Pork Free Lemonade Berry Infused Water

Total time45 min

Prep time10 min

Cook time5 min

4.5

(25)

Bright, tangy, and just sweet enough, this strawberry lemonade sparkler is the kind of drink that makes any afternoon feel like a celebration. Fresh strawberries are steeped in a maple syrup base to coax out every drop of their jammy, sun-ripened flavor before being blended with real squeezed lemon juice and a hit of sparkling water. The result is a naturally vibrant, blush-colored drink that tastes far more special than anything you'd pour from a bottle. Maple syrup does the heavy lifting as the sweetener here, giving the whole thing a subtle depth that plain sugar just can't match. A handful of ice, a lemon slice, and a sprig of fresh mint turn each glass into something genuinely beautiful to serve. This is the kind of recipe that disappears fast at gatherings, so you may want to double the batch before guests arrive.

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Ingredients

4 servings

For the simple syrup

¼ cup maple syrup
¼ cup water

For the infused water

1 cup fresh strawberries, hulled and halved
½ cup fresh lemon juice (from about 4 lemons)
4 cups cold still water
1 cup sparkling water

For serving

2 cups ice cubes
4 lemon slices (optional)
4 fresh mint sprigs (optional)

Instructions

1
Combine the maple syrup and 1/4 cup water in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring until the syrup is fully dissolved, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool to room temperature, about 15 minutes.
2
Add the hulled and halved strawberries to the cooled maple syrup and press gently with a spoon to release their juice. Let the berries steep for 15 minutes, then strain through a fine-mesh strainer into a large pitcher, pressing the solids to extract as much liquid as possible. Discard the solids.

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