Paraben Free Grape Mint Sparkling Cooler
This blended sparkling cooler is the kind of drink that looks like it came from a fancy café but comes together in minutes with just a handful of whole, recognizable ingredients. Ripe red grapes bring natural sweetness and a gorgeous deep color, while fresh mint and bright lime juice keep every sip feeling clean and refreshing. A touch of maple syrup rounds out the flavor without leaning on any processed sweeteners or synthetic additives — exactly the kind of thing you want when you're being mindful about what goes into your glass. Many store-bought flavored sparkling drinks and cocktail mixers sneak in preservatives and fragrance-adjacent compounds that can be tricky to avoid, so blending your own base from scratch is a genuinely smart move. The straining step gives you a silky-smooth liquid that mixes beautifully with chilled sparkling water, no gritty texture in sight. Poured over ice with a sprig of mint and a curl of lime, it's effortlessly pretty for entertaining or just treating yourself on a warm afternoon.
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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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