Coconut Free Chilled Cucumber Mint Agua Fresca
This is the kind of drink that makes you feel instantly cooler the moment it hits your lips. Fresh cucumber and bright lime juice are blended together with fragrant mint and a touch of maple syrup, then strained into a silky, jewel-clear agua fresca that's as refreshing as it gets. The maple syrup adds just enough gentle sweetness without overpowering the clean, herby notes — and because every ingredient here is whole and straightforward, you never have to second-guess what's actually in your glass. Many store-bought flavored waters and drink mixes sneak in coconut water or coconut-derived sweeteners, so making this from scratch is genuinely the smarter move. The straining step is what takes it from a smoothie to something truly elegant, giving you that light, restaurant-quality pour over ice. Serve it with a thin lime wheel and a sprig of mint and it looks almost too pretty to drink — almost.
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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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