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Sweet and Sour Mix Recipe

Four ingredients, equal parts, 10 minutes. Once you make it fresh, the store-bought stuff doesn't stand a chance.
Course Drinks
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 2 cups
Calories 55kcal
Author Julie Kotzbach

Equipment

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Add 1/2 cup water and 1/2 cup granulated sugar to a medium saucepan over medium heat. Cook until sugar is completely dissolved. Remove from the heat and let cool to room temperature while you juice the citrus.
    simple syrup in a saucepan with a wooden spoon
  • Transfer the simple syrup to a pint mason jar or other airtight container. Add 1/2 cup lemon juice and 1/2 cup lime juice. Cover and shake vigorously.
    lime juice being poured into a mason jar with lemon juice and simple syrup
  • Store in the fridge until ready to use.
    sweet and sour mix in a mason jar with a sticker label on the front that says sweet & sour mix

Notes

  • If you don’t want to spend the money on fresh-squeezed fruit juice (or you don’t have a neighbor with citrus trees), it’s totally okay to use the store-bought lemon and lime juice bottles. 
  • Homemade sweet and sour mix will last 2 to 3 weeks in the refrigerator.
  • You can easily make larger or smaller batches following the 1:1:1:1 rule.

Nutrition

Serving: 0.25 cup | Calories: 55 kcal | Carbohydrates: 15 g | Protein: 0.1 g | Fat: 0.1 g | Saturated Fat: 0.01 g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.01 g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.003 g | Sodium: 1 mg | Potassium: 34 mg | Fiber: 0.1 g | Sugar: 13 g | Vitamin A: 8 IU | Vitamin C: 10 mg | Calcium: 4 mg | Iron: 0.03 mg