Spice Free Chilled Cucumber Mint Agua Fresca
Cool, crisp, and endlessly refreshing, this cucumber mint agua fresca is exactly the kind of drink you want on a hot afternoon. Fresh English cucumbers get blended with cold water, lime juice, maple syrup, and a generous handful of mint leaves, then strained into a silky, pale-green drink that looks as good as it tastes. Every single ingredient here is naturally free from any heat or spice, so there's no label-checking or substitution stress — just clean, bright flavor from start to finish. The lime adds a gentle tartness, the maple syrup rounds everything out with subtle sweetness, and the mint keeps it feeling light and lively without any bite. Straining the blended mixture through a fine-mesh sieve gives it that smooth, almost elegant texture you'd expect from a café or juice bar. Poured over ice with a lime slice and a fresh mint sprig, it's a genuinely beautiful drink that comes together 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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