Bubbly, sweet & fresh strawberry soda made with simple ingredients! Loaded with authentic strawberry flavor and natural color.
Course Beverage
Cuisine American, southern
Keyword club soda, soda, strawberries, sugar
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 15 minutesminutes
Total Time 25 minutesminutes
Servings 5people
Calories
Ingredients
1lb.strawberriesrinsed, hulled, and diced
1½cups granulated sugar(can use less if desired)
1½cupswater
2-3teaspoonlemon juice (optional)
Club Soda, chilled (or lemon-lime soda)*see note*
Instructions
Place the strawberries, water, and sugar in a large saucepan. Stir.
Bring to a simmer over medium heat.
When strawberries are soft, mash them with a potato masher.
Let strawberries continue to simmer gently until the juices begin to reduce, thicken and become syrupy. (reduce heat if needed)
Strain mixture through a mesh strainer, using a rubber spatula to press out the excess syrup. Discard the pulp. (You should have about 1 ¼ cups of syrup.)
Stir in lemon juice if using. Let syrup mixture cool and then place in the refrigerator until chilled.
To make a glass of soda, pour 8 oz of cold club soda into a cup. Stir in the chilled strawberry syrup by the tablespoon, tasting until you've reached your desired sweetness.
Notes
Place leftover syrup in a jar and store it in the fridge.This recipe makes about 1 1/4 cups of strawberry soda. Serving size depends on how many tablespoons of syrup you use per cup. (I usually like about 4-5 tablespoons per 8 oz club soda)You can also sub the carbonated water with Ginger-Ale or Lemon-lime soda. However, I feel this takes away from the fresh strawberry flavor.