Name: Blueberry Crisp Dirty Soda
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons rolled oats; 2 tablespoons chopped walnuts; 2 1/2 cups blueberry juice; 1 1/3 cups sugar; 2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries; 1/4 cinnamon stick; 1 teaspoon butter extract, optional; pinch salt; 2 ounces cream soda; 6 ounces blueberry or berry sparkling water; 3-4 tablespoons Blueberry Crisp Syrup; 1 tablespoon half and half; 1 heaping tablespoon whipped cream; 1 teaspoon Grape Nuts cereal, or pinch of cinnamon

Blueberry Crisp Dirty Soda

Chef John's blueberry crisp dirty soda combines the cozy flavors of a homemade blueberry crisp with the fun, fizzy appeal of a dirty soda. It is made with a delicious homemade blueberry syrup infused with toasted oats, walnuts, and cinnamon and garnished with whipped cream.

45 min total 5 min prep 25 min cook 8

Instructions

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1 Toast oatmeal in a saucepan over medium heat until lightly golden brown. Add walnuts and toast for 30 seconds more. Add blueberry juice, sugar, blueberries, and cinnamon stick and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer for 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from heat and allow sirup to cool for about 15 minutes. Strain through a fine mesh strainer.
2 Stir in butter extract, and a very small pinch of salt. Transfer into a smaller container, and store in the fridge until needed.
3 To make the dirty soda, fill a glass with ice, and pour in 2 ounces of cream soda. Fill the glass the rest of the way with berry sparkling water, or berry soda if you want something sweeter, leaving a half inch unfilled at the top. Pour in 3 to 4 tablespoons of the blueberry syrup, and stir everything with a spoon for a few seconds. Top of the splash of half and half, And a dollop of whipped cream if desired. Garnish with Grape Nuts cereal, or pinch of cinnamon.