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Healthy Home Economist / Archives / Recipes / Drink Recipes / Beverage Recipes / Healthy Homemade Soda in 5 Minutes!

Healthy Homemade Soda in 5 Minutes!

by Sarah Pope / Affiliate Links ✔

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  • 5 Minute Homemade Soda (3 ingredients!)+−
    • Safe Sweetener
    • Natural Flavoring
    • Other Fermented Beverages to Enjoy
  • 5 Minute Homemade Soda (3 ingredients)

homemade sodaTraditionally made, fermented, homemade soda is the beverage of choice in our home. Such drinks like kombucha, kvass, and homemade root beer are loaded with probiotics, are delicious to drink, and greatly assist digestion and nutrient absorption when sipped with meals.

What to do if you are temporarily out of homemade soda and the kids really are wanting something “soda like”? 

5 Minute Homemade Soda (3 ingredients!)

My son came up with this creation and it pleases not only my kids, but other children as well who have visited our home for parties and the like. It’s a crowd pleaser no matter what!

My son also used this recipe for a Science Fair project. He conducted a blind taste test using it and other similar commercially made sodas. His homemade soda recipe was selected by all but a few participants!

Safe Sweetener

The main ingredient you will need to make homemade soda in five minutes is a bottle of liquid stevia.

Stevia is a South American herb that is up to 300 times sweeter than sugar yet does not have a marked effect on blood sugar. It is also extremely low calorie. It is the safest way to get the sweet taste with no negative effects. I prefer to use liquid stevia which is available in the sweetener section of most healthfood stores.

Make sure you don’t buy any of the genetically modified versions of stevia like “Truvia” manufactured by Cargill and Coca-Cola. It always concerns me when companies try to take something completely natural, like stevia, and warp it into something that is patentable so they can make money on it.

Just use the real thing and boycott the stevia counterfits. There isn’t anything “true” about “Truvia”. It is all marketing hype and not a healthy substitute for sugar. Only use the real thing: 100% stevia marketed by no other name.

The second thing you will need to make five minute homemade soda is some sort of chilled seltzer water. Seltzer water from a natural source such as Perrier (most fizzy) or Pellagrino is best, but plain seltzers made with carbonated and purified water are fine too. Try to buy your seltzer in glass bottles if possible.

Natural Flavoring

Once you have seltzer and real stevia on hand, pour some chilled seltzer into a glass and add either a spritz of fresh juice or a few drops of pure cherry, orange or lemon-lime extract. Alternatively, use fresh squeezed lemon or lime juice to taste.

If using cherry extract or tart cherry juice, add a few drops of alcohol-free kola nut extract. This will give the soda a cherry cola flavor! Finish off your homemade soda with a few drops of stevia, stir, taste, and add more flavor if desired. You now have a mildly flavored, cherry cola homemade soda that will quench your kids’ thirst for a treat!

Below are the exact proportions to try. Enjoy!

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5 Minute Homemade Soda (3 ingredients)

Recipe for homemade soda made in 5 minutes or less using only 3 ingredients. No sugar, chemicals, additives or other junk commonly found in commercial soda. Taste tested and kid approved!

Prep Time 5 minutes
Servings 8 ounces
Author Royce Pope

Ingredients

  • 8 oz sparkling mineral water
  • 4-6 drops stevia extract
  • 2-3 drops natural flavoring cherry, orange, lemon or lime suggested
  • 2-3 drops kola nut extract optional (best with cherry flavoring)

Instructions

  1. Mix all ingrediants in a glass.

  2. Stir.

  3. Enjoy!

  4. Experiment with different flavors and proportions to find the ones you like best!

Other Fermented Beverages to Enjoy

Homemade Orangina

Probiotic Lemonade

Homemade Ginger Ale

Sarah, The Healthy Home Economist

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Sarah Pope

Sarah Pope MGA has been a Health and Nutrition Educator since 2002. She is a summa cum laude graduate in Economics from Furman University and holds a Master’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania.

She is the author of three books: the bestseller Get Your Fats Straight, Traditional Remedies for Modern Families, and Living Green in an Artificial World.

Her four eBooks Good Diet…Bad Diet, Real Food Fermentation, Ketonomics, and Ancestrally Inspired Dairy-Free Recipes are available for complimentary download via Healthy Home Plus.

Her mission is dedicated to helping families effectively incorporate the principles of ancestral diets within the modern household. She is a sought after lecturer around the world for conferences, summits, and podcasts.

