Artificial Food Coloring Free Grape Mint Infused Water
That gorgeous purple-pink hue comes entirely from real red seedless grapes — no dyes, no artificial anything, just fruit doing what fruit does best. So many flavored waters and drink mixes on store shelves rely on synthetic colorings to achieve that kind of visual pop, which makes a homemade version like this genuinely refreshing in more ways than one. Fresh mint leaves add a cool, herbal lift that plays beautifully against the natural sweetness of the grapes, and a splash of lemon juice brightens the whole thing if you want a little extra zing. The process is simple: blend, strain, chill, and you're done. A touch of maple syrup is completely optional and keeps the sweetener clean and recognizable if you decide to use it. It's the kind of drink that looks fancy enough for a dinner party but takes almost no effort to pull together, and you'll know exactly what's in every single sip.
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4 servings
- 1 cup red seedless grapes
- 4 cups cold water
- ¼ cup fresh mint leaves, loosely packed
- 1 tbsp maple syrup (optional)
- 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice (optional)
For serving
- ice cubes, for serving (optional)
- fresh mint sprigs, for serving (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Add the grapes, mint leaves, and 1 cup of the cold water to a blender. Blend on high for 20–30 seconds until the grapes are fully broken down and the mixture is smooth and uniformly purple-pink.
- 2
Set a fine-mesh strainer over a pitcher. Pour the blended mixture through the strainer, pressing gently on the solids with a spoon to extract as much liquid as possible, then discard the solids.
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