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Cherry Cola Float

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Recipe summary

Chuck Hughes’ recipe for a super sweet drink with homemade cherry syrup. A treat for kids and grown ups alike.

Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 25 minutes
Yield: 4-6

Ingredients

Cherry Cola Float

  • 1 litre bottle of coca-cola or similar cola drink
  • 2 cups of fresh cherries (500 ml)
  • 2 cups of sugar (500 ml)
  • 1 cup of water (250 ml)
  • Vanilla ice cream to garnish

Serve

Note


Directions

Cherry Cola Float

  1. Pit all cherries, leaving a few whole for garnish.
  2. In a saucepan, mix the cherries, sugar and water. Bring heat to medium high and stir, slowly reducing the liquid. Skim the surface of the syrup once in a while.
  3. Once liquid has reached a syrup-like consistency, about 25 minutes, remove from heat. Set aside to cool for 1 hour. Put in an airtight container and keep in the refrigerator.

Serve

  1. In a frosted mug, add a scoop of ice cream, pour 1 tablespoon of the cherry mixture and top with coke. Garnish with fresh whole cherries.

Note

  1. For a drink, remove vanilla ice cream and add a splash of spiced rum.
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