Mustard Free Garden Strawberry Lime Cooler
Bright, fruity, and completely refreshing, this sparkling strawberry-lime drink is the kind of thing you want in your hand the moment the weather turns warm. Fresh strawberries are gently simmered with maple syrup, water, and lime zest until they break down into a gorgeous deep-pink syrup that smells absolutely incredible. Straining the cooked fruit through a fine-mesh sieve gives you a silky, jewel-toned base that mixes beautifully with fresh lime juice and chilled sparkling water. Every single ingredient here is naturally free from condiment-based allergens — no hidden sauces, no spice blends, nothing to second-guess on a label. The result is a clean, vibrant cooler that tastes like summer in a glass without any of the usual store-bought ingredient anxiety. Serve it over ice with a sprig of mint and a lime wheel for a presentation that looks far more impressive than the effort involved.
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4 servings
For the strawberry-lime syrup
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- ¼ cup water
- 1 ½ cups fresh strawberries, hulled and halved
- 1 tbsp lime zest (from about 2 limes)
For the cooler
- ½ cup fresh lime juice (from about 4 limes)
- 3 cups sparkling water, chilled
- 2 cups ice cubes
For serving
- 4 fresh mint sprigs (optional)
- 4 lime wheels or wedges (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Combine the maple syrup, water, strawberries, and lime zest in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the strawberries soften and begin to break down and the syrup turns a deep pink, about 4–5 minutes.
- 2
Remove the saucepan from the heat and let the mixture cool for 15 minutes. Pour through a fine-mesh strainer into a pitcher, pressing the solids firmly with the back of a spoon to extract as much liquid as possible. Discard the solids.
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