Sarah was awarded Activist of the Year in 2010 at the International Wise Traditions Conference, subsequently serving on the Board of Directors of the nutrition nonprofit the Weston A. Price Foundation for seven years.

Her work has been covered by numerous independent and major media including USA Today, ABC, and NBC among many others.

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Comments (16)

  1. Elle

    Feb 13, 2012 at 10:49 am

    Soda Stream has a simple machine for “carbonating” soda – can a person use that for the carbonation and then use real flavors like you suggested in the article? I guess what I am asking is: carbonating your water isn’t what is bad is it? I imagine Soda Streams “flavors” aren’t truly healthy but I have yet to check them out. Maybe you can do an article on this simple machine some time?? !!

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  2. Barb

    Feb 12, 2012 at 1:41 pm

    What do you think of the Sweetleaf Liquid Stevia that is flavored? It comes in Vanilla Creme and
    and several other flavors. I’ve always wondered about those.

    Reply
  3. Beth Stowers

    Jan 28, 2012 at 11:26 pm

    I love this post! I like making “soda” with sparkling water, fresh lemon juice/orange juice and stevia. It’s so yummy and very refreshing! My kids will drink the “lemonade” with water in place of sparkling water (they’re young and my son tells me the fizziness is too “spicy,” ha). It’s a treat they’re always asking for.

    I like your suggestions to use the flavorings. Thank you so much!

    Reply
  4. The One

    Jun 15, 2011 at 4:51 pm

    I call “soda” pop, your suggestions are invalid.

    Reply
  5. Becky

    May 30, 2011 at 3:24 am

    Hi Sarah! I’ve been getting so much out of your collection of info ever since the post about healing your son’s cavity with nutrition. I downloaded Ramiel’s Cure Tooth Decay book on my phone, and just read that “extracts of stevia will likely cause significant imbalances to your glandular system. Likewise, do not use the stevia that is stored in glycerin.” Yikes! It’s been my go to sweetener for years. I haven’t been able to find anything online about this, so I’m wondering if you have a different perspective since posting this recipe last year. Thanks a million!

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    • Sarah, TheHealthyHomeEconomist

      Jun 15, 2011 at 5:33 pm

      Liquid stevia on occasion is not a problem. I agree not to get the one in glycerin. Of course, overdoing it as with anything else can cause issues. I only allow my kids to have this treat once in while. It’s certainly not an everyday thing.

    • Tara

      Jul 9, 2011 at 2:10 am

      Can you please elaborate on what the possible issues would be in regard to consuming stevia regularly? I am trying to use it as my primary sweetener as I’ve continually decreased sugar consumption to the point where now I use raw honey and coconut sugar in small amounts and try to defer to stevia where possible. Just wondering what the concerns would be.

  6. Kricket

    Mar 20, 2011 at 10:25 pm

    I do something like this too but with Pellagrino and unsweetened black cherry concentrate and a few drops of stevia. So tasty and a nice change from all the water I drink. I think the black cherry concentrate is supposed to be good for arthritis too.

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    • Jason

      Aug 3, 2015 at 11:37 pm

      What kind of ratio do you use for the black cherry concentrate? I bought some today and am experimenting with it, but it’s too expensive to waste. I guess, if you have a recipe, I’d love to try it!

  7. Jennifer

    Feb 5, 2011 at 11:11 am

    Thank you for posting the link to this particular topic from the ‘sugar’ blog. I had ‘suspected’ something was amiss when ‘truvia’ is being sold in the baking aisle at Whole Foods! Next purchase will be back in the vitamin supplements aisle. I will be using it for coffee consumption only. Is it best to purchase the liquid?

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  8. Kelsey

    Sep 8, 2010 at 7:06 am

    Wow, what a great idea for when that old soda craving hits! This sounds YUMMY. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  9. Anonymous

    Jun 19, 2010 at 2:16 am

    I had no idea about Truvia. I just bought some at Nutrition Smart today. I always wondered about how healthy it truly is though. Thanks for letting us know about the deception of this so called healthy product.

    Reply
  10. erin

    Feb 1, 2010 at 5:21 pm

    I agree. Truvia is not honest. But they are not the only ones. Most "stevia products" contain maltodextrin, dextrose, sugar alcohols, or a combination of them, and some in high concentrations to where the product really is just a sugar product, Truvia included.

    I use SweetLeaf Stevia. It is a very pure form of stevia extract and retains all three of stevia leaf's natural 0 claorie, 0 carb, and 0 glycemic index properties. Their powder contains inulin fiber, which feeds the good bacteria, which in turn, strengethen the immune system.

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