# Homemade Sprite

A refreshing homemade version of Sprite made with fresh lemons and limes.

- Total time: 140 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 3 lemons zested and juiced
- 4 limes zested and juiced
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1 dash pink salt
- 1 dash citric acid
- 0.5 cup lemon juice
- 0.5 cup lime juice
- 2 cups carbonated water
- ice

## Instructions

1. Zest the lemons and limes using a fine grater, avoiding the white bitter part.
2. Add all the zest into a bowl.
3. Add 1 cup sugar and gently massage it together until it turns wet and fragrant.
4. Let the mixture sit for 2 hours.
5. Add 1 cup boiling water, a dash of pink salt, and a dash of citric acid.
6. Mix well until the sugar dissolves.
7. Let it steep for 20 minutes.
8. Juice the lemons and limes.
9. Add 1/2 cup lemon juice and 1/2 cup lime juice to the mixture.
10. Mix the ingredients.
11. Strain everything through a cheesecloth into a clean container.
12. To assemble the drink, add ice to a glass.
13. Pour 1/2 cup of the citrus syrup into the glass.
14. Add 2 cups of carbonated water.

## Equipment

- cheese grater
- bowl
- cheesecloth

## Tips

- Avoid grating the white bitter part of the citrus peel.
- Let the zest and sugar mixture sit for 2 hours to pull out citrus oils.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1B2uNAzcs2/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/a6a25b92-962a-4e77-9f16-a842ff7b0a82
- Extracted: 2026-05-12

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