I couldn't find any recipes for homemade Baja Blast on the internet that didn't involve mixing regular Mountain Dew with Blue Gatorade or Powerade, so I made my own with limes and tropical fruit juice! It's really easy to make and tastes like a more natural cousin to the infamous tropical lime soda.
Ingredients
1/4 cup lime juice (~2 limes)
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/2 cup tropical juice, + 2 tablespoons (I used Ceres Medley of Fruits)
1/4 cup water
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
blue green food coloring (optional)
sparkling water
Directions
Bring 1/4 cup lime juice, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, 1/2 cup tropical juice, 1/4 cup water and 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar to a boil. As soon as it starts boiling, immediately reduce to a simmer and add the remaining 2 tablespoons tropical juice. Stir and continue to simmer for about 2 minutes until the sugar is completely dissolved. Remove from heat.
For maximum Baja Blast authenticity, add in blue green food coloring until you have a dark teal color. It will look much lighter when you add it to sparkling water. If you don't care about the color, skip this step! This is the tropical lime syrup!
To make a soda, add a little bit of the syrup to sparkling water. For 12 oz of sparkling water, I typically add 3 tablespoons of the syrup. If you like your soda less sweet, add less. If you like your soda on the sweeter side, add more. Store the remaining syrup in an airtight container in the fridge for future use. Enjoy!
Ingredients
1/4 cup lime juice (~2 limes)
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/2 cup tropical juice, + 2 tablespoons (I used Ceres Medley of Fruits)
1/4 cup water
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
blue green food coloring (optional)
sparkling water
Directions
Bring 1/4 cup lime juice, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, 1/2 cup tropical juice, 1/4 cup water and 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar to a boil. As soon as it starts boiling, immediately reduce to a simmer and add the remaining 2 tablespoons tropical juice. Stir and continue to simmer for about 2 minutes until the sugar is completely dissolved. Remove from heat.
For maximum Baja Blast authenticity, add in blue green food coloring until you have a dark teal color. It will look much lighter when you add it to sparkling water. If you don't care about the color, skip this step! This is the tropical lime syrup!
To make a soda, add a little bit of the syrup to sparkling water. For 12 oz of sparkling water, I typically add 3 tablespoons of the syrup. If you like your soda less sweet, add less. If you like your soda on the sweeter side, add more. Store the remaining syrup in an airtight container in the fridge for future use. Enjoy!
