# Homemade Cream Soda

A simple and quick recipe for homemade cream soda, which can be customized with maraschino cherry juice.

- Total time: 10 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 cups water
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 heaping tsp cream of tartar
- 1 tbsp vanilla
- maraschino cherry juice
- maraschino cherry
- sparkling water
- ice

## Instructions

1. Combine water, heavy cream, sugar, heaping teaspoon of cream of tartar, and vanilla in a small pot.
2. Bring the mixture to a simmer on medium to low heat until all the sugar is dissolved.
3. Remove from heat and let the syrup cool down.
4. Fill a glass with ice, preferably nugget ice.
5. Add a few tablespoons of the cooled syrup to the glass.
6. Top with sparkling water.
7. Optionally, add a little bit of maraschino cherry juice and a cherry to make a cherry cream soda.
8. Store the remaining syrup in an airtight container in the fridge.

## Equipment

- small pot
- glass
- airtight container

## Tips

- You can halve the recipe as it makes a lot of syrup.
- Add maraschino cherry juice and a cherry for a cherry cream soda.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8gcHRGe/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/14276ce1-6c4d-4c4d-89fd-8643b2bef627
- Extracted: 2026-04-29

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