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Home » Seasonal » Cranberry » Cranberry Italian Soda

Cranberry Italian Soda

Created: December 14, 2013 Updated: May 16, 2022 by lyuba 9 Comments

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Delicious holiday treat in a mug! Creamy Cranberry Italian Soda is made with homemade cranberry syrup, club soda and whipped cream. Refreshing holiday treat to serve at your parties this holiday season!

Cranberry Italian Soda in a glass mug with whipped cream in top and red and white straws around the bottom on the wood table

More holiday recipes? Why, of course!

The Raspberry Key Lime Italian soda that I made for my sister’s party was a huge hit. I’ve been planning on sharing another recipe for an Italian soda with your for a while and got an idea for the cranberry one. Since holiday season is full of delicious cranberry recipes, I’m taking advantage of that as much as I can.

Cranberry Italian Soda in a glass mug with whipped cream in top and cranberries and red and white straws around the bottom on the wood table

This creamy Italian soda turned out so tasty! Sweet and tangy homemade cranberry syrup is great mixed with some seltzer water and whipped cream. It is perfectly mild to be served at your holiday dinner or at the party.

To have a little more fun at your New Year’s party, you can add some light rum!

Remember, for the fizziest sodas, add the seltzer water to the syrup right before serving!

Make sure to consult the post on the Homemade Cranberry Syrup for the direction on the syrup!

Cranberry Italian Soda

Creamy Cranberry Italian Soda is made with homemade cranberry syrup, club soda and whipped cream. Refreshing holiday treat to serve at your parties this holiday season!
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Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cranberry, italian soda

Ingredients

  • Syrup:
  • 1 12 oz bag of cranberries
  • 2 tbs lemon juice
  • 2 cups of white granulated sugar
  • 1 cup of cranberry juice
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • Italian Soda:
  • Seltzer water
  • Cranberry Syrup
  • Whipped Cream

Instructions

  • Syrup:
  • Combine the cranberries, lemon juice and sugar in a sauce pot and heat up over medium heat.
  • Cover and cook, stirring often, for about 15 minutes.
  • When the cranberries are cooked and given out all juice, add cranberry juice and vanilla. Cook for a few more minutes.
  • Strain the cranberries through a fine strainer but don't mash the berries too much or the syrup will be too thick. (If your mixture does turn out a little too thick, add another 1/2 cup of cranberry juice and heat through.)
  • You can also run the syrup through cheesecloth if you want.
  • Italian Soda:
  • For one mug: add 2 tbs of cranberry syrup to 8 oz of seltzer water. Top off with some whipped cream. Make sure to add the seltzer water right before serving so it's still fizzy!

Notes

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 I have an adorable tidbit to share before I go!

Cutest photo-bomb ever!

boy licking whipped cream off of Cranberry Italian Soda in a glass mug

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All images and text ©Lyubov Brooke for ©Will Cook For Smiles. Please do not use my images without prior permission. If using my posts in collections and features, please link back to this post for the recipe. Disclaimer: Nutrition information shown is not guaranteed to be 100% accurate as most ingredients and brands have variations.

Comments

  1. Carla says

    December 14, 2013 at 12:06 pm

    The photo is so darn cute! I would love a taste of this soda for sure!

    Reply
    • lyuba says

      December 23, 2013 at 6:55 pm

      Thank you!

      Reply
  2. Foodista says

    December 16, 2013 at 12:18 pm

    Saw this on the Marvelous Monday board and had to check it out! This is beautiful and reminds me of something I would have enjoyed with my grandmother!!! Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
    • lyuba says

      December 23, 2013 at 6:57 pm

      Awww, thank you for coming to see it!

      Reply
  3. Sarah says

    December 16, 2013 at 9:16 pm

    I love italian soda, what a great idea to make your own syrup. I might be trying this for New Year’s Eve. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
    • lyuba says

      December 23, 2013 at 7:03 pm

      Thank you so much, Sarah! I hope you get a chance to try it!

      Reply
  4. Lisa @ Cooking with Curls says

    December 16, 2013 at 9:21 pm

    That is definitely the best photo bomb ever…so cute!! I wish my drink photos looked as good as yours, they are always so perfect. 🙂

    Reply
  5. Emily from Reaching Beyond My Reach says

    December 16, 2013 at 11:13 pm

    YUM! And how beautiful and festive! Can’t wait to try this!

    Reply
  6. Kimberlee says

    December 18, 2013 at 8:43 pm

    Thanks for sharing the cranberry syrup recipe. I am going to try it. We have a soda stream and I am always looking for syrup recipes to try. I also have a lot of fresh cranberries I need to use!

    Reply

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