Best Ice Cream Soda With Lime Mint And Ginger Recipes

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SPARKLING MINT LIMEADE



Sparkling Mint Limeade image

Sparkling Mint Limeade is the ultimate thirst quencher! Sweet, tart, and fizzy, you'll love this refreshing mocktail recipe.

Provided by Iowa Girl Eats

Categories     drink, kid friendly

Yield makes 4, 8oz drinks

Number Of Ingredients 4

3/4 cup fresh lime juice (5-6 limes), plus extra slices for garnish
1/2 cup + 2 Tablespoons white sugar
1/4 cup packed fresh mint, plus extra for garnish
2-1/2 cups club soda (not seltzer or mineral water)

Steps:

  • Combine lime juice, sugar, and mint in a 2 cup (or larger) measuring cup then stir until sugar is dissolved, muddling mint in the process. Refrigerate until chilled (the longer you refrigerate, the more mint flavor you will taste in the final drink.)
  • Pour the lime/mint mixture through a fine mesh strainer into a pitcher then slowly pour in club soda and stir gently. Pour limeade into 8oz glasses filled with ice then serve with extra limes and mint.

ICE CREAM SODA WITH LIME, MINT AND GINGER



Ice Cream Soda with Lime, Mint and Ginger image

Categories     Non-Alcoholic     Ginger     Lime     Mint     Summer     Bon Appétit     Drink

Yield 6 Servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup fresh lime juice
3/4 cup chopped fresh mint
2 tablespoons chopped fresh ginger
6 cups (about) chilled sparkling water
1 1/2 pints (about) vanilla ice cream or frozen yogurt
Lime slices (optional)
Fresh mint sprigs (optional)

Steps:

  • Combine sugar, lime juice, chopped mint and ginger in heavy large saucepan. Stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves and syrup comes to simmer. Simmer syrup 2 minutes. Remove from heat and cool completely. Strain syrup into small bowl, pressing lightly on solids; discard solids. (Can be prepared 1 week ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
  • Pour 3 tablespoons syrup, then 3/4 cup sparkling water into each of 6 tall glasses. Stir to blend. Mix in additional syrup or sparkling water to taste. Top each with 1 scoop vanilla ice cream. Garnish sodas with lime slices and mint sprigs, if desired, and serve.

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