Homemade Cola

Ingredients

• 1 orange (Large; peel with a vegetable peeler. The peeled fruit is set aside.)
• 1 lemon (Peel with a vegetable peeler. The peeled fruit is set aside.)
• 1 lime (Peel with a vegetable peeler; use the juice later if desired.)
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 3 tbsp fresh ginger (Freshly grated.)
• 1.25 cup filtered water
• 0.5 cinnamon stick
• 0.25 tsp ground coriander
• 0.125 tsp nutmeg
• mineral sea salt (Pinch.)
• sparkling water (For topping the drinks.)
• ice (For serving.)
• caffeine drops (Optional, if desired.)

Steps

1. 1

   Use a vegetable peeler to remove the peels from the orange, lemon, and lime. Set the peeled fruit aside; only the lime juice will be used later, if desired.

2. 2

   Place the citrus peels, brown sugar, freshly grated ginger, filtered water, cinnamon stick, coriander, nutmeg, and mineral sea salt in a small pot. Keep the sparkling water aside.

3. 3

   Heat the mixture in the small pot until it reaches a simmer.

4. 4

   Reduce the heat and simmer the mixture for 15 minutes.

5. 5

   Allow the mixture to cool in the pot on the stove for 15 minutes.

6. 6

   Strain the cooled mixture to remove the peels and spices.

7. 7

   Fill a glass with ice and add 2–4 ounces of the strained cola mixture. Add lime juice if desired.

8. 8

   Top the glass with sparkling water and stir in caffeine drops, if desired. Serve immediately.

Notes

The source does not specify the amount of sparkling water or optional lime juice used per drink. Makes 4–6 drinks. Caffeine drops are optional.

Nutrition per serving

• drink
• non-alcoholic
• homemade
• sparkling
• citrus
• ginger
• caffeine-optional
• dairy-free