Cardamom Cream Soda
A homemade cream soda flavored with cardamom syrup, reflecting Minnesota's strong Scandinavian love of cardamom in sweets and drinks.
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 10 min
- Total
- 25 min
- Servings
- 6
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Calories
- 140 kcal
Equipment
- •Small saucepan
Nutrition
Per serving, approximate
- Calories
- 140 kcal
- fat
- 2
- carbs
- 30
- protein
- 1
- calories
- 140
Instructions
- 1
Put the sugar, water, and cardamom into a small saucepan. Heat to a gentle simmer, stirring until the sugar dissolves.
- 2
Simmer for 5 minutes to steep the spice. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla.
- 3
Pour the syrup through a fine-mesh strainer into a bowl. Let it cool completely.
- 4
Fill your glasses with ice.
- 5
Add 2-3 tablespoons of cardamom syrup to each glass.
- 6
Pour in a splash of heavy cream.
- 7
Top with chilled club soda. Stir gently to combine.
- 8
Serve right away.
Chef's tips
Make the syrup ahead of time and store it in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks. Adjust the syrup amount to taste.
Storage
Store syrup refrigerated up to 2 weeks; assembled soda should be drunk immediately.
Reheating
Not applicable; served cold.
Common mistakes to avoid
- •Adding too much cardamom syrup, which can overpower the drink.
- •Skipping the strainer, which leaves gritty spice bits in the soda.
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