Sonic Ocean Water Recipe (2024)

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This Sonic Ocean Water recipe is a must have for summer! Sprite or 7Up mixed with coconut extract for the perfect tropical mocktail! A little bit of food dye and some fish gummies really make it look like ocean water!

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Originally posted August 8, 2013. Updated April 21, 2021.

What’s your go-to Sonic drink?

I’m a vanilla Diet co*ke girl most days but every once in awhile I crave an Ocean Water. Especially during summer because it just tastes like something you should be drinking on a beach.

What Is Sonic’s Ocean Water?

If you’ve never had Ocean Water, it’s a bubbly coconut lime drink that you can order at the fast-food chain Sonic. It is delicious and tastes like summer in a cup!

There’s no caffeine in it and you can even get a diet version if you ask for Sprite Zero instead of regular Sprite!

For this at home version, you can also use Sprite Zero or Diet 7Up to make it lower calorie.

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Ingredients

  • Water – this recipe starts by making a simple sugar syrup.
  • Granulated sugar – this is going in the simple sugar syrup.
  • Coconut flavoring – this is going to give the Ocean Water that tropical flavor that you love! You can find it in the baking aisle of your grocery store with all of the other extracts.
  • Blue food coloring – this is, of course, going to make the drink blue and look like the ocean.
  • Lemon lime soda – 7Up, Sprite, or any other lemon lime soda. Feel free to use the diet version, too!
  • Swedish Fish – not required but aren’t they cute?!

Instructions

  • Make simple syrup. Combine water and sugar in a small microwave-safe bowl. Heat in microwave for about 1 minute. Stir until sugar is completely dissolved.
  • Make Ocean Water. Pour the sugar mixture into a pitcher. Add coconut extract, foot coloring, and soda. Stir to combine.
  • Serve. Pour over ice with Swedish fish gummy candies!
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How Long Is Ocean Water Good For?

This drink is best as soon as it’s made. Because it’s made with carbonated soda, the bubbles will start to go away as soon as you make it.

If you need to make it ahead, you can make the sugar water syrup and store it in the fridge until you are ready to serve it.

Storing Leftovers

If you do have leftovers, I suggest putting it in a bottle with a lid so that it keeps the carbonatio in as much as possible. It should last a day or 2 if you store it like that.

How To Make It a co*cktail

If you are serving this to adults, skip the coconut extract and add a shot of coconut rum to each glass!

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Yield: 4 servings

Ocean Water

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This Sonic Ocean Water recipe is a must have for summer! Sprite or 7Up mixed with coconut extract for the perfect tropical mocktail! A little bit of food dye and some fish gummies really make it look like ocean water!

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons water
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 teaspoon coconut extract
  • 3 drops blue food coloring
  • 2 12 ounce cans lemon-lime soda

Instructions

  1. In a small microwave-safe bowl, combine water and sugar. Heat in microwave for about 1 minutes. Stir until sugar is completely dissolved.
  2. Pour the sugar mixture into a pitcher. Add coconut extract, food coloring, and soda. Stir to combine. Enjoy over ice.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

4

Serving Size:

1

Amount Per Serving:Calories: 114Total Fat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 20mgCarbohydrates: 29gFiber: 0gSugar: 29gProtein: 0g

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  1. mali says

    Planning to make for my daughter’s birthday. For the kids allergic to nuts & cocount, is the coconut flavoring just synthetic and won’t be an allergen? thanks

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  2. Alina says

    Sonic Ocean Water Recipe (9)
    It looks so yummy! I love the step-by-step instructions, making it an easy recipe to follow!

    Reply

  3. Olga says

    Sonic Ocean Water Recipe (10)
    Amanda, this ocean water looks amazing! I can’t wait to make it!

    Reply

  4. Maddycake says

    If you really want to celebrate shark week next time or just a super fun gross out..take a shot of red raspberry syrup and pour it in your drink with the blue and white gummy sharks in it they sell and Swedish fish for a bloody fantastic shark attack that’s easy on the palate and very cool to watch!! Once you stir in the “blood” completely it will turn your drink a dark purple just an FYI. Happy fishing :)

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  5. Smith says

    Wow! I like the color of the drink and idea of fish inside. I am gonna make this for my partner right now. Thanks in advance:-)

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  6. Ariel says

    My little siblings will love this! Thanks for the idea!

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  7. Amanda says

    How much does this recipe make?

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  8. Amy says

    What would the measurements be for a 3.5 gallon dispenser? I want to make this for my daughters bday party

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  9. V. says

    Perfect refreshing summer drink to toast the start of Shark Week — tomorrow! I recently featured it in my collection of kid-friendly ways to celebrate Shark Week on my blog. Please stop by to see at http://www.createdbyv.com/shark-week-with-kids. Thanks for sharing such an easy and delicious drink!

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  10. Di says

    Silly question… but can you just add blue food coloring to the Sprite?? Does the sugar/water/extract do anything other than make it a little sweeter?

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  11. Jessica says

    I absolutely LOVE Sonic’s ocean water, so I was very happy when i found this. I made a large batch for our Talk Like a Pirate Day at work. Although it ended up being a bit on the sweeter side. So in the Second batch I made I used 1 TBS of sugar 2 TBS of water and it was AMAZING!

