Entrees American

Pineapple Ginger Fizzer

Pineapple Ginger Fizzer brings cups ginger ale, chilled, cups pineapple juice, chilled and the rest of the crew together in a recipe that is practical enough for a normal kitchen but still has enough personality to avoid tasting like committee food.

Pineapple Ginger Fizzer

What It Is

A mix of pineapple and ginger provides a refreshing, sparkling taste. Gingerific! Ginger was used in ancient Pineapple, ginger and basil with bubbles and no committee meeting required.

Origin

This version is connected to for this recipe.. I keep that connection as part of the recipe’s personality without pretending every dish arrived with a notarized birth certificate.

Fun Fact

The cookbook version really does pair 4 cups ginger ale, chilled with 4 cups pineapple juice, chilled. That combination comes straight from the original recipe, not from a late-night refrigerator séance.

Prep
10 min
Cook
—
Total
10 min
Servings
8 glass
(a generous estimate, much like most cookbook authors)
Difficulty
easy
Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Nut-Free
Diet
Vegetarian, Vegan, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Nut-Free, Low-Carb
Away Mission
5 min walk
(Spock could calculate this more efficiently, but where's the fun in that)
#american #entrees #pineapple-ginger-fizzer #spoon-and-scribble

Ingredients

  • 4 cups ginger ale, chilled
  • 4 cups pineapple juice, chilled
  • 1 piece ginger, thinly sliced
  • 1 orange, thinly sliced
  • ½ cup fresh basil leaves, destemmed

Steps

  1. Combine chilled ginger ale and pineapple juice in a 64-ounce pitcher.
  2. Add the sliced orange, ginger and basil.
  3. Serve chilled.

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Notes

Taste near the end and adjust. Salt, acid and heat are much easier to add than remove, despite what some of my more enthusiastic recipes occasionally imply.

Nutrition Facts
Per 1 glass
Calories 25
Burning this off: roughly one intense session of Zamboni driving.
% Daily Value*
Fat 0.0 g 0%
Saturated + Trans 0 g 0%
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 0 mg 0%
Carbohydrate 6.0 g
Fibre 1.0 g 4%
Sugars 2.0 g 2%
Protein 1.0 g
Potassium 140 mg 3%
Calcium 30 mg 2%
Iron 0.6 mg 3%
*5% or less is a little, 15% or more is a lot. Sodium levels calculated in a country with universal healthcare — and it's free, so don't worry about it too much.
A genuinely respectable nutrition profile. No red flags here — go ahead and feel a little smug about it.

Substitutions

No specific substitution note is given in the cookbook. Spoon & Scribble option: adjust sweetness to taste and swap similar fresh fruit or sparkling water where it keeps the same basic drink.

Storage

Cool leftovers promptly and refrigerate in a covered container. Keep crisp garnishes separate whenever possible so tomorrow’s lunch does not become damp architecture.

Freezing

Freeze cooked components in meal-sized airtight portions where practical. Dairy-heavy sauces and fresh garnishes may change texture, so add those fresh after reheating when possible.