Gut Friendly Maple Pineapple Mint Lemonade
Fresh pineapple, real lemon juice, and muddled mint come together in a sparkling drink that feels genuinely refreshing rather than cloyingly sweet. The sweetener here is a quick maple simple syrup — just maple syrup and water stirred together — which brings a gentle, rounded sweetness that sits much easier than refined sugar for people keeping an eye on gut health. Pineapple is blended and strained so you get all that bright tropical flavor without any fibrous pulp that might cause discomfort, and the muddled mint adds a cooling, digestive-friendly note that makes every sip feel intentional. Lemon juice brings natural acidity that supports digestion, and the whole thing is finished with chilled sparkling water for a little effervescent lift. It comes together in a pitcher, looks stunning with the garnishes, and is the kind of drink that makes a regular afternoon feel like something worth celebrating.
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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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