Description
We've made homemade orange soda and homemade Sprite (lemon lime soda), but I think this Strawberry Vanilla Bean Soda might be my favorite so far! Perfect for spring and summer, it's sweet, refreshing, fruit-forward and tastes like a cream soda, thanks to the addition of vanilla bean paste. It's easy to make with just 5 ingredients and you can keep the strawberry vanilla syrup stored in your fridge for weeks!
Ingredients
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- 2 cups diced strawberries
- zest and juice of one lemon
- 3/4 - 1 cup sugar, to taste
- 1 cup water
- 1 1/4 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
- Sparkling water/club soda for topping (Topo Chico works really well)
Instructions
- To a small bowl, add the sugar and lemon zest and massage the zest into the sugar until the zest is evenly incorporated throughout the sugar.
- To a small saucepan, add the diced strawberries, zest and sugar mixture, lemon juice, and still water. Cook over medium low heat and simmer for 10-15 minutes until the strawberries have softened and broken down.
- Strain the cooked syrup to remove the strawberry solids, using a spatula or spoon to extract as much liquid as possible.
- Stir or whisk in the vanilla bean paste, and move the to refrigerator to cool.
- Once cooled, add anywhere from 2-4 tablespoons of the syrup to an ice-filled glass, and top with sparkling water.
Notes
We like to use this pump top bottle to store the syrup for easy dispensing.
Storage: Once the syrup is fully cooled, keep it stored in an airtight container. It should keep for about 1 month in the refrigerator. If you use a sugar substitute, it will not last this long.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Beverage
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 cup
- Calories: 94
- Sugar: 21.8 g
- Sodium: 0.9 mg
- Fat: 0.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 24.2 g
- Fiber: 0.9 g
- Protein: 0.4 g