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Cardamom Ginger Lime Pomegranate Spritzer

A ruby-red, tart-sweet spritzer with a warm ginger-cardamom syrup, bright lime and lively bubbles.

Cardamom Ginger Lime Pomegranate Spritzer

Ingredients

  • ½ cup120 gWater
  • ¼ cup grated25 gFresh gingerpeeled and thinly sliced
  • ½ tsp1 gGround cardamom
  • 1½ tbsp packed20 gBrown sugar
  • ¾ cup (180 ml)200 gPomegranate juicechilled
  • 1 lime, juiced40 gLime juice
  • 1 cup (240 ml)240 gSparkling water (club soda)chilled

Steps

  1. Peel and thinly slice the ginger.
  2. In a small pot, combine the water, ginger, cardamom and brown sugar. Bring to a simmer over medium heat, stirring until the brown sugar dissolves, then simmer gently for 5 minutes.
  3. Take the pot off the heat and let the ginger syrup steep for 5 minutes, then strain it into a heatproof jar, pressing on the ginger; discard the ginger slices.
  4. Chill the ginger syrup in the fridge or set the jar in a bowl of ice water for about 15 minutes, until cold.
  5. Stir the pomegranate juice and lime juice into the cold ginger syrup to make the pomegranate mixture.
  6. Divide the pomegranate mixture between two glasses filled with ice, half in each.
  7. Top each glass with half of the chilled sparkling water (club soda), stir gently and serve right away.

Allergens: none of the nine major allergens in the ingredients as written.

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Saved in the Every Helping recipe book on October 24, 2026.

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