Cherry Coke

Name: Thermomix recipe: Cherry Coke
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Ingredients: 100 Grams coconut sugar; 50 Grams pure maple syrup; 3 cinnamon stick(s) broken into long pieces; 1 each lemon, lime and orange, juice and rind; 10 Grams fresh ginger peeled and sliced; 1/2 Teaspoon fresh nutmeg grated; 1/2 Teaspoon cloves; 1/2 Teaspoon ground cardamom; 1/2 Teaspoon ground ginger; 3 star anise; 1 Tablespoon black peppercorns; 1 Cup pitted cherries, fresh or frozen; 1 Teaspoon bitters; 1 Teaspoon vanilla bean paste; 1 Teaspoon almond extract; garnish of choice, citrus slices, mint leaves or maraschino, fresh cherries or all of them!

Serves many Prep Time 10 minutes Cook Time 25 minutes Rated: Print

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A bold homemade cherry cola syrup made with real fruit and spices, better than the bottle, every single time. Just add your sparkler of choice!

There's something undeniably nostalgic about a tall glass of Cherry Coke for me, it takes me back to my teenage years and living in the USA, that whole drugstore vibe, meet the cute boys after school and have a cherry coke, or cherry float (just add Killer Vanilla Ice Cream) that deep, fruity sweetness threaded through ice-cold cola is pure comfort. But once you've tasted a version made with your own cherry syrup, there's no going back to the can. This recipe uses fresh or frozen cherries simmered into a rich, glossy syrup that you stir right into sparkling cola for a drink that's vibrant, customisable, and genuinely impressive.

Whether you're hosting a backyard BBQ or just treating yourself on a slow afternoon, this homemade Cherry Coke comes together in minutes and hits every note, sweet, tart, fizzy, and deeply satisfying. I am officially a fan!

Serving suggestions:

Over a glass packed with crushed ice for a classic soda-fountain feel

As a mocktail base garnished with fresh cherries and a sprig of mint

Spiked with bourbon or dark rum for an adult cherry cola cocktail

Alongside a cheeseburger and fries for the ultimate diner-style pairing

Poured over vanilla ice cream for a cherry cola float

Served in chilled glasses at a summer party as a DIY soda bar option

Add a shot of espresso for something dirty! Dirty Cherry Coke, it's definitely a thing.

Need

100 Grams coconut sugar
50 Grams pure maple syrup
3 cinnamon stick(s) broken into long pieces
1 each lemon, lime and orange, juice and rind
10 Grams fresh ginger peeled and sliced
1/2 Teaspoon fresh nutmeg grated
1/2 Teaspoon cloves
1/2 Teaspoon ground cardamom
1/2 Teaspoon ground ginger
3 star anise
1 Tablespoon black peppercorns
1 Cup pitted cherries, fresh or frozen
1 Teaspoon bitters
1 Teaspoon vanilla bean paste BUY
1 Teaspoon almond extract
garnish of choice, citrus slices, mint leaves or maraschino, fresh cherries or all of them!

Do

1: Place coconut sugar and maple syrup into the Thermomix bowl. Cook 8 min/Varoma/speed 2/splatter guard.
2: Add all remaining ingredients, except vanilla and almond extract. Cook 15 minVaroma/reverse/speed soft*. Let sit to infuse for 10 minutes.
3: Strain and cool. Discard bits. Stir through vanilla and almond extract.
4: Serve, over ice, diluted with sparkling water to taste.

Tenina Holder is a wife, mother of five and grandmother of nine, who started cooking in the olden days before Thermomix was even a thing.

Tenina has become the premium go to source for all Thermomix expertise and of course fresh and easy recipes that work. Her cooking classes and foodie trips are sold out in literally hours, her cookbooks appear on the Australian best seller lists and her social reach is in the millions. Her Insider Club is the most fun you can have with a Thermomix and you really should join her! She believes chocolate, butter and salt are health foods. Her food positivity mantra is, eat everything, just not all at once!