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Prickly Pear Soda

This prickly pear soda is popular in Mexico and the Southwestern United States.

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Ingredients

Makes
3
  • 3 prickly pears
  • 1 cup (240 ml) water
  • ½ cup (120 ml) agave nectar
  • Carbonated water as needed (see note)

Ingredients for 3 servings (710 g) · the original recipe

Method

  1. 1

    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.

  2. 2

    Combine the fruit flesh, water, and agave nectar in a saucepan.

    Stovetop
  3. 3

    Boil the mixture until it becomes very thick, then strain it to get approximately 5 oz (120 ml) of syrup.

    Stovetop
  4. 4

    Make the finished soda by combining 1 volume of syrup with 5 volumes of carbonated water.

Recipe from Wikibooks Cookbook, written by Wikibooks contributors. Used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; the ingredient list and method on this page are taken from that page and edited (its notes, tips and variations are not reproduced), and are available under the same licence. The macros, equipment tags and scaling are Ma Kitchen’s own and are not the source’s figures. Ma Kitchen is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wikibooks Cookbook. Copied on 2026-11-12.

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