Sesame Free Maple Pineapple Mint Lemonade
This drink is sunshine in a glass — tropical pineapple, bright lemon, fragrant mint, and a touch of maple sweetness all bubbling together with sparkling water. The maple simple syrup is a clever swap for refined white sugar, adding a subtle warmth that plays beautifully against the citrus and fruit. Fresh pineapple gets blended and strained so you get pure, silky juice without any fibrous texture, and muddling the mint directly into the pitcher coaxes out every bit of herbal fragrance before it's strained away cleanly. The whole thing comes together in one pitcher, making it an effortless crowd-pleaser for a backyard gathering or a lazy afternoon on the porch. Store-bought lemonades and flavored sparkling drinks can hide all kinds of unexpected additives, so mixing this up from scratch means you know exactly what's in every sip. Garnished with a fresh mint sprig, a lemon slice, and a little pineapple wedge, it looks as good as it tastes.
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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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