Seed Oil Free Cherry Lime Soda

Total time30 min

Prep time10 min

Cook time5 min

4.5

(14)

Bright, tangy, and deeply refreshing, this cherry lime soda is the kind of drink that makes you feel like summer arrived early. A quick homemade cherry syrup — made by simmering sweet cherries with a little water and honey — gives you that gorgeous ruby color and real fruit flavor that no bottled mixer can match. The lime juice adds a zippy contrast that keeps every sip lively, and the sparkling water brings the fizz without any mystery additives. For anyone trying to avoid seed oils, store-bought sodas and flavored drinks can be surprisingly tricky territory, since some commercial syrups and concentrates sneak in unexpected ingredients. Here, every component is clean and straightforward — fresh fruit, honey, citrus, and bubbles, full stop. Pouring the sparkling water slowly down the side of the glass is a small but satisfying trick that keeps it perfectly effervescent right up until the last sip. Garnish with a few fresh cherries and a lime wedge and it looks as good as it tastes.

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Ingredients

2 servings

For the cherry syrup

1 cup fresh or frozen sweet cherries, pitted
¼ cup water
2 tbsp honey

For serving

3 tbsp fresh lime juice (from about 2 limes)
1 ½ cups sparkling water, chilled
1 cup ice cubes
2 lime wedges (optional)
4 fresh cherries, for garnish (optional)

Instructions

1
Combine the pitted cherries, water, and honey in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally and pressing the cherries gently with a spoon, until the cherries have softened and released their juice and the liquid is a deep ruby color, about 5 minutes.
2
Pour the cherry mixture through a fine-mesh strainer set over a small bowl or measuring cup, pressing the solids firmly to extract as much syrup as possible. Discard the solids. Let the cherry syrup cool to room temperature, about 15 minutes.

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