Lupin Free Pineapple Ginger Garden Cooler
Bright, tropical, and refreshingly zingy, this sparkling garden cooler is exactly the kind of drink that makes you feel like you're sitting somewhere sunny even on an ordinary afternoon. Fresh pineapple gets blended with grated ginger, lime juice, and mint, then strained into a pitcher where cucumber slices quietly do their magic, infusing the juice with a cool, garden-fresh depth. The whole thing gets topped off with sparkling water for a fizzy lift that makes it feel genuinely special. Every single ingredient here is a whole, recognizable food — fruit, fresh herbs, a splash of maple syrup — so there's no need to squint at a label or worry about hidden legume-based additives that can sneak into processed drinks and mixes. It's naturally free of anything problematic, not because of clever substitutions, but because the recipe was built that way from the start. Serve it over ice with a sprig of mint and a lime wedge and it looks as good as it tastes — the kind of thing guests will ask you to make again before they've even finished the glass.
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4 servings
- 3 cups fresh pineapple chunks (about ½ medium pineapple), peeled and cored
- 1 cup cold water
- 1 tbsp fresh ginger, peeled and finely grated
- 2 tbsp fresh lime juice (about 1 lime)
- 1 tbsp maple syrup, plus more to taste
- ½ medium english cucumber, thinly sliced
- 8 fresh mint leaves
- 2 cups sparkling water or still water, chilled
For serving
- ice cubes, for serving
- fresh mint sprigs, for serving (optional)
- lime wedges, for serving (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Add the pineapple chunks, cold water, grated ginger, lime juice, maple syrup, and mint leaves to a blender. Blend on high until completely smooth, about 30–45 seconds.
- 2
Set a fine-mesh strainer over a pitcher and pour the blended mixture through it, pressing gently on the solids with a spoon to extract as much liquid as possible. Discard the pulp.
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