Dairy-free cream soda

This dairy-free cream soda tastes just like the ones you find at the grocery store. It is made with a mint vanilla syrup and is so freaking crisp! It is fizzy and sweet too. Doing my research and discovering that cream soda is just syrup and club soda blew my mind. It is that simple! All you have to do is keep both the syrup and club soda very chilled for that fizzy experience you expect in any cream soda.

Making the vanilla mint syrup

The syrup is made just like any simple syrup recipe. Water and sugar is boiled until it is completely dissolved. Except this time, I added fresh mint leaves and vanilla extract. Bear in mind that you only need the leaves not the entire sprigs (stems). The trick to making any good flavored syrup is to steep (soak) the ingredients in the liquid for as long as possible before straining it. You can also experiment with other syrups like my homemade raspberry mint syrup or strawberry syrup to create fruity flavored cream sodas.

Next, you strain the cooled syrup to collect a clear, smooth syrup. The syrup might have a greenish tinge because of the mint leaves. Mix this with the club soda and, ta-da, you have cream soda! To ensure the maximum fizziness, add the club soda right before serving or it will go flat (stale). Serve this over ice cubes to intensify the sparkling effect in this soda.

Dairy-free mint cream soda

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Servings: 3-4 Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cooking Time: 15M 15M

Rating: 5.0/5

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Ingredients

Vanilla mint syrup

1 cup water

1 cup sugar

1 cup fresh mint leaves, washed

2 tablespoons vanilla extract

 

Cream soda

1 cup (4 oz) chilled vanilla mint syrup

3 cups club soda or other carbonated water

 

Instructions

Vanilla mint syrup

1. Boil the water and sugar in a saucepan on medium heat until dissolves and the solution looks transparent.
2. Add the mint leaves to the saucepan and boil, uncovered, for 10 minutes.
3. Cover the saucepan with its lid and let it steep for a few hours.
4. Discard the mint leaves and mix in the vanilla extract.
5. Keep refrigerated in a mason jar until chilled.

Cream soda

1. Mix the vanilla mint syrup with the club soda/carbonated water. It should fizz right away.
2. Serve chilled over ice cubes in tall glasses and garnish with fresh mint sprigs.