Blood Orange French Soda

What is a French Soda?

 Italian sodas are made with club soda, flavored syrup, and ice. I recently discovered that when you add half and half to what's known as an Italian soda, you get an Italian Cream Soda or…. what was originally coined as a French soda! Here, we're making a blood orange & cardamom french soda and they are absolutely delightful.

Pick Your Soda

There are endless soda flavoring possibilities when it comes to these drinks. Of course, we have blood orange - but you could mix it up with clementine, lemon, berry, coconut, strawberry, or grapefruit soda. The world is your oyster!

Pick Your Syrup

Let your creative juices soar by playing with adding simple syrup infusions. Simple syrup is a thick, relatively viscous liquid composed of merely two ingredients. Take a look at my post detailing how to make your own simple syrups and play with your preferred flavors!

Pick Your "Cream"

Although traditionally, French soda is made with cream, you can of course substitute a dairy-free alternative. Using Coconut cream, coconut milk, oat milk creamer or almond milk are delicious alternatives.

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Blood Orange & Cardamom French Soda - The Method

To Make the Cardamom Simple Syrup

• Pour your measured water and sugar into a saucepan and heat on medium
• Cook, stirring the mixture until your sugar has completely dissolved.
• Add desired infusion ingredients, ginger & cardamom pods, and continue heating for 30 seconds before removing from heat
• Allow syrup to infuse for half an hour as the simple syrup cools completely
• Strain syrup into an airtight container and store in the fridge

To Make the Blood Orange Cardamom French Soda

• Fill your glass with ice and pour in the simple syrup and blood orange soda
• Finally pour in the half-and-half, stir until combined, and enjoy!