# Homemade Cola

A refreshing homemade cola recipe made with brown sugar, citrus zests, spices, and a touch of caramel.

- Total time: 5 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 0.75 cup brown sugar
- 0.5 cup water
- 0.25 spoon orange zest
- 0.25 spoon lemon zest
- 1 piece cinnamon stick
- few coriander seeds
- touch cloves
- 2 spoons dark caramel
- 0.5 spoon lime juice
- 0.5 spoon lemon juice
- 1 spoon coffee extract
- touch halal vanilla
- 1 liter carbonated water

## Instructions

1. Combine brown sugar and water in a pot and bring to a boil.
2. Add orange zest, lemon zest, cinnamon stick, coriander seeds, and cloves.
3. Mix and boil for 5 minutes.
4. Add two spoons of dark caramel to the syrup.
5. Cool down the syrup.
6. Strain the syrup.
7. Add half a spoon of lime juice.
8. Add half a spoon of lemon juice.
9. Add one spoon of coffee extract.
10. Add a touch of halal vanilla.
11. Shake the mixture well.
12. Mix half a cup of syrup for every liter of carbonated water.

## Source

- Original video: https://youtube.com/shorts/ftkx0IP9wSE?si=-rjV9eMN_rVVEsiM
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/35cf8201-1242-42e5-84d2-6c0fb9fa5c3c
- Extracted: 2026-01-12

Extracted from the video by Clip Recipe (https://www.cliprecipe.com). Quantities and steps are as stated or shown in the video. Site guide for agents: https://www.cliprecipe.com/llms.txt