Homemade Coca-Cola

Name: Homemade Coca-Cola
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup coconut sugar; 0.5 cup water; 3 cinnamon sticks; 1 dash lemon skin; 1 dash lime skin; 1 dash orange skin; 1 dash coriander; 1 dash nutmeg; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 0.5 teaspoon bitters; 1 cup ice; 3 parts sparkling water

40m

Serves 1

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Homemade Coca-Cola

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40m

Serves 1

Directions

1Place a pot on medium-low heat.
2Add one cup of coconut sugar to the pot.
3Cook and stir the sugar until it becomes sticky.
4Once the sugar is sticky, add half a cup of water.
5Turn up the heat slightly to bring the mixture to a simmer.
6Once it starts to simmer, add cinnamon sticks (one big one or three small ones).
7Add a little bit of lemon skin to the pot.
8Add some lime skin.
9Add some orange skin.
10Add a dash of coriander.
11Add a little bit of nutmeg.
12Let the mixture simmer for 5 to 10 minutes until it thickens and all the flavors combine.
13After 10 minutes, take the pot off the heat.
14Strain the mixture into a glass jar to remove any peels or other solids.
15Add one teaspoon of vanilla to the syrup.
16Add half a teaspoon of bitters (ensure it's without red dye).
17Let the syrup cool for about 30 minutes.
18Place ice in a cup.
19Pour one part of the homemade syrup into the cup with ice.
20Add three parts of sparkling water to the cup.
21Stir the mixture with a straw.
22Taste your homemade Coca-Cola.

Ingredients

1 cup coconut sugar
0.5 cup water
3 cinnamon sticks
1 dash lemon skin
1 dash lime skin
1 dash orange skin
1 dash coriander
1 dash nutmeg
1 teaspoon vanilla
0.5 teaspoon bitters
1 cup ice
3 parts sparkling water

Equipment

potwooden spoonglass jarstrainerspooncupstraw

Tips

Let the mixture simmer for 5-10 minutes to thicken and allow flavors to combine.
Use sparkling water with real lemon juice for a better taste.
Make sure to get bitters without red dyes.
This homemade Coca-Cola has no dyes, no corn syrup, and no phosphoric acid.
This tastes way better than Pepsi, and you should try it!

Homemade Coca-Cola

40m

Serves 1

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Homemade Coca-Cola

facebook.com

40m

Serves 1

Directions

1Place a pot on medium-low heat.
2Add one cup of coconut sugar to the pot.
3Cook and stir the sugar until it becomes sticky.
4Once the sugar is sticky, add half a cup of water.
5Turn up the heat slightly to bring the mixture to a simmer.
6Once it starts to simmer, add cinnamon sticks (one big one or three small ones).
7Add a little bit of lemon skin to the pot.
8Add some lime skin.
9Add some orange skin.
10Add a dash of coriander.
11Add a little bit of nutmeg.
12Let the mixture simmer for 5 to 10 minutes until it thickens and all the flavors combine.
13After 10 minutes, take the pot off the heat.
14Strain the mixture into a glass jar to remove any peels or other solids.
15Add one teaspoon of vanilla to the syrup.
16Add half a teaspoon of bitters (ensure it's without red dye).
17Let the syrup cool for about 30 minutes.
18Place ice in a cup.
19Pour one part of the homemade syrup into the cup with ice.
20Add three parts of sparkling water to the cup.
21Stir the mixture with a straw.
22Taste your homemade Coca-Cola.

Ingredients

1 cup coconut sugar
0.5 cup water
3 cinnamon sticks
1 dash lemon skin
1 dash lime skin
1 dash orange skin
1 dash coriander
1 dash nutmeg
1 teaspoon vanilla
0.5 teaspoon bitters
1 cup ice
3 parts sparkling water

Equipment

potwooden spoonglass jarstrainerspooncupstraw

Tips

Let the mixture simmer for 5-10 minutes to thicken and allow flavors to combine.
Use sparkling water with real lemon juice for a better taste.
Make sure to get bitters without red dyes.
This homemade Coca-Cola has no dyes, no corn syrup, and no phosphoric acid.
This tastes way better than Pepsi, and you should try it!