Fructose Free Peppermint Cocoa Agua Fresca

Cool, minty, and deeply chocolatey, this drink lands somewhere between a refreshing agua fresca and a light hot cocoa — except it's served over ice and tastes like summer. Unsweetened cocoa powder gives it a rich, earthy backbone, while fresh peppermint leaves are steeped directly into the warm base so every sip carries that bright, herbal lift. Maple syrup does the sweetening here, which is what makes this work so well for anyone managing fructose intake — it's a straightforward swap that keeps the drink naturally sweet without the digestive stress that comes with high-fructose sweeteners. A pinch of sea salt rounds everything out and makes the chocolate flavor pop in a way that feels almost fancy. The process is simple: whisk, steep, strain, chill, and pour. It's the kind of drink that looks impressive in a glass pitcher on a warm afternoon but takes almost no effort to pull together. Serve it over plenty of ice with a fresh peppermint sprig and watch it disappear fast.

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