Prickly Pear Soda
This prickly pear soda is popular in Mexico and the Southwestern United States.
Ingredients
- 3 prickly pears
- 1 cup (240 ml) water
- ½ cup (120 ml) agave nectar
- Carbonated water as needed (see note)
Instructions
- Remove the peel from the prickly pears, cut them into small pieces about 0.5 x 0.5 in (1.25 x 1.25 cm), and remove the seeds.
- Combine the fruit flesh, water, and agave nectar in a saucepan.
- Boil the mixture until it becomes very thick, then strain it to get approximately 5 oz (120 ml) of syrup.
- Make the finished soda by combining 1 volume of syrup with 5 volumes of carbonated water.