# Homemade Orange Soda

A refreshing, flavorful homemade orange soda syrup that can be customized for sweetness.

- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 tbsp orange zest
- 1 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- sparkling water (optional)

## Instructions

1. Using a microplane, zest the oranges, then juice them and set the juice aside.
2. In a medium-sized bowl, combine the granulated sugar and orange zest, massaging the sugar into the zest with your fingers until uniformly orange.
3. Add the zest and sugar mixture along with the orange juice to a small saucepan over medium-low heat.
4. Heat to a gentle simmer, stirring occasionally until all the sugar has dissolved.
5. Turn off the heat and let the zest steep in the syrup until fully cooled.
6. Strain the syrup through a fine mesh sieve to remove the zest.
7. Transfer the finished syrup to a mason jar or storage container.

## Equipment

- microplane
- medium-sized bowl
- small saucepan
- fine mesh sieve
- mason jar

## Tips

- You can make the soda as sweet or unsweet as you’d like.
- You can use a sugar substitute in the syrup.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTDuFx5jt/
- Creator: crowdedkitchen
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/6d247105-541d-435a-b75d-9149ff89d239
- Extracted: 2026-08-22

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