Homemade Orange Soda
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A refreshing, natural orange soda made with fresh orange juice and zest, offering a more authentic flavor and lower sugar content than store-bought versions.
- Time
- 50 minutes
- Equipment
- Stovetop
- Cuisine
- American
- Diet
- Vegan
Diet and allergen details are read from the ingredient names and are not certified.
Ingredients
- 525 g
- 100 g
- 120 g
Weights are estimates. Together, the ingredients weigh about 1.65 kg before cooking, which is about 415 g per serving.
Steps
Zest two of the oranges, being careful to avoid the bitter white pith. Juice all four oranges to yield approximately 1 to 1.5 cups of fresh juice.
In a small saucepan, combine the orange zest, sugar, and water.
Place the saucepan over medium heat and bring to a gentle simmer, stirring occasionally until the sugar has completely dissolved to create an orange-infused simple syrup.
Remove the syrup from the heat and stir in the fresh orange juice.
Strain the mixture through a fine-mesh sieve into a jar or pitcher to remove the zest and any pulp.
Allow the orange syrup base to cool completely in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.
To serve, fill glasses with ice. Fill each glass about one-third of the way with the chilled orange syrup base.
Top with chilled sparkling water and stir gently to combine.
Notes
For a more intense orange flavor, you can let the zest steep in the syrup for longer before straining. Store the orange syrup base in the refrigerator for up to one week.
Nutrition
These are estimates per serving, worked out from the ingredients.
- Calories
- 158
- Protein
- 1 g
- Carbs
- 41 g
- Fat
- 0 g
- Fiber
- 3 g
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