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Homemade Cream Soda

Homemade Cream Soda is a super simple, nostalgic soda recipe that's easy to make at home and is so refreshing on warm summer days. Once you know how to make your own soda pop, you'll never go back to store bought.

Cook Time
mins
Total Time
5 mins
Servings: 5 servings
Calories: 131 kcal
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 3/4 cup water
  • 2 Tbsp vanilla extract Note: the quality of your extract will make a difference, so look for pure vanilla extract, and avoid artificial flavorings.
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • plain soda water, for mixing.

Instructions

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  1. Heat the sugar and the water in a saucepan until the sugar is completely dissolved.
  2. Remove the syrup from the heat, and stir in the vanilla extract and the lemon juice. Let the syrup cool and then store in the refrigerator.
  3. Mix 1 1/2 to 2 ounces of the syrup into 8 ounces of soda water. Or, you can make a big batch of cream soda at once, using the same ratio of syrup to soda water.

Notes

  • *Recipe lightly adapted from Trisha Yearwood.
  • As written this recipe approximates the sugar content of commercial sodas, but feel free to experiment with using less. You can use honey, agave, or  the artificial sweetener of your choice, too.

Nutrition Information

Calories 131kcal (7%) Carbohydrates 31g (10%) Protein 1g (2%) Fat 1g (2%) Sodium 3mg (0%) Potassium 9mg (0%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 31g (62%) Vitamin A 1IU (0%) Vitamin C 1mg (1%) Calcium 2mg (0%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 5servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 131

% Daily Value*

Calories 131kcal 7%
Carbohydrates 31g 10%
Protein 1g 2%
Fat 1g 2%
Sodium 3mg 0%
Potassium 9mg 0%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 31g 62%
Vitamin A 1IU 0%
Vitamin C 1mg 1%
Calcium 2mg 0%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.