Fructose Free Kiwi Lime Agua Fresca
This vibrant blended drink is everything you want on a warm day — cool, refreshing, and packed with the bright tropical flavor of ripe kiwi balanced by a sharp hit of fresh lime. Managing fructose intake often means giving up sweet drinks entirely, but this recipe keeps things in check by using maple syrup as the sweetener, which has a lower fructose content than honey or agave and lets you control exactly how much goes in. The straining step is key — it removes the pulp and seeds, leaving behind a silky, jewel-green liquid that looks almost too pretty to drink. A pinch of salt rounds out the flavors in a way that makes the whole glass taste more alive. You can dial the sweetness up or down to suit your tolerance, which makes this genuinely adaptable rather than just technically compliant. Serve it over a big pile of ice with a kiwi round or lime slice on the rim and it instantly feels like something you'd order at a nice café.
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4 servings
- 8 medium kiwis (about 700 g), peeled and roughly chopped
- 3 cups cold water
- 3 tbsp fresh lime juice (from about 2 limes)
- 3 tbsp maple syrup, or more to taste
- ⅛ tsp fine salt
For serving
- ice, for serving
- lime slices or kiwi rounds, for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Add the chopped kiwi and cold water to a blender. Blend on high until completely smooth, about 45 seconds.
- 2
Set a fine-mesh strainer over a large pitcher. Pour the blended kiwi mixture through the strainer in batches, pressing gently on the solids with a spoon to extract as much liquid as possible. Discard the solids.
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