Wheat Free Cranberry Orange Lemonade
Bright, tangy, and just the right amount of sweet, this sparkling drink is the kind of thing you'll want to keep on rotation all year long. Three kinds of citrus — lemon, orange, and tart cranberry — come together in a way that feels both refreshing and a little fancy without any real effort. A quick homemade maple simple syrup ties everything together with a warm, natural sweetness that store-bought mixes simply can't replicate. The whole thing is built from squeezed fruit, pure juice, and sparkling water, so there's nothing hidden in the ingredient list to stress over — just clean, real flavors. Wheat shows up in the most unexpected places in packaged beverages and flavored syrups, but every component here is naturally free of it. Serve it over ice with a lemon slice and a sprig of mint and it looks like something from a restaurant menu.
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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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