High Fructose Corn Syrup Free Grape Mint Sparkling Cooler
Blending fresh red grapes with bright mint and a squeeze of lime creates a drink that tastes genuinely fancy without any complicated steps. The natural sweetness of the grapes does most of the heavy lifting here, and a small drizzle of maple syrup rounds everything out — no corn-derived sweeteners, no mystery syrups, just real ingredients you can actually pronounce. Straining the blended mixture through a fine-mesh sieve gives you a silky, jewel-toned base that looks stunning in a glass. Once you stir in the chilled sparkling water, you get this gorgeous effervescent cooler that's refreshing in a way store-bought grape drinks rarely manage to be. It's the kind of thing you'd happily serve at a summer gathering or sip solo on a hot afternoon, and the optional mint sprigs and lime slices make it feel properly dressed up. Clean, crisp, and completely free of the processed sweeteners that sneak into so many bottled beverages — this one is the real deal.
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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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