Homemade Tonic Water recipe

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Ingredients

4 cups water
3 cups white sugar
3 limes, zested and juiced
3 stalks lemon grass, chopped into 1/2-inch pieces
6 tablespoons citric acid powder
3 tablespoons powdered cinchona bark

Nutrition Info

101.7 calories
carbohydrate: 28.9 g
cholesterol: : -
fat: : -
fiber: 0.2 g
protein: 0.1 g
saturatedFat: : -
servingSize: -
sodium: 1.5 mg
sugar: 25.1 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Bring water and sugar to a boil in a saucepan, stirring until sugar dissolves.

  2. Reduce heat to low, stir in lime zest, lime juice, lemon grass, citric acid, and powdered cinchona bark. Simmer until cinchona is thoroughly dissolved, about 30 minutes.

  3. Remove from heat, let mixture cool, about 15 minutes. Strain through a colander. Run the syrup through coffee filters or cheesecloth to remove sandy bits of bark.

Recipe Yield

24 servings

Recipe Note

This homemade tonic syrup makes the most delicious gin and tonics. To make a gin and tonic, use 1/2 ounce or so of tonic syrup with 2 ounces of gin and top off with several ounces of soda water. Syrup can stay refrigerated in a resealable container for about 1 month.

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