Yuja Ade 🍋✨

Description

A classic Korean citrus soda made with yuja cheong, bright lemon, and sparkling water, sweet, tart, and super clean, like a premium cafe drink in 2 minutes. 🍊

Hook ✨

If you want a Korean cafe staple that is refreshing and highly searchable, yuja ade is pure citrus sparkle with zero fuss. 🫧

Ingredients

• Base
• 🍊 60 g yuja cheong, Korean citron honey tea marmalade (3 tbsp / 2.1 oz)
• 🍋 15 ml fresh lemon juice (1 tbsp / 0.5 fl oz)
• 🫧 300 ml cold sparkling water (1¼ cups / 10 fl oz)
• 🧊 200 g ice cubes (about 1½ cups / 7 oz)
• Optional
• 🫚 5 g fresh ginger, thin slices (1 tsp / 0.18 oz)
• 🌿 2 g mint leaves (6–8 leaves / 0.07 oz)

Preparation

1. 1️⃣ Chill the glass
2. Fill a tall glass with ice and let it cool for 30 sec, then pour off any water. 🧊
3. 2️⃣ Build the citrus base
4. Add yuja cheong and lemon juice to the bottom of the glass and stir until glossy. 🍋
5. 3️⃣ Add sparkle slowly
6. Pour in sparkling water in a thin stream so it stays fizzy. 🫧
7. 4️⃣ Stir once
8. Give one gentle stir to lift the citrus without killing the bubbles. 🥄
9. 5️⃣ Garnish
10. Add a lemon wheel, plus ginger or mint if using, then serve immediately. 🍊

Total Time

⏱️ Prep: 3 min
🔥 Cook/Bake: 0 min
🛋️ Rest: 0 min
⏰ Total: 3 min

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