 2022
I store the syrup and make soda as needed, because they do tend to go flat if you make the soda and store it for long. Good luck!
Sarah L
Monday 8th of January 2018
I'm glad you keep your kids away from sodas and other pitfalls. This looks like a great soda.
Terri Quick
Saturday 6th of January 2018
Wow..so simple to make & it looks so good. Thank you for sharing.
tiffany c
Friday 5th of January 2018
Ohh I should've done this with my leftover cranberries from thanksgiving! Thanks for the idea!
Darcy L Koch
Tuesday 2nd of January 2018
I wish I had found this recipe so I could have made it for my Christmas party. I did serve cranberry sauce. I might make it even now.