28 Secret Soft Drink Uses
Surprisingly, soft drinks become the star ingredient in a number of recipes. Whether you're seasoning meat or baking a cake, soft drinks add a special flavor.
Cola- Marinated Flank Steak
Cola- Marinated Flank Steak Recipe
Have cola with dinner, but on your steak. Cola lends a sweetness to flank steak, mixed with savory flavors.
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How to Make Coca-Cola Cake
Learn how to make this Coca-Cola Cake that is simply one of the best sheet cake recipes. The magical brew of carbonated cola is the secret to the airy feel while mini marshmallows add nice texture. Fun yet decadent, this Coca-Cola cake is top tier.
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Cola Baked Beans
Adding cola to the brown sugar and molasses is the secret to the complex sweetness of these bacon-accented beans.
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Lemon-Lime Pound Cake
This recipe is based on a classic Southern favorite called 7UP Pound Cake, which was created in the 1950s when the soda company suggested using its soft drink instead of other liquid in pound cake recipes. The result: one of the best, and simplest, cakes you'll ever make.
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Cola Shredded Beef Tacos
Cola Shredded Beef Tacos Recipe
This recipe features shredded beef chuck roast flavored with cola, tomatoes, chiles, and cumin.
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Club Soda Waffles
This homemade waffle recipe requires just four ingredients, including one special ingredient: a bottle of club soda.
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Grilled Beef Ribs with Smoky-Sweet Barbecue Sauce
Grilled Beef Ribs with Smoky-Sweet Barbecue Sauce Recipe
Before grilling, these beef back ribs are braised in Coca-Cola and brushed in homemade barbecue sauce.
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Nanny's Famous Coconut-Pineapple Cake
Nanny's Famous Coconut-Pineapple Cake Recipe
This coconut pineapple cake recipe is sure to please family and friends, with its surprising blend of flavors and a "secret" ingredient: lemon-lime soft drink.Ā
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Root Beer Baked Beans
Transform canned pork and beans into superb baked beans by stirring in peppery-sweet root beer, dry mustard, and hot sauce. The 5-minute prep time might make this dish one of your summertime favorites.
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Grilled Chicken with Cola Sauce
Grilled Chicken with Cola Sauce Recipe
The secret ingredient to this deliciously tangy grilled chicken is 3/4 cup of cola. You'll love the unique flavor that the cola gives it, mixed with warm spices like cumin, paprika, and chili powder.
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Brined Maple Turkey with Cream Gravy
Brined Maple Turkey with Cream Gravy Recipe
Before baking, top this turkey with a flavorful cola and syrup mixture.
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Sloppy Cola Joe Dogs
These sloppy joes are enlivened with a splash of cola, which gives the ground beef a sweet boost that plays well off the filling's spices. Try these with traditional or split-top hot dog buns or hoagie rolls. Garnish with your favorite coleslaw for crunch and color.
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Mini Bourbon-and-Cola Bundt Cakes
Mini Bourbon-and-Cola Bundt Cakes Recipe
Use a classic cocktail combo to flavor a chocolate cake by adding bourbon and cola to the cake batter and topping the mini Bundt cakes with a sweet bourbon and cola glaze.
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Sweet and Tangy Short Ribs
Sweet and Tangy Short Ribs Recipe
This saucy dish is worthy of a dinner party; just serve with a side of brown rice or rice noodles. Cola is the secret ingredient, yielding a luscious sauce with great body.
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Grilled Vidalia Onion and Steak Sandwiches
Grilled Vidalia Onion and Steak Sandwiches Recipe
Cola in the marinade tenderizes the meat. A simple homemade sandwich spread, made with mayonnaise and minced arugula, completes the sandwich. Serve with chips or fresh veggie slices.
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Peanut-Cola Cake
The South's favorite drink is a key ingredient in this moist Peanut-Cola Cake.
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Root Beer-Can Chicken
This is a family-friendly take on beer-can chicken in which we use an opened root beer can to support a whole bird on the grill. The liquid inside the can adds moisture, resulting in succulent, tender meat. Complete the meal with roasted red potatoes and a sweet-tart broccoli slaw.
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Country Ham with Redeye Gravy
Country Ham with Redeye Gravy Recipe
A mixture of cola and water balance the salt and add sweetness and caffeine to this ham and gravy recipe.
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Chocolate Coca-Cola Cake
Chocolate Coca-Cola Cake Recipe
Warm chocolate cake topped with chocolate coca-cola icing is a delicious combination.
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Slow Cooker Barbecue Pork
Slow Cooker Barbecue Pork Recipe
This simple-to-fix pork recipe includes a surprisingly delicious mixture of barbecue sauce and cola.
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Root Beer Float Cake
This 5 ingredient cake will become your fast favorite for dessert. Root beer is the secret ingredient that keeps this cake sweet, moist and flavorful.
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Slow-cooked Barbecued Chicken
Slow-cooked Barbecued Chicken Recipe
Start with a whole chicken, cut up, and simmer in a homemade barbecue sauce of ketchup, cola, cider vinegar and a splash of bourbon for a Southern barbecue flavor.
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Slow-cooked Barbecued Chicken Sandwiches
Slow-cooked Barbecued Chicken Sandwiches Recipe
The slow-cooked barbecued chicken made with cola is delicious served over Sweet Potato Cornbread and topped with Pickled Peppers and Onions and Simple Slaw.
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Cola-Braised Brisket
Hands-off cooking is ideal for busy weekenights. Try Cola-Braised Brisket that's cooked in the slow-cooker. Enjoy any leftovers of this tender brisket by shredding the meat, and stirring it into the gravy. Serve brisket and gravy over cooked egg noodles.
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Tempura Green Beans with Mild Cayenne Sour Cream
Tempura Green Beans with Mild Cayenne Sour Cream Recipe
Batters like this one that use carbonated beverages such as club soda produce gas bubbles that discourage oil absorption, yielding a lighter fried food.
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Soy and Cola-Braised Pork Shoulder
Soy and Cola-Braised Pork Shoulder Recipe
Serve this cola-braised pulled pork on hamburger buns or Kaiser rolls with shaved cucumber and carrot ribbons tossed with rice vinegar. Or stuff it into tortillas for Asian-style tacos with matchstick-cut cucumber and carrot.
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Jen's Pulled Pork
Diet cola is used in this recipe because it is less sweet in flavor. There's no right or wrong amount of sauce to use...simply stir in as much as you'd like. You can also add sliced jalapenos, minced garlic or sautƩed onions and green peppers.
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Chocolate Cola Cake with Cola Frosting
Chocolate Cola Cake with Cola Frosting Recipe
Cola plays a part in the cake batter and the chocolate icing in this decadent dessert.