Delicious Italian Cream Soda Recipe
A delicious and refreshing Italian cream soda recipe made with homemade fruity syrups and topped with club soda. This drink is perfect for warm weather and can be customized with different flavors of fruity syrups.
Ingredients
- 2 cups water
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup light corn syrup
- ½ cup homemade fruity syrup
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup heavy cream
- ½ cup whole milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ice cubes
- fresh fruit slices or wedges
- club soda
Instructions
- Create your homemade fruity syrup by combining water and sugar in a medium saucepan and heating it over medium heat, stirring until the sugar dissolves.
- Add flavor to your syrup by adding your desired fruit to the saucepan and removing from heat, allowing the mixture to steep for at least 30 minutes.
- Strain the syrup through a fine-mesh sieve into a clean glass bottle and discard the solids.
- Make the Italian cream soda base by combining water, sugar, and corn syrup in a large saucepan and heating it over medium heat, stirring until the sugar dissolves.
- Remove the saucepan from the heat and stir in the baking soda and salt.
- Allow the mixture to cool to room temperature, then stir in the homemade fruity syrup, heavy cream, whole milk, and vanilla extract.
- Refrigerate the mixture for at least 2 hours.
- Fill a glass with ice and pour the Italian cream soda mixture over the ice.
- Top the soda with club soda and stir gently.
- Garnish with fresh fruit slices or wedges and serve immediately.
Notes
You can customize the flavor of the fruity syrup by using different types of fruits such as raspberries, lemons, or oranges.