Quick and Easy Root Beer

4 Reviews

Prep: 5 min
Cook: 5 min
Ready In: 55 min

“This is a fast, easy way to make homemade root beer. Rather than fermenting it yourself, you can take a shortcut using carbonated water (club soda).” - by Carla B.

Ingredients

2 cups water
3 cups white sugar, or to taste
2 tablespoons root beer extract
2 liters carbonated water

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Original recipe yields 8 servings

Directions

Mix the water and sugar together in a saucepan, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer, and stir until the sugar has dissolved. Stir in the root beer extract, and allow to cool for about 15 minutes.
Pour the root beer mixture into a 1-gallon pitcher or bottle, and slowly pour in the carbonated water. Refrigerate until cold; serve over ice.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (8 total)

Calories
290 cal
15%

Carbs
75 g
24%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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rebecca1080

Aug. 23, 2011

"This was really easy to make! Tastes nice and refreshing on this hot day! I cooled it quicker by dumping into a pitcher and adding two sandwich sized baggies full of ice and stirring till the ice melt..." See moreed... YUM YUM YUM!!!!!!!"

sanzoe

Aug. 14, 2012

"This was awesome! We made the syrup and then our soda stream. We liked this as much if not more than buying root beer from the store. Loved that we could adjust the carbonation by making our own. We ..." See morealso used this for root beer floats. Yum!"