Soy Free Cucumber Mint Sparkling Cooler
This sparkling cooler is the kind of drink that looks like it came from a fancy café but comes together with nothing more than fresh produce, maple syrup, and a blender. The cucumber base is silky and clean, the mint syrup adds a floral sweetness, and the lime juice brings just enough brightness to keep every sip lively. Topped off with chilled sparkling water, the whole thing is refreshingly light without being watery or flat. Many store-bought flavored sparkling drinks sneak in soy-derived additives or natural flavors with murky sourcing, so making your own from scratch is a genuinely satisfying workaround. Every single ingredient here is straightforward and easy to verify, which means you can serve this with total confidence at a backyard gathering or a quiet afternoon at home. The mint simple syrup steeps for just twenty minutes and the cucumber gets strained to a crystal-clear liquid, so the final result is elegant and smooth rather than pulpy or heavy. It's the kind of recipe you'll want to keep in rotation all summer long.
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4 servings
For the mint simple syrup
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- ¼ cup water
- ½ cup fresh mint leaves, loosely packed, plus more for garnish
For the cucumber base
- 1 medium english cucumber (about 12 oz), peeled and roughly chopped
- 3 tbsp fresh lime juice (from about 2 limes)
- 1 cup cold water
To finish
- 2 cups sparkling water, chilled
For serving
- ice cubes, for serving
- lime slices, for serving (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Combine the maple syrup and 1/4 cup water in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring until the syrup dissolves, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat, add the mint leaves, and stir to submerge. Let steep for 20 minutes, then strain through a fine-mesh strainer into a small bowl, pressing the leaves to extract as much liquid as possible. Discard the spent mint. Let the syrup cool to room temperature.
- 2
Add the chopped cucumber and 1 cup cold water to a blender. Blend on high until completely smooth, about 30 seconds. Pour through the fine-mesh strainer into a pitcher, pressing the solids with the back of a spoon to extract all the liquid. Discard the solids.
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