Homemade Fresca Soda

Make Your Own Fresca Soda at Home!

Hey there! If you're like me and love Diet Fresca but can't find it in stores anymore, don't worry! I've got a recipe for a homemade version that tastes almost like the real thing. Let's get started!

Ingredients:

1 Ruby Red grapefruit, seeded and juiced. Save the peels for steeping
1 lime, seeded and juiced
1 lemon, seeded and juiced
2 teaspoons of Splenda, or your preferred sweetener
1 bottle of sparkling water

Instructions:

First, chill your sparkling water in the fridge.

Peel the outer skin of the grapefruit, lime, and lemon using a vegetable peeler. Make sure to only use the colored part, not the white part.

Steep the citrus peels in hot boiling water to extract the oils. Let it cool and strain out the peels.

Squeeze the juice from the grapefruit, lime, and lemon using a juicer. Remove any seeds and strain the juice if needed.

Combine the fresh squeezed juice with Splenda in a tumbler. Adjust the sweetness to your liking.

Pour the sparkling water over the juice mixture and stir well.

Serve and enjoy your homemade Fresca soda!

Remember, this recipe is for the United States version of Fresca. Enjoy your refreshing drink!

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