Mixed Berry Ice Cream Soda

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Easy to make fresh berry syrup comes together in minutes and makes a delicious Mixed Berry Ice Cream Soda!

It was one gorgeous weekend here in southwest Michigan. Yessssssssssss. Please hang around spring, please, please. Because you really never know about this Midwest weather…snowing one weekend, 75º the next 😉

One of the things I most look forward to in the spring is all the fresh berries. Today we’re using them to make a quick berry syrup that makes a refreshing ice cream soda or regular soda, if you’d rather. This syrup doesn’t require any cooking, which is a major bonus if you ask me. You can use fresh or frozen and thawed berries to make the syrup, which needs to chill for just a bit after you make it. Then you combine it with vanilla ice cream (store bought or homemade) and pour in sparkling water or lemon lime soda. Top it off with more ice cream and all you need is a spoon or straw…you’ve got a super refreshing soda on your hands.

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Mixed Berry Ice Cream Soda

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Ingredients

1 cup STRAWBERRIES, chopped
1 cup BLACKBERRIES
1 cup RASPBERRIES
¾ cup SUGAR
4 Tablespoons FRESH LEMON JUICE
VANILLA ICE CREAM
SPARKLING WATER or LEMON LIME SODA

Instructions

Place berries, sugar and lemon juice in a food processor or blender. Process until smooth. Strain through a fine mesh sieve, discard solids. Place in a jar or small pitcher and chill until ready to use.

For serving: For a standard pint size jar, measure in a small scoop of ice cream and 2 Tablespoons of mixed berry syrup. Stir together. Fill about 1½ cups of sparkling water or soda and add 2 scoops of ice cream. Serve immediately.

Notes

*You can also use this syrup to make an Italian soda - sparkling water + syrup + 1 Tablespoon Half & Half served over ice.

*You can use fresh or frozen and thawed fruit to make the syrup.