Artificial Food Coloring Free Grape Mint Sparkling Cooler
That deep jewel-purple color in your glass? It comes entirely from real red grapes — no dyes, no artificial anything. This sparkling cooler is a genuinely refreshing drink that layers the natural sweetness of blended grapes with bright lime juice, cool fresh mint, and a touch of maple syrup for balance. The whole thing gets strained smooth and topped with chilled sparkling water, so every sip is clean, crisp, and a little fancy without any effort. For anyone navigating artificially colored beverages — which honestly describes most store-bought sodas, juice cocktails, and flavored sparkling waters — this is a revelation. You control every ingredient, and the gorgeous color is just what grapes look like when you blend them. It's the kind of drink that looks impressive over ice with a sprig of mint, but takes only minutes to pull together in a blender and strainer.
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4 servings
- 2 cups seedless red grapes, stems removed
- ¼ cup fresh mint leaves, loosely packed
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 2 tbsp fresh lime juice (from about 1 lime)
- ¼ tsp fine salt
- 2 cups sparkling water, chilled
For serving
- ice, for serving
- fresh mint sprigs, for serving (optional)
- lime slices, for serving (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Combine the grapes, mint leaves, maple syrup, lime juice, and salt in a blender. Blend on high until completely smooth, about 45 seconds.
- 2
Set a fine-mesh strainer over a pitcher and pour the blended mixture through it, pressing gently with a spoon to extract as much liquid as possible. Discard the solids.
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