Xanthan Gum Free Hibiscus Berry Mocktail

Total time50 min

Prep time10 min

Cook time10 min

Xanthan Gum Free Hibiscus Berry Mocktail

This vibrant mocktail is a showstopper in a glass — deep ruby-red from a homemade hibiscus syrup, brightened with muddled strawberries and blueberries, and finished with a hit of fresh lime and sparkling water. The color alone is enough to make everyone at the table ask what's in it. Because the whole drink is built from scratch using real fruit, dried hibiscus flowers, maple syrup, and citrus, there's absolutely nothing hidden to worry about — no stabilizers, no thickeners, just clean, whole ingredients doing all the work. That makes it a genuinely easy win for anyone navigating ingredient sensitivities without wanting to sacrifice something festive and delicious. Muddling the berries directly releases their natural juices, so the flavor is bold and fresh rather than flat or artificially sweet. A gentle pour of chilled sparkling water at the end keeps the fizz alive, and a lime wheel or sprig of mint takes the presentation from casual to genuinely impressive. Make the hibiscus syrup ahead and keep it in the fridge, and you can pull this together in minutes whenever the moment calls for something special.

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Ingredients

4 servings

For the hibiscus syrup

2 cups water
½ cup dried hibiscus flowers (jamaica flowers)
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4 tbsp maple syrup

For the mocktail

8 medium strawberries, hulled and halved
¼ cup fresh blueberries
3 tbsp fresh lime juice (from about 2 limes)
2 cups sparkling water, chilled
2 cups ice cubes

For serving

4 lime wheels, for garnish (optional)
4 fresh mint sprigs, for garnish (optional)

Instructions

1
Combine the water and dried hibiscus flowers in a small saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a gentle simmer, then reduce the heat to low and steep for 8 minutes, until the liquid is a deep ruby-red.
2
Remove from the heat and stir in the maple syrup until fully dissolved. Pour the syrup through a fine-mesh strainer into a heatproof bowl or measuring cup, pressing the flowers to extract all the liquid; discard the spent flowers. Let the syrup cool to room temperature, then refrigerate until cold, at least 30 minutes.

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