HOMEMADE Ginger Ale Soda! This DIY simple syrup recipe is easy to make! Make your favorite flavor soda healthy with fresh ingredients and a sparkling water sodastream machine!
Add 1/2 cup water to saucepan and bring to a low boil. Add ginger, mint, star anise and allspice and reduce to simmer for 5 minutes. Take off the stove and let sit for 5 minutes.
Strain liquid to remove all ginger chunks, mint leaves, star anise and allspice.
In another saucepan add 1/2 cup sugar with 1/2 cup water. Bring to a boil making sure sugar is dissolved.
Add ginger water to sugar syrup sauce pan and stir.
Add 2-3 tablespoons of ginger ale syrup to 8 oz glass of cold carbonated water. Stir and serve. Refrigerate any ginger ale syrup left over. This will last a few weeks.