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Homemade orange soda, three syrups

Homemade orange soda, three syrups

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Three ways to make your own orange soda: a syrup made with concentrated juice, a syrup made with citrus zest steeped in sugar, or a syrup made with essent…

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At a glance: serves 10 people, 24 hr 20 min total (20 min prep and 24 hr resting), no cooking, difficulty: medium, about $0.32 per person.

Recipe from SnappyDragonPennyroyal, Mazbel, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Orange soda is a carbonated juice that offers a less acidic taste than classic orange juice. It is not a substitute for orange juice, but rather a bubbly and refreshing drink.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time—
  • Resting24 hr
  • Total24 hr 20 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodno cooking required
  • Estimated cost$3.22 $0.32 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

10 people

Concentrated juice syrup

  • $0.40
  • $0.11

Citrus-infused syrup

  • $1.25
  • $0.08

Essential oil syrup

  • $0.37
  • $0.22

To serve

  • $0.79

Prices from US supermarkets for 3 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

Concentrated juice syrup

  1. Pour the water into a large container, add the sugar, then the concentrated juice, mix well, and let it cool.
  2. Mix a portion of syrup with a portion of sparkling natural water. ≈ 3 min

Citrus-infused syrup

  1. Wash the oranges and zest one and a half oranges, removing the white pith. Mix the zest with the sugar and let it sit in the refrigerator for 24 hours.
  2. Squeeze half an orange, mix the juice with the scented sugar, and filter: you will obtain approximately 120 ml of syrup. ≈ 4 min
  3. Mix three parts soda water with one part syrup. ≈ 3 min

Essential oil syrup

  1. Mix the alcohol (or gum arabic solution) with the essential oil. ≈ 4 min
  2. Pour: Pour, and add the food coloring, citric acid, water, and sugar. Mix well. ≈ 4 min
  3. Mix five parts sparkling water with one part syrup. Avoid mineral or flavored sparkling waters, as they will ruin the taste. ≈ 3 min

The bill

Homemade orange soda, three syrups

  • 520 grams of sugar$0.40
  • 30 ml of concentrated orange juice or orange syrup$0.11
  • 2 oranges$1.25
  • 100 grams of sugar$0.08
  • 120 ml of carrot powder (or 24 drops of red food coloring and 24 drops of yellow food coloring)$0.37
  • 290 grams of sugar$0.22
  • Naturally carbonated water (not mineral water)$0.79

Total$3.22

that's $0.32 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 560 ml of water
  • 520 grams of sugar
  • 30 ml of concentrated orange juice or orange syrup
  • 2 oranges
  • 100 grams of sugar
  • 6 drops of pure orange essential oil
  • 5 ml of neutral alcohol (or 2.5 ml of water and 2.5 ml of gum arabic)
  • 5 ml of citric acid
  • 120 ml of carrot powder (or 24 drops of red food coloring and 24 drops of yellow food coloring)
  • 220 ml of water
  • 290 grams of sugar
  • Naturally carbonated water (not mineral water)

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