Raspberry Ginger Lime Soda - DIY- Make-Your-Own Natural Soda
Author: NutritionTwins.com
Serves: 4 servings
Makes 1 cup concentrate, 4 cups of soda.
Ingredients
Raspberry Ginger Lime Concentrate:
¼ cup frozen raspberries
½ lime, sliced
1 tsp chopped or sliced ginger
3 mint leaves
1 cup water
Instructions
Place all ingredients in a pitcher or large jar and smash them with the back of a wooden spoon to release juices.
Add the water and stir.
Let infuse in the fridge overnight, then strain.
To make soda:
combine ¼ cup concentrate with ¾ cup seltzer water and 1 tsp simple syrup (recipe below)
Simple Syrup Ingredients:
cup water
cup sugar (organic, preferably); you can use honey if you prefer.
Simmer the water and sugar, stirring occasionally until completely dissolved. Let cool.
Note: Start by adding a teaspoon of syrup to your natural soda and slowly add more, if needed.
Each teaspoon simple syrup has approximately 15 calories and 4 grams of carbs (sugar).
Nutrition info per 8-oz serving of soda with 1 teaspoon simple syrup: 20 calories, 0 g fat, 0 mg sodium, 3 g carbs, 1 g fiber, 2 g sugar, 0.2 g protein
Recipe by Nutrition Twins at https://www.nutritiontwins.com/raspberry-ginger-lime-soda-diy-make-natural-soda/