Mexican Sprite Recipe

Name: mosonori - Winter Park - Japanese handroll sushi bars Mexican Sprite Recipe
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 0.75 cups fresh lime juice; 0.25 cups fresh lemon juice; 0.75 cups granulated sugar; 0.25 cups water (for syrup); 2 tbs finely chopped fresh mint; 0.5 tsp coarse kosher salt; 48 fl oz chilled lemon-lime soda (or plain club soda if preferred); 4 cups ice cubes; 6 pieces lime wheels or wedges (for garnish); 2 tsp coarse salt or Tajín (optional, for rim)

Inspired by mosonori - Winter Park - Japanese handroll sushi bar

Time40m

Serves6

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Ingredients

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Syrup & Flavor Base

3/4 cups Fresh lime juice

1/4 cups fresh lemon juice

3/4 cups granulated sugar

1/4 cups water (for syrup)

2 tbs finely chopped fresh mint

1/2 tsp coarse kosher salt

Assembly

48 fl oz chilled lemon-lime soda (or plain club soda if preferred)

4 cups ice cubes

6 pieces lime wheels or wedges (for garnish)

2 tsp coarse salt or Tajín (optional, for rim)

Method

Syrup & Flavor Base

Make lime-lemon syrup

Combine granulated sugar and 0.25 cups water in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir until sugar fully dissolves and mixture comes just to a simmer, about 2–3 minutes. Remove from heat.

Add citrus

Stir in the fresh lime juice and fresh lemon juice into the warm syrup until evenly combined. Allow the mixture to cool to room temperature, about 15 minutes.

Infuse with mint and salt

Add the finely chopped fresh mint and 0.5 tsp kosher salt to the cooled syrup. Stir well, then cover and refrigerate for at least 20 minutes (or up to 2 hours) to let flavors meld. Strain the syrup through a fine-mesh sieve into a pitcher, pressing on solids to extract flavor. Discard solids.

Assembly

Prepare glasses (optional rim)

If using salt or Tajín, run a lime wedge around the rim of 6 serving glasses and dip rims into a shallow plate of coarse salt or Tajín to coat. Fill each glass about three-quarters full with ice.

Mix drink

To the pitcher with strained syrup (which yields roughly 1 to 1 1/4 cups flavored syrup), add the chilled lemon-lime soda. Stir gently to combine. The ratio is approximately 1 part syrup to 4 parts soda; adjust to taste if you want it sweeter or more tart.

Serve

Divide ice among the prepared glasses if not already done. Pour the Mexican Sprite over ice (about 8 fl oz per glass). Garnish each glass with a lime wheel or wedge. Serve immediately.

Storage

Leftover flavored syrup can be refrigerated in a sealed container for up to 5 days. Keep soda chilled and combine just before serving to maintain carbonation.