Sonic is my number one favorite place to buy drinks in the Summertime. Heck, it’s my favorite ANY time. Since we don’t have one anywhere close to my house, whenever I go home to Arizona, or anywhere that has a Sonic for that matter, it’s one of the first places I go. I have been known to purchase two drinks (at least) for myself in one trip through the drive thru. It’s embarrassing really. 😉 The food isn’t as amazing but it is pretty good when you get to chase it down with one of the million awesome drinks they serve.
Sonic Ocean Water is probably one of the BEST drinks they have. It’s so unique to Sonic and it’s ridiculously good. If you’ve never had it before, imagine a blue coconuty fizzy dream! Throw in Sonic’s famous ice pebbles and fahgettaboudit. Straight up amazing!
Today I’m sharing these delicious homemade version of Sonic’s Ocean Water Copycat Recipe you can make with just a couple ingredients. It tastes exactly like Sonic’s famous drink and it is so easy! If you can get your hands on some pebble or awesome crushed ice, even better.
Sonic Ocean Water Ingredients:
- 4 Tablespoons of regular white sugar
- 4 Tablespoons of water
- 24 oz of lemon-lime soda (2 – 12 oz cans works great!)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons of coconut extract
- 3 drops of blue food coloring
Time needed: 15 minutes.
How to Make Sonic Ocean Water | Sonic Ocean Water Copycat Recipe
- Mix sugar and water until it dissolves
In a microwave safe bowl, mix white sugar and water and heat for 30 seconds in the microwave. This should dissolve most of the sugar.
- Create the ocean!
Add the sugar mixture to the lemon-lime soda and coconut extract
- Make it BLUE!
Add blue food coloring to your liking
- Pour over ice
Pour it over some ice and you’ve got yourself the best dang drink ever. A close competitor with Sonic’s Cherry Limeade which you can also make at home with my recipe, thankyouverymuch.
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28 Comments
Katie @ Made to be a Momma
May 17, 2014 at 8:30 amBoth of these drinks look delicious! The closet Sonic to me is about 45 minutes away so I don’t get there very often! Excited to make these at home! Pinning!
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Rosekat08
May 29, 2014 at 11:16 amI love the ocean water and cherry limeades at Sonic. I mostly go there for the drinks because they rock! Found you through pinterest and I’m looking forward to trying your drink recipes.
-Kat
Marissa @ Life is Fantasmic
June 3, 2014 at 9:51 amI wish we had a Sonic near us, but now I can enjoy this without having to travel out of state! Pinned! I would love for you to share this at my Saturday Dishes Link Party this weekend! This week’s theme will be Mocktails & Kid-Friendly Drinks! Feel free to share other old or new posts that fit the theme as well if you have them! (:
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Sara @ Mama's Therapy
June 6, 2014 at 7:04 pmI love Sonic drinks, thanks for sharing. Found you at the Party Bunch link party.
Nicole
June 8, 2014 at 5:08 pmyummy! I live in Canada, so no Sonic here 🙁 I’m having a BBQ on June 14 and I’m hoping to make this! May I ask how much this recipe serves?
Caiti Jo
June 9, 2014 at 5:25 pmTHANK YOU SO VERY VERY VERY MUCH!!!
Mary Turner
June 26, 2014 at 9:32 pmI worked at sonic for 7 and half years while I was in high school and college. While this recipe looks amazing, all they do at Sonic is put sprite in a cup and add a small pump of blue coconut. Like the snow cone flavors you can buy at the store. If you want to try something amazing order a blue coconut limeade. 😉
Mallory & Savannah
June 26, 2014 at 11:00 pmHi Mary!
Great advice! Unfortunately, I cannot find the blue coconut anywhere local so this is my “store bought” version. 🙂 I may have to order some online because I LOOOOVE a good Ocean Water! I’m sure you know lots of tricks for awesome drink recipes! Thanks for sharing! xo – Mallory
Valerie
July 16, 2014 at 4:31 pmYou can get the coconut syrup at World market or lots of other places if you don’t feel like making it–it’s clear, not blue, but I think it’s the flavor you are after, anyway!
Amy
November 18, 2016 at 10:04 pmAmazon has the blue coconut syrup.
Sarah
March 24, 2016 at 11:55 amAnd if they are out of blue coconut, they use a little coconut flavor and blue powerade syrup instead. Worked there for 3 yrs in high school.
Mallory & Savannah
March 25, 2016 at 1:17 pmThanks for the tip!
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Suzyqwvu
July 13, 2014 at 4:30 pmI wanted a special blue drink for my son’s Sonic the Hedgehog birthday party. This sounded perfect. I needed enough for a crowd so I adjusted the recipe for 2 liters of Sprite. Used 2 cups of sugar and 2 cups of water. A full 2 oz bottle of coconut extract. Didn’t measure blue food coloring – just added until I was satisfied. It was a huge hit! Thanks so much for posting this!
Sandy
August 11, 2014 at 12:29 pmI have never tried the ocean water drink,because I didn’t know what it was. Ocean water doesn’t sound very good.I love coconut so I will have to try one.I live in a small town so I am only four blocks away from a sonic.Thanks for the recipe.Sonic ice is the BEST..We always pay a bag of ice to keep at home. Everything tastes better on sonic ice.
Kimberly
October 17, 2014 at 4:31 pmI don’t know if most people know this, but Sonic sells their ice by the bag here. Love it!
Carolyn
October 30, 2014 at 7:14 pmI just tried the Ocean Water recipe and it was delish! I will be using this recipe for my son’s birthday party! Thanks for the recipe!
Mallory & Savannah
October 30, 2014 at 10:59 pmYay! I’m so glad you like it! It’s my fave!!
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Amy Thueson
February 28, 2015 at 10:33 amI wold like to make this drink for a large crowd 50+, and put it in one of those clear beverage dispensers.
Anyone have a recipe conversion they would like to share?
MrsWhite
April 1, 2015 at 3:01 amThanks so much! My husband is going to be one happy man 🙂
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Jamie @ Life of Creed
July 9, 2015 at 4:23 pmLOVE Sonic drinks! This is one of my favorites!! Just reading this I want an Ocean Water slush. I’m glad I can make one of my favorite drinks at home now. Now if only I had a ice machine that makes Sonic ice… Thanks for sharing!
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November 2, 2019 at 3:23 amSonic is my number one favorite place for summer drinks. Heck, it’s ANY my favorite time. Since we don’t have anyone near my house, whenever I go home in Arizona or wherever Sonic has it, it’s one of the first places I go. I was told to buy two drinks (at least) for myself during a drive-through trip. It was awkward. I have heard about Talk to sonic before her. The food is great, but it’s great when you can chase it with one of the millions of amazing drinks they serve.
RyleeMae
May 4, 2020 at 12:17 pmI was here at home just bored and wanted something that was sweet and from sonic. But here at quarantine, its not going to happen! So I just found this recipe online and I was amazed! I shared it with my family and loved it! I didn’t have coconut extract, so I just used a substance with almond extract. Since almond extract is such a strong flavor, I just put a teaspoon instead of a teaspoon and a half. Overall, amazing!