Homemade Mountain Dew

Name: Homemade Mountain Dew
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 0.75 cup sugar; 1 cup water; 0.5 cup fresh lemon juice; 0.25 cup fresh lime juice; 3 tbsp orange juice concentrate; sparkling water; 1 pinch citric acid; 1 drop green food coloring

Serves 1

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Homemade Mountain Dew

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Serves 1

Directions

1Heat 3/4 cup of sugar and 1 cup of water over medium heat until the sugar dissolves.
2Once the sugar dissolves, let the simple syrup cool.
3Pour the cooled simple syrup into a measuring cup or any jar.
4Add 1/2 cup of fresh lemon juice into the simple syrup.
5Add 1/4 cup of fresh lime juice to the syrup.
6Add 3 tablespoons of orange juice concentrate.
7Give the mixture a stir.
8Optionally, add citric acid to the mixture.
9Store the concentrate in the fridge.
10To serve, top with sparkling water.

Ingredients

0.75 cup sugar
1 cup water
0.5 cup fresh lemon juice
0.25 cup fresh lime juice
3 tbsp orange juice concentrate
sparkling water
1 pinch citric acid
1 drop green food coloring

Equipment

measuring cupjar

Tips

Adding citric acid is optional.
Adding green food coloring is optional.
You can use bottled lemon juice if needed.
Pour 2-4 tbsp over ice and top with sparkling water.

Homemade Mountain Dew

Serves 1

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Homemade Mountain Dew

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Serves 1

Directions

1Heat 3/4 cup of sugar and 1 cup of water over medium heat until the sugar dissolves.
2Once the sugar dissolves, let the simple syrup cool.
3Pour the cooled simple syrup into a measuring cup or any jar.
4Add 1/2 cup of fresh lemon juice into the simple syrup.
5Add 1/4 cup of fresh lime juice to the syrup.
6Add 3 tablespoons of orange juice concentrate.
7Give the mixture a stir.
8Optionally, add citric acid to the mixture.
9Store the concentrate in the fridge.
10To serve, top with sparkling water.