Spice Free Mint Sparkling Water
Cool, crisp, and genuinely refreshing, this sparkling mint drink is the kind of thing you'll want to keep on rotation all summer long. The base is a simple homemade mint syrup — just water, sugar, and fresh mint leaves steeped until the liquid turns a gorgeous pale green and smells like a garden. A splash of fresh lime juice adds just enough brightness to balance the sweetness before everything gets topped off with chilled sparkling water. For anyone avoiding hot spices, dried blends, or flavored syrups with mystery additives, making your own syrup from scratch means you know exactly what's in your glass. Store-bought flavored waters and sodas can sneak in unexpected ingredients, so this DIY approach is both satisfying and reassuring. It comes together in under 20 minutes and scales easily if you're serving a crowd — just multiply the syrup and keep a pitcher in the fridge.
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4 servings
For the mint syrup
- ½ cup water
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup fresh mint leaves, loosely packed
For serving
- 1 tbsp fresh lime juice
- 4 cups sparkling water, chilled
- ice cubes, as needed
- fresh mint sprigs, for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Combine the water and sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring until the sugar is fully dissolved, about 2 minutes.
- 2
Remove the pan from the heat, add the mint leaves, and press them gently with a muddler or the back of a wooden spoon until bruised and fragrant. Let the syrup steep for 15 minutes, until the liquid is pale green and noticeably minty.
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