Paraben Free Honey White Grape Sparkling Cooler
This 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 clean, simple ingredients. The base is a quick honey-mint simple syrup — just honey, water, and fresh mint leaves steeped until fragrant — which adds a floral sweetness that feels far more sophisticated than anything from a bottle. Poured over chilled white grape juice and topped with fizzy sparkling water, the result is bright, refreshing, and genuinely elegant. For anyone navigating parabens in packaged beverages and flavored syrups, making your own syrup from scratch is the smartest move, and this one takes all of ten minutes. You control every ingredient, so there are no hidden preservatives or synthetic additives to worry about. The slow pour of sparkling water down the side of the glass keeps those bubbles alive, giving you a beautiful, effervescent finish right up to the last sip. Garnish with a fresh mint sprig and you've got a drink worthy of any occasion.
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2 servings
For the honey simple syrup
- 3 tbsp honey
- 3 tbsp water
- 4 fresh mint leaves, plus more for garnish
For the cooler
- 1 cup white grape juice, chilled
- 1 ½ cups sparkling water, chilled
- 1 cup ice cubes
For serving
- fresh mint sprigs, for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Combine the honey and water in a small saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring until the honey is fully dissolved, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat, add the 4 mint leaves, and let steep for 10 minutes until fragrant. Discard the mint leaves.
- 2
Divide the ice evenly between 2 tall glasses. Pour half the white grape juice (1/2 cup) into each glass.
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