Homemade Dirty Sodas with Fresh Fruit Syrup

Creamy, fruity, refreshing sodas made with homemade fruit syrup and your choice of soda or sparkling water.

By @everythingjustbaked

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Cook time: 30 minutes

Servings: 4

Ingredients

• 2 cups fresh or thawed frozen fruit
• 0.5 cup Karo Light Corn Syrup
• 0.75 cup water
• 0 salt (amount not specified)
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon or lime juice
• 0 ice (amount not specified)
• 2 tablespoons homemade fruit syrup
• 1 cup chilled soda or sparkling water
• 1.5 tablespoons heavy cream or unsweetened coconut cream
• 0 fresh fruit (amount not specified)

Instructions

1. Combine 2 cups of fresh or thawed frozen fruit, ½ cup of Karo Light Corn Syrup, ¾ cup of water, and a pinch of salt in a saucepan.
2. Simmer the mixture over medium heat for 6–10 minutes, gently mashing the fruit as it cooks.
3. Remove the saucepan from heat and let the mixture steep for 10 minutes.
4. Stir in 1 tablespoon of fresh lemon or lime juice into the mixture.
5. Strain the mixture through a fine-mesh sieve to remove solids and allow it to cool completely.
6. Fill a glass with ice.
7. Add 2 tablespoons of the homemade fruit syrup to the glass.
8. Pour 1 cup of your favorite chilled soda or sparkling water into the glass.
9. Slowly pour 1½ to 2 tablespoons of heavy cream or unsweetened coconut cream over the top.
10. Garnish with fresh fruit if desired, stir, and enjoy.