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Homemade Cream Soda (3-Ingredient Recipe)

Three ingredients. Five minutes. One gloriously fizzy, creamy glass of old-fashioned soda-fountain magic. Sparkling water, vanilla syrup, and a swirl of cream is all it takes to make cream soda better than the bottle.

Tall glass of homemade cream soda with a creamy swirl, ice cubes and a striped paper straw
Prep time5 min
Cook timeNo cook
Total5 min
Yield2 servings
CuisineAmerican
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🧺Ingredients

  • 2 cups cold club soda or seltzer water
  • ¼ cup vanilla simple syrup (store-bought coffee syrup works)
  • 2 tbsp heavy cream

👩‍🍳Instructions

  1. Ice the glasses. Fill two tall glasses with ice.
  2. Add the flavor. Divide the vanilla syrup between the glasses (2 tablespoons each), then add 1 tablespoon of heavy cream to each.
  3. Pour the fizz. Slowly pour 1 cup of cold club soda into each glass, tilting the glass like a beer pour to protect the bubbles.
  4. Swirl and serve. Give each a gentle stir to swirl the cream into marbled ribbons, add a straw, and serve immediately.

💡 Soda tips

Everything must be cold — warm seltzer goes flat the second it hits the glass. Pour the club soda slowly down the side to keep maximum fizz. For a richer float-style version, swap the cream for a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Try caramel or coconut syrup for fun flavor twists.

Fizzy homemade cream soda with creamy vanilla swirl in a tall glass
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