Seed Oil Free Maple Pineapple Mint Lemonade
This is the kind of drink that makes you feel like you're sitting on a porch somewhere tropical, even if you're just in your kitchen on a Tuesday. Fresh pineapple gets blended and strained into pure, golden juice, then layered with bright lemon, muddled mint, and a maple simple syrup that brings a gentle, rounded sweetness without any refined sugar. The whole thing gets lifted by chilled sparkling water at the end, so every sip is effervescent and refreshing. Most store-bought lemonades and flavored drinks sneak in seed oils through emulsifiers or artificial flavorings — here, every single ingredient is exactly what it says it is. Maple syrup stands in beautifully for conventional simple syrup, adding a subtle depth that plain sugar just can't match. The muddling step is worth the extra thirty seconds — it unlocks the mint's essential oils and makes the whole pitcher smell incredible. Dress it up with a pineapple wedge and a lemon slice, and it's honestly impressive enough to serve at a party.
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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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