# Homemade Coca-Cola

Homemade Coca-Cola without phosphoric acids and corn syrups that tastes delicious.

- Total time: 40 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

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

## Instructions

1. Place a pot on medium-low heat.
2. Add one cup of coconut sugar to the pot.
3. Cook and stir the sugar until it becomes sticky.
4. Add half a cup of water to the sticky sugar.
5. Turn up the heat a little bit hotter to bring the mixture to a simmer.
6. Once it starts to simmer, add some cinnamon sticks, lemon skin, lime skin, orange skin, a dash of coriander, and a dash of nutmeg.
7. Let the mixture simmer for 5 to 10 minutes until it gets thick and all the flavors come together.
8. After 10 minutes, take the pot off the heat.
9. Strain the mixture into a glass jar, making sure no peels or other solids get into your syrup.
10. Add one teaspoon of vanilla to the syrup.
11. Add half a teaspoon of bitters (without red dyes) to the syrup.
12. Let the syrup cool for about 30 minutes.
13. Add ice to a cup.
14. Add one part syrup to three parts sparkling water in the cup with ice.
15. Stir the drink well.
16. Enjoy your homemade Coca-Cola!

## Equipment

- pot
- wooden spoon
- mason jar
- strainer
- cup
- metal straw

## Tips

- Let the mixture simmer for 5 to 10 minutes so it gets thick.
- When making the drink, you need one part syrup to three parts sparkling water.
- Use sparkling water made with real lemon juice.
- Ensure the bitters do not have red dyes.
- This recipe tastes way better than Pepsi, and it has no dyes, corn syrup, or phosphoric acid (which can clean metal).

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1FuRkLTzvd/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/8bfc2a6f-17fa-4ebd-b8ca-2be508d81298
- Extracted: 2025-06-27

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