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    Home » Recipes » Drinks

    Homemade Italian Soda Recipe

    Published: Jun 11, 2021 · Modified: Aug 2, 2022 by Amanda · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads

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    cream pouring into a glass with club soda and strawberry syrup
    cream pouring into a glass with simple syrup and club soda

    This homemade Italian soda recipe is perfect for a fun fizzy drink that both kids and adults will enjoy. Mix these fresh fruit simple syrups with club soda and top them off with a bit of heavy cream for a deliciously refreshing treat!

    glass mug with strawberry cream soda in it with a straw
    homemade italian cream soda

    Italian sodas are my oldest son's favorite drink. Almost every year for his birthday we make them with a few different flavors and everyone can mix and match to make their drink. It's perfect for birthday parties, summer cookouts or get togethers where you want to have a fun mocktail drink bar!

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    • 🍋 Ingredient notes
    • 🥤 Step by step instructions
    • ⭐ Top tip
    • 🍒 Other flavor ideas
    • 🥤Serving suggestions
    • 📋 Storage instructions
    • 🍹 More drink recipes
    • 📖 Recipe
    • 💬 Comments

    🍋 Ingredient notes

    • Simple syrup - A simple syrup is a 50/50 mix of water and sugar that has been heated until the sugar dissolves. It's great to use to sweeten drinks without getting that gritty taste from the sugar. Flavored with fresh fruit, juices, or herbs these syrups add extra flavor to drinks or baked goods. The recipe below includes directions for strawberry, lemon, and orange simple syrups. Each syrup yields between 2 ½ - 4 cups of syrup, which depending on how much you use per drink, should yield between 10-15 drinks each.
    • Club soda - This is what gives these drinks their fizz. Alternatively, lemon-lime soda can be used for a sweeter drink. Other substitutes for club soda are sparkling water or seltzer water.
    • Heavy cream - The addition of heavy cream turns this Italian soda recipe into an Italian cream soda. The heavy cream is optional and can be omitted. For a dairy free alternative, try coconut cream.

    🥤 Step by step instructions

    First, make your simple syrup by combining the ingredients for the syrup in a medium pot over medium high heat. Once the mixture begins to boil, reduce the heat to medium low and allow it to simmer for 15 minutes.

    orange simple syrup simmering in a silver pot
    orange simple syrup

    Strain any fruit and zest from the syrup and allow the mixture to cool completely in the refrigerator.

    strainer filled with strawberries over a white bowl of red liquid
    straining fruit from simple syrup

    When you are ready to make your drinks, fill a tall glass about halfway with ice and pour in approximately ¼ cup of the simple syrup.

    red simple syrup pouring into a glass mug with ice
    strawberry simple syrup

    Next, add in about ½ cup of club soda.

    club soda pouring into a clear glass mug with ice and strawberry simple syrup
    club soda in italian soda

    Lastly, finish off with ¼ cup of heavy cream.

    cream pouring into a glass with strawberry simple syrup and club soda
    heavy cream for cream soda

    Stir gently and enjoy!

    spoon stirring strawberry italian cream soda in a clear glass mug
    stirring italian cream soda

    The actual amounts of the simple syrup and heavy cream can be adjusted based on your preferences.

    overhead view of a mug of strawberry italian cream soda
    homemade italian cream soda

    If you ever don't recognize a tool or skill that I mention, be sure to look it up in the Glossary of Cooking Terms and Definitions for more information.


    ⭐ Top tip

    Place the simple syrups in squeeze bottles for easy storage and serving!

    red, yellow and orange simple syrups in a squeeze bottles next to fresh fruit
    fresh fruit simple syrups

    🍒 Other flavor ideas

    • Pineapple
    • Cherry
    • Lime
    • Vanilla
    • Peach
    • Raspberry
    • Blueberry

    🥤Serving suggestions

    • Simple syrup - Store simple syrups in squeeze bottles for easy serving
    • Club soda - Use a gallon beverage dispenser to serve the club soda
    • Heavy cream - Pour heavy cream into a glass quart pitcher for easy serving

    📋 Storage instructions

    Simple syrups can be made ahead of time and stored in an air tight container in the refrigerator before or after use for 3-4 weeks.

