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Homemade Sweet and Sour Mix

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Sweet and Sour Mix is the base to a lot of cocktail recipes. This is a super easy recipe, that only requires a few ingredients. Homemade sweet and sour mix is sweet, tangy, and made with fresh ingredients that you will never go back to store bought mix.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Cool Off 30 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Course Cocktail Mixes, Cocktails, Drinks, Syrups
Cuisine American, Caribbean
Servings 4 Cups

Equipment

  • Cutting Board
  • Sharp Knife
  • Lemon/Orange hand Juicer. or any juicer you have on hand
  • Funnel Strainer is optional
  • Mason Jar or Tall Bottle with lids.

Ingredients
 

  • ¾ cup Freshly Squeezed Lemons About 4 large lemons
  • ¾ cup Freshly Squeezed Limes About 8-10 Limes
  • 1 cup Granulated Sugar
  • 2 cups Filtered/Distilled Water

Instructions
 

Make the Simple Syrup

  • In a sauce pan add distilled/filtered water, and granulated sugar.
  • Stir and heat on low heat until sugar is dissolved.
  • Turn off the heat.

Make the Sweet And Sour Mix

  • Cut the lemons/ limes in half.
  • Juice and limes and lemons.
  • Add lemon and lime juices and stir.

Set to the side to cool off.

    Notes

    TOP TIP

    Sometimes pulp transfer to the mix and simple syrup. Use a strainer on top of the funnel to clear any pulp.
     

    STORAGE

    Homemade sweet and sour mix need to be stored in the refrigerator. It will last 2-3 weeks refrigerated.
    You could freeze the mix however, once you thaw it out it will be a bit watery.
     

    SUBSTITUTIONS AND VARIATIONS

    Substitutions
    There are few substitutions for a sweet and sour mix but again homemade is always better.
    • Lemonade
    • Lemon/Lime Soda
    Variations
    • Grapefruit juice
    • Oranges
     
    Does Sweet and Sour Mix Contain Alcohol?
    No, it does not contain alcohol. It is the base to a cocktail/mocktail recipes
     
     
    Keyword Summer cocktails, Sweet and sour mix
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