Recipe courtesy of Allison Robicelli
Sugarplum Soda Syrup
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 2 cups
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 6 servings
- Calories
- 435
- Total Fat
- 0
- Saturated Fat
- 0
- Carbohydrates
- 114
- Dietary Fiber
- 3
- Sugar
- 106
- Protein
- 2
- Cholesterol
- 0
- Sodium
- 6
- Total: 1 hr 10 min (includes cooling time)
- Active: 20 min
Ingredients
1 cup golden raisins
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup dried apricots, roughly chopped
1/2 cup pitted dates, chopped
1/2 cup honey
3 cardamom pods
1 cinnamon stick
1/2 a whole nutmeg
1 teaspoon almond extract
Purple food coloring, as desired
Directions
- Combine the raisins, sugar, apricots, dates, honey, cardamom, cinnamon stick and nutmeg in 2 1/2 cups water in a medium saucepan over high heat and bring to a boil, stirring frequently. Reduce the heat to low and simmer until the mixture reduces to a thin syrup, about 20 minutes.
- Slowly pour the mixture through a fine-mesh strainer, gently pressing on the fruit to extract all the syrup. Discard the solids. Stir in the almond extract. Add the food coloring a drop at a time until the desired shade is reached. Allow the soda syrup to cool completely before bottling, about 30 minutes.
- Suggestion for use: Fill a glass with 8 ounces of cold seltzer water, then add 2 tablespoons soda syrup and stir gently (feel free to add more or less syrup to taste). Garnish with an orange slice.