Fruity Ice Cream Sodas
Updated Oct. 11, 2023
- Total Time
- 20 minutes
- Prep Time
- 5 minutes
- Cook Time
- 15 minutes
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Ingredients
- 20ounces/567 grams (about 4 to 5 cups) fresh or frozen berries or cherries (pitted sweet cherries, raspberries, blackberries or blueberries)
- ¾ to 1cup granulated sugar
- 1 to 3teaspoons fresh lemon juice or balsamic vinegar, more to taste
- Whipped cream (optional)
- 1 to 2liters plain seltzer
- 1 to 2pints ice cream
For the Berry Syrup
For Assembly
Nutritional analysis per serving (4 servings)
456 calories; 11 grams fat; 7 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 3 grams monounsaturated fat; 1 gram polyunsaturated fat; 88 grams carbohydrates; 4 grams dietary fiber; 79 grams sugars; 5 grams protein; 160 milligrams sodium
Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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Preparation
- Step 1
In a large saucepan, heat berries (or cherries) and sugar over medium heat (use ¾ cup sugar for cherries or blueberries, and 1 cup for raspberries or blackberries). Bring to a simmer and let cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 to 7 minutes, or until the syrup is thick and the fruit has begun to fall apart. Use a fork or potato masher to mash the fruit thoroughly.
- Step 2
Place a fine sieve over a bowl and strain the syrup, using a flexible spatula to push the purée through the sieve. Stir in lemon juice (or vinegar), starting with a teaspoon and adding more to taste. The syrup should be tangy-sweet.
- Step 3
Fill the bottoms of 4 tall glasses with syrup and stir in seltzer until the glass is two-thirds of the way full. Add scoops of ice cream to fill the glass, stir and top with whipped cream, if using. Serve immediately with a straw.
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Comments
My very English grandmother's treat for me as a child, raspberry ice cream sodas, tall sloping edge glass, deep for base of stewed raspberries that had been served at breakfast, more juice than fruit; plus 3 scoops of vanilla ice cream, just classic deep tub. Then the best, the soda squirter which seemed so old fashioned, straight from 50s films. Super dessert.
For extra picturesque froth at the top, add a spoon of whipped cream in the glass before adding the seltzer.
From years of making ice cream sodas as a kid if you are after more foam (best part) the ice cream has to go in first then the soda on top. Never stir - you lose all that precious foam!
Blueberries and delicious, even if I kinda made blueberry jelly! Love the balsamic. So good.
We traded out the seltzer for whole milk and put it in the blender. Of course, this is now a milkshake but it was delicious, none the less!
This dessert took me immediately back to my childhood candy shop. I delightedly slurped it up. Yes!!!!
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