Citric Acid Free Grape Mint Infused Water
This blended and strained infused water is a genuinely beautiful drink — the grapes give it a soft purple-pink hue that looks almost too pretty to sip. For anyone navigating a low-acid lifestyle, plain fruit-flavored drinks can be surprisingly tricky, since most commercial options are loaded with citric acid as a preservative or flavor enhancer. Here, the sweetness comes entirely from fresh red seedless grapes and an optional drizzle of maple syrup, keeping things naturally gentle. The fresh mint adds a cool, herbal lift that makes the whole thing feel refreshing without any sharp or acidic bite. Blending the grapes rather than just steeping them means you get a much more vibrant, full flavor in a shorter amount of time. Note that the optional lemon juice does introduce natural fruit acids, so it's easy to simply leave it out if you need to keep things strictly low-acid. A quick chill in the fridge lets everything meld together beautifully, and it's ready to pour over ice whenever you need it.
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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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