# Homemade Cola

A homemade cola recipe that evokes the taste of an old soda shop.

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

## Ingredients

- 1 lemon
- 1 lime
- 1 orange
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup water
- 0.25 tsp nutmeg
- 3 cinnamon sticks
- ground ginger
- 0.5 tsp coriander seed
- 1 tsp vanilla
- sparkling water

## Instructions

1. Zest a lemon, a lime, and an orange.
2. Heat up sugar over medium heat until it gets slightly sticky, almost to the point of melting.
3. Add a cup of water and stir until the sugar is dissolved.
4. Add nutmeg, cinnamon sticks, ground ginger, and coriander seed.
5. Add the zest of the lemon, lime, and orange.
6. Bring it to a simmer and then turn it low until it thickens up, about 10-15 minutes.
7. Strain it over a fine mesh strainer.
8. Add a little bit of vanilla.
9. To serve, use a couple tablespoons of the cola syrup per glass with some ice.
10. Top it with sparkling water.

## Equipment

- fine mesh strainer

## Tips

- If you only have ground coriander, you can use that instead of seeds.
- Use a couple tablespoons of the syrup per glass with ice and sparkling water.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8gcU8GY/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/29663044-a48a-433a-943f-ded84617693d
- Extracted: 2026-04-29

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