Wheat Free Chilled Cucumber Mint Agua Fresca
Cool, refreshing, and impossibly easy to make, this cucumber mint agua fresca is the kind of drink that makes a hot afternoon feel instantly more manageable. Fresh English cucumbers get blended with bright lime juice, maple syrup, and a generous handful of mint, then strained into a pitcher of pure, clean flavor. Every single ingredient here is naturally free of wheat and gluten, so there's no label-reading or substitution stress involved — just whole, simple produce doing all the heavy lifting. The fine-mesh straining step is what gives it that silky, restaurant-quality texture rather than a thick smoothie vibe. A splash of maple syrup adds just enough sweetness without overpowering the cool cucumber and herby mint notes. Serve it over a big glass of ice with a lime slice and a sprig of mint, and it looks as good as it tastes. It's the kind of thing guests will ask you to make again before they've even finished their first glass.
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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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