Recipe: DIY Healthy, All Natural Soda Syrups (2024)

FAQs

How healthy are SodaStream syrups? ›

Well, just because SodaStream uses real sugar in the place of the commonly-used high-fructose corn syrup in their sodas, doesn't mean you're drinking something natural. The lower calorie totals in their regular flavored syrups don't come from the swap in sugars, but the addition of artificial sweetener sucralose.

Bring to a boil over medium-high heat and cook for 5-10 minutes or until syrup has thickened slightly. Remove from heat and let cool before pouring into bottles or jars. Syrup will keep, refrigerated in an airtight container, for up to 1 month.

Will Sodastream work well with any brand of soda syrup? The Soda Stream makes carbonated water. It doesn't know or care what you do with the fizz once made. If you're asking about carbonating water with any syrup mixed in, other brands of syrup will plug it up just as well as any brand of sticky liquid.

The sparkling water loses its fizz quite fast

The sparkling water made using a SodaStream cannot be stored for long as it quickly goes flat. Another point to note is that you cannot use the same water and carbonate it again.

And if you break it down by calories per serving, SodaStream looks good with 35 calories versus nearly 100 calories for a co*ke. So you're consuming about two-thirds less sugar with SodaStream compared to normal soda. That's great, unless you find it tough to stick to that small of a serving size.

Does the syrup work with my SodaStream? YES! You only carbonate water and add the syrup afterwards.

Keep your mixture at medium heat when mixing it in a saucepan on the stovetop. It doesn't need to boil. Using distilled water helps crystals from forming, however crystallization still happens if the simple syrup is placed in the fridge or if the 2 parts water to 1 part sweetener ratio isn't followed.

Refrigerating simple syrup extends its shelf life and slows the future growth of bacteria. You can keep it at room temperature, but it will go bad much faster. If you plan use up it up within a few days, it can be stored at room temperature. Otherwise I highly recommend storing it in the fridge or freezer.

Each SodaStream, Lipton & PepsiCo® flavor bottle makes up to 9 litres of ready-to-drink beverage when prepared according to instructions. Each 40 ml bottle of bubly bounce™ drops makes up to 12 liters of sparkling water when made according to preparation instructions.

You risk damaging your Sparkling Water Maker, not to mention making a big fizzy mess! The money-back guarantee and the warranty are both invalidated if you carbonate any liquid other than water in your Sparkling Water Maker.

Do you add syrup before or after SodaStream? ›

Always fizz water before adding any flavour. The guide above contains instructions for adding flavour: Sparkle a bottle of fresh, cold water with your Sparkling Water Maker and select your favourite sparkling drink mix.

Add fresh fruit to your sparkling water.

Try flavorful fruits like strawberries, lemon, pineapple, and raspberries, or even try vegetables like cucumbers or ginger and fresh herbs like basil or rosemary. Make sure to chop or muddle the herbs, too, before they go into the sparkling water.

Yes, you absolutely can.

Infuse your sparkling water with fresh fruits

Adding any kind of fresh fruit to your carbonated beverage will infuse it with natural flavors and healthy sweetness, allowing you to enjoy a sweet beverage without the guilt.

No evidence suggests that carbonated or sparkling water is bad for you. It's not that harmful to dental health, and it seems to have no effect on bone health. Interestingly, a carbonated drink may even enhance digestion by improving swallowing ability and reducing constipation.

Each SodaStream, Lipton & PepsiCo® flavor bottle makes up to 9 litres of ready-to-drink beverage when prepared according to instructions.

I was gobsmacked to discover that "regular" flavors were 2/3 Splenda (aka sucralose) and acesulfame potassium, 1/3 sugar. Diet is the same minus the sugar. If you've never heard of acesulfame potassium, that makes two of us - I don't recognize any of its trade names and I'm not sure it's in common use in the states.

Some of our flavours are sweetened and some aren't: Classic flavours are sweetened with sugar, sucralose, acesulfame potassium and/or stevia leaf extract. Classic Sugar Free flavours are sweetened with sucralose (also known as Splenda®) and/or stevia leaf extract.