Ingredients
- 3 prickly pears
- 1 cup (240 ml) water
- ½ cup (120 ml) agave nectar
- Carbonated water as needed (see note)
Make it step by step
- Remove the peel from the prickly pears, cut them into small pieces about 0.5 x 0.5 in (1.25 x 1.25 cm), and remove the seeds.
- Combine the fruit flesh, water, and agave nectar in a saucepan.
- Boil the mixture until it becomes very thick, then strain it to get approximately 5 oz (120 ml) of syrup.
- Make the finished soda by combining 1 volume of syrup with 5 volumes of carbonated water.
Nutrition and portions
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Recipe source
Adapted from Wikibooks Cookbook by Wikibooks contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Formatting adapted; listed quantities and instructions are retained from the source.
Contributor history and attribution
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