Gluten Free Grape Mint Sparkling Cooler
This refreshing drink is everything you want on a warm day — jewel-toned, lightly sweet, and bursting with the kind of bright, herby flavor that feels fancy without any real effort. Red grapes bring a natural fruitiness that pairs beautifully with fresh mint and a squeeze of lime, while a touch of maple syrup rounds everything out without tipping it into sugary territory. A pinch of salt might sound unexpected in a sparkling drink, but it quietly sharpens every other flavor in the glass. The whole thing comes together in a blender, gets strained into a pitcher, and finishes with a pour of chilled sparkling water — simple, clean, and completely naturally free of gluten at every step. No specialty swaps or label-reading required, just real ingredients doing exactly what they're supposed to do. Serve it over ice with a sprig of mint and a lime slice and it looks like something you'd order at a rooftop bar.
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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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