Classic Shirley Temple Drink made with two ingredients! All you need is grenadine syrup and 7Up, Sprite, or Ginger Ale poured over ice for this favorite childhood drink!
Shirley Temple Recipe
We all remember growing up enjoying a red bubbly Shirley Temple at the restaurants. It was always a special treat, especially with those red juicy maraschino cherries at the end! The famous mocktail drink is named after the American actress, singer, and dancer, Shirley Jane Temple, who started her film career at the age of three.
What is a shirley temple
A Shirley Temple Drink is a nonalcoholic mocktail made of ginger-ale and grenadine then served with a cherry for garnish. Traditional modern versions are made with a lemon-lime soda such as 7Up and Sprite.
Grenadine syrup
Grenadine syrup is a simple syrup made of 100 % pomegranate juice, sugar, and lemon juice simmered over heat in a saucepan until it becomes a thick sugary syrup. It can be found at a liquor store or you can make your own homemade grenadine syrup recipe.
Ingredients
- 1 ounce grenadine syrup
- ice cubes
- 8 ounces lemon-lime soda (such as 7UP or Sprite) or Ginger Ale, chilled
- maraschino cherries
How to make a shirley temple drink at home
In a glass, add ice cubes. Pour in the grenadine and lemon or lime soda (or ginger ale). Mix with a spoon and garnish with maraschino cherries.
Make it a Cocktail drink
Serve the kiddos the mocktail Shirley Temple and take yours up a notch by turning it into a Shirley Temple Cocktail. Just add 1 ounce of vodka.
Frequently Asked Questions
They are sweet from soda and have a sweet-tart like cherry flavor from grenadine, similar to an Italian Soda.
Word on the street is that when Shirley Temple - the famous actress - used to go into restaurants she was too young to drink with the crowd. The bartender would make her a special sweet drink for her to enjoy. The name stuck and that was the birth of the Classic Shirley Temple Drink.
A bartender at Chasen's in Beverly Hills invented the Shirley Temple cocktail for Shirley Temple. Years later the nonalcoholic drink is now a classic favorite for kids and adults of all ages.
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Shirley Temple Drink Recipe
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Ingredients
- 1 ounce grenadine syrup
- ice
- 8 ounces 7Up, Sprite, or Ginger Ale
- maraschino cherries for garnish
Instructions
- In a glass, add ice cubes. Pour in the grenadine and lemon or lime soda (or ginger ale). Mix with a spoon and garnish with maraschino cherries.
Notes
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