Artificial Flavors Free Pineapple Ginger Mocktail
Tropical, bright, and just a little spicy, this mocktail delivers serious flavor without a single drop of anything artificial. Every sip is built from real ingredients — fresh pineapple juice pressed right from the fruit, lime squeezed to order, and a homemade ginger syrup that you simmer on the stove yourself. That syrup is the secret weapon here: a few minutes of steeping transforms water, maple syrup, and sliced fresh ginger into something deeply fragrant and warming. No flavor packets, no store-bought mixers with unpronounceable additives — just clean, honest ingredients doing all the heavy lifting. The shaking step chills everything down fast and gives the drink a slightly frothy, restaurant-quality finish before the sparkling water adds its effervescent lift. It's the kind of drink that looks impressive enough to serve at a party but is genuinely simple to pull together at home.
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2 servings
For the ginger syrup
- ¼ cup water
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- 1-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and thinly sliced
For the mocktail
- ¾ cup fresh pineapple juice (from about 1 ½ cups chopped fresh pineapple, pressed or blended and strained)
- 2 tbsp fresh lime juice (from about 2 limes)
- 1 cup sparkling water, chilled
- 1 cup ice cubes
For serving
- 2 thin slices fresh pineapple or lime wedges, for garnish (optional)
- 2 small sprigs fresh mint, for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Combine the water, maple syrup, and sliced ginger in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring until the maple syrup dissolves. Bring to a gentle simmer and cook for 3 minutes, until the syrup is fragrant and the ginger flavor is pronounced. Remove from the heat and let steep for 10 minutes.
- 2
Pour the ginger syrup through a fine-mesh strainer into a small bowl or measuring cup, pressing the ginger slices to extract as much liquid as possible. Discard the solids. Let the syrup cool to room temperature, about 5 minutes.
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