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Dirty blueberry soda

Name: Dirty blueberry soda
Prep time: 3 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: Serves 1
Ingredients: 150g blueberries (frozen or fresh), plus extra to garnish (optional); 25g caster sugar; Soda water to top up; 25ml single cream

By: Tom Shingler
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Published: 5 Dec 24
Updated: 5 Dec 24

The jammy flavour of blueberries gets cooked down into a tart syrup, ready to be topped up with soda water and ‘dirtied’ with a splash of cream.

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Serves 1

The jammy flavour of blueberries gets cooked down into a tart syrup, ready to be topped up with soda water and ‘dirtied’ with a splash of cream.

Nutrition: Per Serving

Calories: 110kcals
Fat: 4.8g (3g saturated)
Protein: 0.8g
Carbohydrates: 16g (16g sugars)
Fibre: 0g
Salt: trace

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Ingredients

150g blueberries (frozen or fresh), plus extra to garnish (optional)
25g caster sugar
Soda water to top up
25ml single cream

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Method

Put the blueberries in a saucepan over a medium heat and pour in enough water to cover. Bring to a gentle simmer and cook for 10 minutes.
Line a sieve with muslin or kitchen paper, then set over a jug or bowl. Pour the contents of the pan into the sieve. Leave until the liquid stops dripping into the bowl.
Gather up the muslin or paper and give it a squeeze to extract any remaining liquid from the solids. Pour the liquid back into the pan, add the sugar and simmer briefly (1-2 minutes) until the sugar has dissolved. Leave to cool.

Decant the syrup into a bottle or container and keep in the fridge until needed (see Make Ahead).
To make the dirty soda, fill a tall glass with crushed ice and a few blueberries, if you like. Add 25ml of the syrup, then top up with soda water. Splash in the cream and enjoy.