    🍹 More drink recipes

    If you loved this Italian soda recipe, check out these other tasty drink recipes that I know you will love as well!

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    • Grapefruit Cocktail
    • Whiskey Blood Orange Cocktail
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    📖 Recipe

    glass mug filled with strawberry italian cream soda with a straw

    Homemade Italian Cream Sodas

    Amanda
    This homemade Italian soda recipe is perfect for a fun fizzy drink that both kids and adults will enjoy. Homemade fresh fruit simple syrups are combined with club soda and topped off with cream for a deliciously refreshing treat!
    5 from 2 votes
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 20 mins
    Total Time 30 mins
    Course Dessert, Drinks
    Cuisine American
    Servings 15 servings
    Calories 373 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    Lemon Simple Syrup

    • 2 ½ cups water
    • 3 cups granulated sugar
    • ½ cup fresh lemon juice approximately 3 lemons
    • 1 Tablespoon lemon zest approximately 3 lemons

    Orange Simple Syrup

    • 2 cups water
    • 2 ½ cups granulated sugar
    • 1 cup fresh orange juice approximately 3 large oranges
    • 1 Tablespoon orange zest approximately 3 large oranges

    Strawberry Simple Syrup

    • 2 cups water
    • 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
    • 3 cups chopped strawberries approximately 1 pound

    Italian Cream Sodas

    • club soda
    • heavy cream
    • ice

    Instructions
     

    Fresh Fruit Simple Syrup

    • Combine ingredients for the preferred flavor of simple syrup in a medium pot and stir to combine.
    • Heat on the stove top over medium high heat until the mixture just starts to boil. Reduce heat to medium low and allow to simmer for 15 minutes.
    • Strain fruit or zest from the syrup and allow it to cool in the refrigerator completely. 

    Italian Sodas

    • Fill a tall glass halfway with ice and pour approximately ¼ cup of the flavored simple syrup on top of it.
    • Add about ½ cup of club soda and top with ¼ cup heavy cream.
    • Stir with a straw or spoon to combine and serve.

    Notes

    • Quantities for simple syrup, club soda, and heavy cream can be adjusted based on preferences.  
    • Lemon syrup yields approximately 3 cups, Orange syrup yields approximately 4 cups, Strawberry syrup yields approximately 2 ½ cups

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1drinkCalories: 373kcalCarbohydrates: 96gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 6mgPotassium: 56mgFiber: 1gSugar: 95gVitamin A: 6IUVitamin C: 21mgCalcium: 10mgIron: 1mg
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    Comments

    1. Dianna

      May 19, 2022 at 12:32 pm

      I wonder if instead of removing fruit, you pureed it into the simple syrup? Have you tried that? Results?

      Reply
      • Amanda

        May 19, 2022 at 2:49 pm

        You can definitely do that! The syrup will have more texture to it depending on how much you blend it and the strength of your blender. If you are using a squeeze bottle to serve the syrup, then you may need to cut a larger hole in the tip as well.

        Reply
    2. Kelsie | the itsy-bitsy kitchen

      September 14, 2019 at 3:40 pm

      5 stars
      I worked in a coffee shop in high school and we made gazillions of Italian sodas. These are taking me back--but ours never looked this pretty!

      Reply
      • SaporitoKitchen

        September 14, 2019 at 4:09 pm

        How funny! Thank you so much Kelsie!

        Reply
    3. camila

      September 13, 2019 at 2:32 pm

      these are so fun, Amanda!!

      Reply
      • Amanda

        September 13, 2019 at 3:21 pm

        Thanks Camila!

        Reply

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