# Homemade Mountain Dew

A homemade version of Mountain Dew soda is made by combining a simple syrup with lemon juice, lime juice, orange juice concentrate, and sparkling water.

- Cuisine: American
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## 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

## Instructions

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

## Equipment

- measuring cup
- jar

## 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.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8gc4Pyk/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/31360057-226d-4540-b87b-feb164c6b182
- Extracted: 2026-04-29

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