# Mountain Dew from Scratch

This recipe guides you through making Mountain Dew from scratch, providing a sweet, non-chemical alternative to the store-bought version.

- Total time: 2880 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 lemons
- 2 limes
- 3 oranges
- sugar
- 5 oz club soda
- 1 oz Mountain Dew mix

## Instructions

1. Peel two whole lemons, ensuring they are completely naked.
2. Peel two whole limes.
3. Peel three oranges.
4. Cover all the fruit peels with sugar to draw out the citrus oils, creating an oleo saccharum.
5. Cover the bowl and let it sit overnight.
6. Juice the exact citrus fruits you just peeled.
7. Combine the strained juice from the citrus with the oleo saccharum.
8. Pour the strained juice over the oleo saccharum and stir until thoroughly incorporated.
9. Strain out all the solids.
10. Add ice to a glass.
11. Pour about 5 oz of club soda into the glass.
12. Add 1 oz of the Mountain Dew mix.
13. Stir the mixture in the glass.

## Equipment

- peeler
- bowl
- lid
- juicer
- mason jar
- strainer
- jigger

## Tips

- Use anywhere from an ounce to an ounce and a half of the Mountain Dew mix for every 5 oz of club soda.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DI4wxqDToR8/?igsh=cTFncTM2YnZnc3Y4
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/d9cd7e3c-9a6d-4112-a3ff-1161b2397c3e
- Extracted: 2025-08-08

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