Pepper Soda

Name: Pepper Soda
Total time: 100 min
Yield: 3 servings
Ingredients: 1 cup (240 ml) water; 6 prunes; 6 cubes of ginger that are ¼ in (0.67 cm) in width; 20 pitted frozen cherries; 1 lemon, zested; 1 orange, zested; 8 mint leaves; 1 tsp (5 ml) anise seed or 2 star anise pods; 1 tsp (5 ml) allspice; 1 tsp (5 ml) cloves; 1 tsp (5 ml) coriander seed; 1 tsp (5 ml) vanilla extract; ½ cup (120 ml) white sugar; 10 mg caffeine (optional); Carbonated water, as needed

A pepper soda is a soda flavored with multiple fruits and spices. This recipe does not contain peppers; rather, the name derives from Dr. Pepper.

100 min · serves 3

Ingredients

1 cup (240 ml) water
6 prunes
6 cubes of ginger that are ¼ in (0.67 cm) in width
20 pitted frozen cherries
1 lemon, zested
1 orange, zested
8 mint leaves
1 tsp (5 ml) anise seed or 2 star anise pods
1 tsp (5 ml) allspice
1 tsp (5 ml) cloves
1 tsp (5 ml) coriander seed
1 tsp (5 ml) vanilla extract
½ cup (120 ml) white sugar
10 mg caffeine (optional)
Carbonated water, as needed

Steps

Combine the water, prunes, ginger, cherries, zest, mint, anise, allspice, cloves, coriander, vanilla, and sugar in a saucepan.
Boil the mixture until it becomes a thick syrup.
Strain the syrup, discarding the solids, and stir in the caffeine. You should have about 5 oz (150 ml) syrup.
To make the finished soda, mix 1 volume of syrup with 5 volumes of sparkling water.

More recipes with ginger, cherries, lemon, orange, mint, anise, allspice, cloves, coriander, vanilla or club soda

Adapted from “Pepper Soda” in the Wikibooks Cookbook by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Reformatted for this site; this page's recipe text is shared under the same license.