12 Easy Homemade SodaStream Recipes & Natural Soda Syrups

12 Easy Homemade SodaStream Recipes & Natural Soda Syrups

Homemade SodaStream recipes are an easy way to make fresh, fizzy drinks at home using fruit, herbs, natural syrups and sparkling water from your soda maker.

Below you will find fruit syrup recipes, classic soda flavours, sugar-free ideas, storage tips and simple rules for getting the best result from your SodaStream machine.

Quick Recipe Comparison

Homemade Fruit Syrups for SodaStream

Grapefruit & Sage Syrup

Ingredients:

• 1 ⅔ cup grapefruit juice, about 3–4 grapefruits
• Peeled zest of the grapefruits
• 200g white sugar
• 120ml water
• 10 sage leaves with stalks

Instructions:

1. Place all ingredients in a saucepan.
2. Heat over medium heat until the sugar dissolves and the mixture reaches a gentle boil.
3. Lower the heat and simmer for about 20 minutes until syrupy.
4. Strain through a sieve and press gently with the back of a spoon.
5. Pour into a sterilised heatproof glass bottle or mason jar.

Pineapple & Star Anise Syrup

Ingredients:

• 650g pineapple, peeled and cut
• 200g white sugar
• 2 star anise
• 120ml water
• Pinch of salt

Instructions:

1. Place all ingredients in a saucepan and heat until the sugar dissolves.
2. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat until the pineapple softens.
3. Turn off the heat and let the star anise steep for 30 minutes.
4. Remove the star anise and puree the pineapple.
5. Strain through cheesecloth and pour the syrup into a sterilised bottle.

Peach & Thyme Syrup

Ingredients:

• 500g peaches, stones removed and cut into chunks
• 4 sprigs of thyme
• 100ml water
• 100g white sugar
• Pinch of salt

Instructions:

1. Place all ingredients in a saucepan and heat until the sugar dissolves.
2. Cover and let the peaches soften for a few minutes.
3. Simmer uncovered for 20–30 minutes until syrupy.
4. Remove the thyme and puree the peaches.
5. Strain through cheesecloth and pour into a sterilised bottle.

Strawberry & Rose Syrup

Ingredients:

• 1 lb strawberries, washed
• ⅓ cup rose water
• ¼ cup water
• 100g white sugar
• Pinch of salt

Instructions:

1. Place all ingredients in a saucepan.
2. Heat until the sugar dissolves and the liquid starts boiling.
3. Lower the heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
4. Puree the strawberries and strain through cheesecloth.
5. Pour the syrup into a sterilised glass bottle or jar.

Lime & Lemongrass Syrup

Ingredients:

• ½ cup lime juice
• Zest of the lime
• 2 lemongrass stalks
• ½ cup water
• 240g white sugar
• ¼ tsp salt

Instructions:

1. Bruise the lemongrass stalks with the blunt side of a knife.
2. Cut the stalks into 2–3 pieces.
3. Place all ingredients in a saucepan and heat until the sugar dissolves.
4. Simmer until the liquid becomes syrupy.
5. Strain and pour into a sterilised bottle.

Classic Homemade SodaStream Recipes

Lemon-Lime Soda

Ingredients:

• ½ cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
• ½ cup freshly squeezed lime juice
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 litre sparkling water

Directions:

1. Mix the lemon juice, lime juice and sugar in a small saucepan.
2. Heat gently until the sugar dissolves.
3. Let the syrup cool to room temperature.
4. Carbonate plain water in your SodaStream bottle.
5. Add syrup to taste after carbonation and chill before serving.

Orange Creamsicle Soda

Ingredients:

• 1 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 litre sparkling water

Directions:

1. Blend the orange juice, cream and sugar until smooth.
2. Carbonate plain water first.
3. Add a small amount of orange cream mixture to the sparkling water.
4. Stir gently and serve cold.

Pineapple Soda

Ingredients:

• 1 cup freshly squeezed pineapple juice
• ½ cup sugar
• 1 litre sparkling water

Directions:

1. Mix pineapple juice and sugar in a small saucepan.
2. Heat gently until the sugar dissolves.
3. Let the syrup cool.
4. Carbonate plain water first.
5. Add syrup to taste and chill before serving.

Cherry Vanilla Soda

Ingredients:

• 1 cup cherry juice
• ½ cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 litre sparkling water

Directions:

1. Mix cherry juice and sugar in a saucepan.
2. Heat gently until dissolved.
3. Let the syrup cool.
4. Carbonate plain water first.
5. Add cherry syrup and vanilla extract to taste.
6. Serve cold with ice.

Sugar-Free SodaStream Recipes

Sugar-free SodaStream recipes are ideal if you want a lighter sparkling drink without traditional soda syrup. These recipes use fresh fruit, herbs and natural flavour instead of added sugar.

Cucumber Mint Soda

Ingredients:

• 1 large cucumber, peeled and sliced
• ½ cup fresh mint leaves
• 1 litre sparkling water

Directions:

1. Puree the cucumber and mint in a blender.
2. Strain through a fine sieve.
3. Carbonate plain water first.
4. Add cucumber mint flavour to taste.
5. Chill before serving.

Raspberry Lime Soda

Ingredients:

• 1 cup fresh raspberries
• Juice of 1 lime
• 1 litre sparkling water

Directions:

1. Puree the raspberries and lime juice.
2. Strain to remove seeds.
3. Carbonate plain water first.
4. Add raspberry lime puree to taste.
5. Serve cold.

Peach Ginger Soda

Ingredients:

• 2 ripe peaches, peeled and chopped
• 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, peeled and grated
• 1 litre sparkling water

Directions:

1. Puree the peaches and ginger.
2. Strain through a fine sieve.
3. Carbonate plain water first.
4. Add the peach ginger mix to taste.
5. Chill before serving.

Nutrition Notes & Calories

Calories in homemade SodaStream recipes mainly come from sugar, fruit juice and cream. Sugar-free recipes such as cucumber mint, raspberry lime and peach ginger are much lighter because they use fresh fruit, herbs and sparkling water instead of syrup.

Tips for Better Homemade SodaStream Drinks

Storage, Sterilising & Shelf Life

Homemade syrups should be stored in clean, sterilised glass bottles in the fridge. For best taste, use them within 1–2 weeks. If the syrup changes smell, colour, texture or develops bubbles by itself, throw it away.

How to sterilise syrup bottles

1. Preheat the oven to 120°C.
2. Wash glass bottles or jars thoroughly.
3. Place the bottles on a baking tray without touching each other.
4. Heat them in the oven for at least 30 minutes.
5. Carefully remove them using oven gloves.
6. Fill with hot syrup and seal while warm.
7. Cool completely, then store in the fridge.

SodaStream Products & CO₂ in Cyprus

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Homemade SodaStream Recipes — Frequently Asked Questions