Caffeine Free Cola Recipe
If you can't find your favorite caffeine free cola, make your own! This is a bit crazy, but if you're desperate, why not try it. It's all natural and quick to make.
Servings 12 people
Ingredients
- 1 quart water
- 7 1/2 cups sugar about 2lbs
- 1 lemon, zest and juice
- 1 lime, zest and juice
- 2 oranges, zest and juice
- 3 cinnamon sticks, broken or 1/4 tsp ground
- 2 tsp coriander seeds
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 2 slices fresh ginger or 1/4 tsp ground dried ginger
- 1/4 cup Kitchen Bouquet or other browning sauce
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Add water, sugar, fruit zest, cinnamon, coriander, nutmeg and ginger into a sauce pot over high heat. Bring to a boil for 1 minute and then turn off the heat. Allow to cool to room temperature.
- Add fruit juices, Kitchen Bouquet and vanilla.
- Strain mixture.
- To make a cola drink, add 1/2 cup of syrup to 1 1/2 cups carbonated water. Mix gently and add ice.
- Store leftover syrup in the refrigerator for two weeks.
Notes
This isn't going to taste exactly like Coca-Cola or Pepsi, but will definitely be recognizable as cola. But, it's caffeine free!