Artificial Food Coloring Free Chilled Cucumber Mint Agua Fresca
Cool, refreshing, and naturally vibrant, this cucumber mint agua fresca is the kind of drink that makes you feel like you're sitting somewhere breezy and beautiful. Every ingredient here is whole and recognizable — fresh cucumber, real lime juice, maple syrup, and mint leaves — so there's no need to squint at a label wondering what "FD&C Blue No. 1" is doing in your beverage. Plenty of store-bought flavored drinks and agua fresca mixes sneak in synthetic dyes to boost that eye-catching color, but this one gets its gorgeous pale green hue entirely from blended cucumber and fresh mint. The process is simple: blend everything smooth, strain it into a pitcher, and let it chill until you're ready to pour. A squeeze of extra lime or a touch more maple syrup lets you dial in the flavor exactly to your taste. Served over ice with a sprig of mint and a thin lime wheel, it looks stunning without a single artificial shortcut. This is the kind of homemade drink that quietly becomes a warm-weather staple.
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4 servings
- 2 large english cucumbers (about 24 oz total), peeled and roughly chopped
- 2 cups cold water
- ¼ cup fresh lime juice (from about 2 limes)
- 3 tbsp maple syrup
- ½ cup fresh mint leaves, loosely packed
- ¼ tsp fine salt
For serving
- 3 cups ice cubes, for serving
- 4 thin lime slices (optional)
- 4 small fresh mint sprigs (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Add the chopped cucumber, cold water, lime juice, maple syrup, mint leaves, and salt to a blender. Blend on high until completely smooth, about 45–60 seconds.
- 2
Set a fine-mesh strainer over a large pitcher. Pour the blended mixture through the strainer, pressing gently on the solids with the back of a spoon to extract as much liquid as possible. Discard the solids.
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