Cherry Vanilla Soda Syrup
A homemade cherry syrup recipe made with fresh cherries and vanilla, perfect for mixing with soda water, Coke, cocktails, or mocktails.
Equipment
- Cherry pitter
- Fine-mesh sieve
- Glass jar or bottle for storage
Ingredients
- 2 cups fresh cherries 300 g, washed and pitted
- 1 ¼ cups granulated sugar 250 g
- 1 ¼ cups water 295 ml
- 2 tsp vanilla extract 10 ml
To Serve
- Soda water
- Fresh lemon juice optional
Instructions
- Rinse the cherries, remove the stems, and pit them. Coarsely chop the cherries into halves and quarters.
- In a medium saucepan, combine the sugar and water over medium heat. Bring to a simmer, swirling the pan a couple of times to dissolve the sugar.
- Add the cherries and return the mixture to heat.
- Bring to a boil. Cook for 10 to 12 minutes, stirring occasionally and watching carefully so the syrup does not boil over.
- Once the cherries are mushy and the mixture is syrupy, remove from heat.
- Allow the mixture to rest for 20 minutes.
- Strain out the solids through a fine mesh sieve. Stir in the vanilla extract.
- Store the syrup in a glass jar or bottle in the refrigerator.
- To serve, mix 1 1/2 to 2 fl oz / 42 to 56 ml syrup with 4 to 5 fl oz / 112 to 140 ml soda water. Add a squeeze of lemon juice if desired.
Notes
- Keeps for up to 1 week in the refrigerator.
- Also great in cocktails or mixed with Coke for cherry vanilla Coke.
- Use a larger saucepan if your syrup tends to foam up while boiling.
