Vegan Chilled Cucumber Mint Agua Fresca

Total time40 min

Prep time10 min

Cook time0 min

4.7

(12)

This is the kind of drink that makes you feel like you're sitting somewhere shady and breezy even when it's blazing hot outside. Fresh cucumber and mint get blended with cold water, bright lime juice, and a touch of maple syrup, then strained into a silky, jewel-clear pitcher of pure refreshment. Every single ingredient here is whole and plant-based, so there's nothing to second-guess — no honey, no hidden additives, just clean, vibrant flavor from start to finish. The fine-mesh straining step is what sets this apart from a chunky smoothie; it gives you that gorgeous, restaurant-quality texture that's light enough to drink by the glass. A little salt might seem unexpected, but it quietly sharpens all the other flavors and keeps the sweetness from going flat. It's easy to batch ahead and stash in the fridge, making it a go-to for warm-weather gatherings where you want something impressive that took almost no effort.

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Ingredients

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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