Cherry-vanilla Cream Soda

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
• 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
• 1/4 cup cherry juice
• 1 quart soda water

Recipe

• 1 in a small saucepan, combine 1 cup water and the sugar.
• 2 add the vanilla bean.
• 3 boil over medium heat for 2 minutes or until the mixture has reduced to a thin syrup.
• 4 remove the vanilla bean; rinse in hot water; set aside to air-dry and reserve for another use.
• 5 allow the syrup to cool.
• 6 stir in the vanilla and almond extracts and the cherry juice.
• 7 pour 2 tablespoons of the cherry-vanilla syrup over ice cubes in a tall glass and fill with soda water; stir to combine.
• 8 serve with a silly straw.