Vegan Grape Mint Sparkling Cooler
This refreshing drink is everything you want on a warm day — fruity, herby, and just a little bit fancy without requiring any real effort. Blending fresh red grapes with mint, lime juice, and a touch of maple syrup creates a vibrant base that's naturally sweet and completely plant-based from start to finish. Straining the mixture through a fine-mesh sieve gives you a silky, jewel-toned liquid that looks stunning poured over ice. The sparkling water goes in at the end so every glass stays perfectly effervescent right up until the first sip. It's the kind of drink that feels like something you'd order at a nice brunch spot, but it comes together in your own kitchen in just a few minutes. Garnish with a sprig of mint and a lime slice and it's genuinely hard to believe how simple the whole thing was.
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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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