Honey Free Chilled Cucumber Mint Agua Fresca
This is the kind of drink that makes you feel like you're sitting somewhere shaded and breezy even when you're just standing in your own kitchen. Fresh cucumber and mint get blended together with cold water and bright lime juice, then strained into a pitcher for a silky-smooth, refreshing agua fresca that's as beautiful as it is easy to make. The sweetness here comes entirely from maple syrup, making it a genuinely great option for anyone avoiding bee-derived sweeteners without sacrificing any of that lightly sweet, cooling balance. Straining the blended mixture through a fine-mesh sieve is the move that takes this from a smoothie to something truly elegant — all the flavor, none of the pulp. A quick taste before chilling lets you dial in the lime-to-sweet ratio exactly to your liking, which is a small step that makes a big difference. Poured over ice with a sprig of mint and a thin lime wheel, it looks like something you'd pay too much for at a café. Keep a pitcher in the fridge and it's ready whenever the heat hits.
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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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