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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nI remember when I was a kid that my friends and I would order this cocktail from the bar every time we were at a wedding. Drinking Shirley Temples made us feel so grown up and sophisticated!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My parents never thought of making this at home, but it is truly so easy that there’s no good reason not to!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Ingredients<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The drink requires just two ingredients:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- grenadine<\/strong> (I make homemade grenadine<\/a> made from pomegranate juice and sugar, but store-bought grenadine like Rose’s [paid link]<\/a> is the classic choice. In a pinch, you can use the liquid from the maraschino cherry jar as the grenadine; it’s a close substitute, but it is a little less thick and potent so you may need more of it.)<\/li>
- lemon-lime soda<\/strong> (like Sprite or 7-Up) or ginger ale<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
How It’s Made<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
To make the cocktail, fill a glass with ice. Pour in soda until the glass is 90 percent full and then top it off with grenadine. You can adjust the proportions – more grenadine to make it sweeter or less to reduce the sweetness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nTo get the full grown-up experience, be sure to garnish the cocktail with a maraschino cherry<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nYou can also rim the glass with colored sugar or Pixy Stix<\/a>! To do that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Pour the colored sugar or contents of pixy stix into a bowl the width of the rim of your glass.<\/li>
- Invert the glass and dip its rim into a bowl of cold water.<\/li>
- Keep the glass inverted and place into the bowl with colored sugar. The sugar will stick to the wet rim!<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
Expert Tips and FAQs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Serving a Crowd<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
To make Shirley Temples for a crowd, you can fill a punch bowl with ice and lemon-lime soda and then add grenadine. Stir well and taste as you go until you are happy with the proportions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Float lots of maraschino cherries in the punch bowl!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What’s the Difference Between a Shirley Temple and a Roy Rogers?<\/strong>A Roy Rogers is nearly the same as a Shirley Temple but it uses cola instead of lemon-lime soda or ginger ale.<\/p> <\/div>
Is there an adult version of this mocktail?<\/strong>If you are an adult and have always loved Shirley Temples, try adding some alcohol to the drink. A Shirley Temple with booze is called a Dirty Shirley<\/a>.
Related Recipes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
- lemon-lime soda<\/strong> (like Sprite or 7-Up) or ginger ale<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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