Black Pepper Free Maple Pineapple Mint Lemonade
This refreshing drink is a layered celebration of bright, tropical flavor — fresh pineapple juice, muddled mint, zippy lemon, and a touch of maple sweetness all lifted by sparkling water. The maple simple syrup is made from scratch in just a couple of minutes, giving you a clean, caramel-kissed sweetness without any of the artificial additives hiding in store-bought flavored syrups. Because every single ingredient here is naturally free of any spice or pepper-based irritant, you can sip without a second thought — no label-scanning required. Blending and straining the pineapple creates a silky, pulp-free juice that blends seamlessly with the lemon and mint, making the final drink feel genuinely polished. The muddled mint adds an herbal lift that keeps the whole glass from tipping into cloying territory, and the sparkling water gives it a festive, effervescent finish. Serve it over ice with a pineapple wedge and a lemon slice and it looks as good as it tastes — the kind of drink that disappears fast at a summer gathering.
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4 servings
For the maple simple syrup
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- ¼ cup water
For the lemonade
- 2 cups fresh pineapple chunks (from about ½ small pineapple)
- ¾ cup fresh lemon juice (from about 5–6 lemons)
- 16 fresh mint leaves, plus more for garnish
- 3 cups sparkling water, chilled
- 2 cups ice cubes
For serving
- 4 lemon slices (optional)
- 4 small pineapple wedges (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Combine the maple syrup and water in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring until the syrup is fully dissolved, about 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool for 15 minutes until no longer warm to the touch.
- 2
Blend the pineapple chunks until smooth, then strain through a fine-mesh strainer into a pitcher, pressing the pulp to extract as much juice as possible. Discard the solids. You should have about 1 cup of pineapple juice.
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