Peanut Free Cranberry Orange Lemonade

Total time30 min

Prep time10 min

Cook time5 min

5.0

(15)

Bright, tangy, and just the right amount of sweet, this sparkling drink layers fresh lemon, orange, and pure cranberry juice into something that feels genuinely special. The maple simple syrup is a clever touch — it dissolves smoothly into the juice base and adds a warm, rounded sweetness that plain sugar just can't match. Every ingredient here is straightforward and naturally free from nut-related concerns, so you can serve it at a gathering without a second thought. The unsweetened cranberry juice gives it a gorgeous deep blush color and a pleasantly tart backbone that keeps things from tipping into cloying territory. Chilled sparkling water goes in last with just a gentle stir, so you keep all that fizz intact right up until the first sip. Dress the glasses with a lemon slice and a sprig of fresh mint and it looks like something from a restaurant menu — no special skills required.

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Ingredients

4 servings

For the maple simple syrup

½ cup maple syrup
½ cup water

For the lemonade

¾ cup fresh lemon juice (from about 5–6 lemons)
½ cup unsweetened pure cranberry juice (not cocktail)
½ cup fresh orange juice (from about 2 medium oranges)
3 cups sparkling water, chilled
2 cups ice cubes

For serving

lemon slices, for serving (optional)
fresh mint sprigs, for serving (optional)

Instructions

1
Combine the maple syrup and water in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring until the syrup is fully dissolved, about 2–3 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool for 15 minutes until no longer warm to the touch.
2
Juice the lemons and oranges through a citrus juicer, then strain through a fine-mesh strainer into a large pitcher to remove seeds and pulp.

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