Artificial Food Coloring Free Cranberry Orange Agua Fresca
Tart cranberries, bright citrus, and a touch of maple syrup come together in a drink that looks stunning and tastes even better — the kind of thing you'd pay too much for at a fancy café. Every drop of color in this agua fresca comes straight from real fruit, so there's no need to scan labels for synthetic dyes or worry about what's lurking in a store-bought juice blend. Fresh orange juice and lime juice do the heavy lifting on flavor, while the maple syrup adds just enough sweetness without any artificial additives. Blending everything together and straining it through a fine-mesh sieve gives you a silky, jewel-toned drink that looks almost too pretty to sip. It's naturally vibrant — that deep ruby-pink hue is pure cranberry, nothing else. Serve it over ice with a few orange slices and you've got a refreshing drink that works for a weeknight dinner, a holiday table, or honestly any time you want something that feels a little special.
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4 servings
- 2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries
- ½ cup fresh orange juice (from about 2 medium oranges)
- 3 cups cold water, divided
- 4 tbsp maple syrup, or more to taste
- 1 tbsp fresh lime juice
- ¼ tsp fine salt
For serving
- ice cubes, for serving
- orange slices or fresh cranberries, for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Combine the cranberries, orange juice, maple syrup, lime juice, salt, and 1 cup of the cold water in a blender. Blend on high until completely smooth, about 45 seconds.
- 2
Set a fine-mesh strainer over a large pitcher. Pour the blended mixture through the strainer, pressing on the solids with the back of a spoon until only dry pulp remains. Discard the solids.
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