Fructose Free Chilled Cucumber Mint Agua Fresca
Cool, crisp, and impossibly refreshing, this blended cucumber drink is the kind of thing you'll want to keep in the fridge all week. English cucumber forms the backbone of the drink, delivering a clean, mild flavor that blends beautifully with bright lime juice and fresh mint. Maple syrup steps in as the sweetener here — a smart swap that keeps the drink low in free fructose compared to honey or agave, which can be trickier for sensitive digestive systems. The whole mixture gets strained through a fine-mesh sieve, so you're left with a silky, pulp-free liquid that's easy on the gut and genuinely elegant in the glass. A short chill in the fridge lets the flavors meld before you pour it over ice, making every sip taste intentional rather than thrown together. It's the kind of drink that looks like it came from a fancy café but comes together in your own kitchen with almost no effort.
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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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