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  12. Sarah says

    I love this drink because i love the ocean and the taste

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  13. Donna says

    I love this idea! Going to make it for my little guests next week! Wondering – how about finding ice cube trays in the shape of fish, then adding orange food coloring to the water. Voila! Goldfish!

    Reply

    • Sharona says

      IKEA had them…not sure if they still do.

      Reply

  14. Lisa says

    They use sprite as the base soda just FYI. My husband runs 2 sonics and is hoping to open another soon

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  15. Tammy king says

    I made this tonight and it tastes just like Sonics ocean water. It is easy too make. You just need to quad dripple the recipe if making for a party.

    Reply

    • amanda says

      Awesome, so glad you enjoyed it! I’m totally craving it now!

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FAQs

What is Sonic Ocean water made of? ›

Sonic Ocean Water is a quick and easy summer drink that has quickly become my go to favorite. It's a copycat recipe from Sonic. It's made with lemon-lime soda (Sprite), simple syrup (sugar + water) and coconut extract and a little festive touch of blue food coloring (highly recommend) and a cherry on top!

What are the add ons for Sonic Ocean Water? ›

After cooling, mix in a teaspoon of extract, a couple of drops of food coloring, and a can of soda, and pour over ice. If you want to get the additional layers of flavor that Sonic offers, consider adding your favorite fruit or flavored syrup.

What is mermaid water at Sonic? ›

Okay, so if you aren't familiar, the mermaid water is just water. And then you add. Oh, she added 3 syrups. So she added strawberry, peach, and raspberry syrup.

What are the ingredients in Sonic Ocean Water Zero sugar drink Mix? ›

INGREDIENTS: Citric Acid, Maltodextrin (Adds a Trivial Amount of Sugar), Aspartame (Phenylketonurics: Contains Phenylalanine), Natural and Artificial Flavors, Malic Acid, Contains 2% or Less of the Following: Acesulfame Potassium, Magnesium Oxide, Monocalcium Phosphate, Blue 1.

What is make it dirty Sonic? ›

Photo: Sonic Drive-In gave guests the option to “make it dirty” by adding coconut cream and lime to any drink.

What is the flavor of ocean water at Sonic? ›

Our signature Ocean Water is sweet and refreshing with the hint of Blue Coconut flavor, served over SONIC's famous ice.

Does Sonic Ocean water have coconut in it? ›

Probably not. Sonic Ocean Water can be imitated by using imitation coconut flavor, so it is likely that Sonic uses it too, because it is inexpensive, and the flavor is strong. Natural coconut flavoring is much more subtle.

Does Sonic Ocean water have Powerade in it? ›

How Sonic makes Ocean Water. It's likely that customers assume Ocean Water gets its signature flavor from blue raspberry Powerade, given that it's one of the drink bases Sonic uses pretty frequently. But a Sonic employee revealed in a viral TikTok video that it comes from blue coconut syrup.

What is the shark drink at Sonic? ›

The Shark Week Slush featured icy blue coconut slush with a layer of real strawberries and shark gummy candies. It's been a staple of the Sonic menu every summer for the past two years and also enjoyed a limited-time run in January 2023.

Does Sonic Ocean Water have pineapple in it? ›

What flavor is ocean water? It has coconut, lemon, and lime flavors in it.

Is Ocean water Sonic good? ›

Delicious! I admit that I was tik tok influenced over this Sonic flavor. I've never tried the Sonic ocean water at the actual Sonic (we don't live close to a Sonic) and I saw all these tik tok videos about this Sonic ocean water flavor to add to your water and how delicious it was.

Does Sonic Ocean Water have aspartame? ›

Contains low calorie sweeteners: Aspartame and ...

Low calorie sweeteners were designed to impart a sweet taste without the calories or glucose effects of sugar.

What drink at Sonic has the least amount of sugar? ›

"Sonic's Diet Cherry Limeade is a healthy option at Sonic, considering it's low in calories and sugar," explains Bishoff. "The medium size only contains 2 grams of sugar and has 20 calories.

What is the fruit water at Sonic? ›

The Best Sonic Water Flavors

First, there's nothing like a Route 44 water with sugar-free raspberry flavoring and fresh limes. My second runner-up is also a Route 44, flavored with sugar-free blackberry and fresh lemons. Overall, it's fun to play around with the options available in the app.

Is ocean water from Sonic soda? ›

As is, the Sonic drink does not contain any alcohol and is really just a tropical, coconut flavoured soda that's bright blue to represent the colour of the ocean.

Why is ocean water blue Sonic? ›

Judging by other TikTok videos posted by Sonic employees, the blue coconut syrup is either made by Sonic or manufactured exclusively for the fast food chain because the bottle always appears unlabeled except for the words "blue coconut." Almost every copycat recipe, however, suggests it consists of coconut extract and ...

Is Sonic water filtered? ›

Their water is filtered and I love to go there and buy a lemon water with easy ice as much as I can. “Sonic, need I say more!” I first visited a Sonic in 1979 and have been enjoyed ever time i have visited since.

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