If your kids reach for a can of soda, have them peek at the ingredients—they’ll see artificial coloring, preservatives, and up to 50 grams of sugar! Instead, help them make this better-for-you-soda with just three ingredients—fruit juice, carbonated water, and a little sugar. And don’t forget to enjoy your drinks in style with our Silly 'Stache and Smile cutouts!
Grape Fizz
Makes:
4 Servings
Hands-on time:
10 minutes
Start-to-eat time:
10 minutes
Ingredients
- 2 cups seedless red grapes, washed
- 2 cups sparkling water (plain carbonated water)
- simple syrup (optional, see recipe below)
Kids kitchen skills:
- blending
- measuring
- straining
- stirring
Tools:
- blender
- strainer
- pitcher
- 2 tall glasses
Step-by-step
- First, pull the rinsed grapes off the stems. Place them into a blender.
- A grown-up can help blend the grapes until they turn into juice.
- Set a strainer over a measuring cup. Pour the juice into the strainer. Press it through the strainer by stirring with a spoon. You should now have about 1 cup of grape juice.
- Fill a small pitcher with the sparkling water. Add the grape juice and stir well.
- Taste the grape fizz. What do you think? If it's too tart, stir in 3 to 6 tablespoons of Simple Syrup to the pitcher. Pour into glasses.
- To make a sweetener for your grape fizz, a grown-up can heat 1 cup of sugar and 1 cup of water in a saucepan. Bring it to a boil and stir. When the sugar has dissolved, remove it from the heat and let it cool. Add 1 tablespoon of syrup at a time until your drink tastes perfect to you!