Ginger lemon fizz

Ginger lemon fizz

A refreshing alternative to shop-bought soft drinks, perfect for the summer

Difficulty and servings

Easy

500ml syrup

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 5 mins

Cook time

Cook 5 mins

Method

  1. Place the ginger, sugar and lemon slices in a pan with 150-200ml water. Bring to the boil, then cook until the sugar dissolves. Take off the heat, leave to cool, then press through a sieve.
  2. To serve, pour into a pitcher and top up with sparkling water and extra lemon slices.
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You can store the syrup in the fridge for up to 1 week.

PER TBSP SYRUP

25 kcalories, protein 0g, carbohydrate 6g, fat 0 g, saturated fat 0g, fibre 0g, sugar 7g, salt 0 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, August 2009.

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  • 15 July 2009

    Angelika Muziol rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Very simple to make and tastes delicious! Ideal for a hot summers day.

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  • 20 September 2009

    hazysummer rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Easy and refreshing. Next time I'll up the ginger and reduce the sugar.

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  • 02 June 2010

    sues rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    easy to make very refreshing will make again

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  • 03 July 2010

    jdymond rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    absolutely lovely & so refreshing - big hit with all & so easy to make

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  • 26 May 2011

    Laura Whispering rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    SO simple to make and beautiful to taste. Yum!

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    18 June 2011

    viv rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    the most popular drink served at the party! prepare in advance and just add sparkling water - great.

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  • 27 June 2011

    Alissa rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I love this recipe. Its so easy and the ginger adds a nice twist. So nice that my sister in law asked to take home the rest of the bottle!

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  • 29 October 2011

    sashbynoe rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Great recipe. Very easy to make. Used limes instead of lemons and it was delicious

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  • 24 July 2012

    LauraB commented on this recipe

    What sort of strength does this dilute to roughly?

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  • 26 August 2012

    joy wollaston commented on this recipe

    delicious and easy. will reduce sugar next time. mixed with apple juice and and elderflower for a change. very useful to keep in fridge and experiment.

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  • 13 September 2012

    Bubble3000 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Delicious!! i made this last week and everybody loved it, will definately make again. Will probably add more water next time as I only used about 750ml.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

500ml syrup

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 5 mins

Cook time

Cook 5 mins

Ingredients

  • 50g fresh root ginger , roughly chopped
  • 300g caster sugar
  • 2 lemons , sliced, plus extra to serve
  • sparkling water
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PER TBSP SYRUP

25 kcalories, protein 0g, carbohydrate 6g, fat 0 g, saturated fat 0g, fibre 0g, sugar 7g, salt 0 g

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