High Fructose Corn Syrup Free Blueberry Lemon Agua Fresca
Fresh blueberries and real lemon juice make this drink taste like summer in a glass — vibrant, a little tart, and naturally beautiful in color. Most store-bought fruit drinks and flavored waters are loaded with high fructose corn syrup, which can make finding a genuinely clean, refreshing option frustrating. Here, maple syrup does the sweetening, giving you just enough gentle sweetness without any of the processed stuff. The method is simple: blend everything together, strain out the pulp and skins through a fine-mesh strainer, and you're left with a silky, jewel-toned drink that looks far fancier than the effort involved. A pinch of salt quietly amplifies all the fruit and citrus flavors in a way that's subtle but makes a real difference. Serve it over ice with a few lemon slices and it's the kind of thing guests will ask you to make again before they've even finished their first glass.
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4 servings
- 2 cups fresh blueberries
- 3 cups cold water
- 3 tbsp fresh lemon juice (from about 1 ½ lemons)
- 2 tbsp maple syrup, plus more to taste
- ¼ tsp fine salt
For serving
- ice, for serving
- lemon slices, for serving (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Combine the blueberries, cold water, lemon juice, maple syrup, and salt in a blender. Blend on high until completely smooth, about 30–45 seconds.
- 2
Set a fine-mesh strainer over a pitcher. Pour the blended mixture through the strainer, pressing gently on the solids with the back of a spoon until only dry pulp and skins remain. Discard the solids.
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