Lupin Free Pineapple Ginger Sparkling Cooler
Bright, tropical, and fizzing with energy, this sparkling cooler is the kind of drink that instantly transports you somewhere warm and breezy. Fresh pineapple juice gets blended and strained from scratch, then paired with zingy lime and a homemade maple-ginger syrup that adds a gentle, aromatic heat you simply can't get from a bottle. The ginger syrup is the real star here — simmered low and slow, then steeped until the flavor is bold and fragrant before being strained clean. Every single ingredient in this drink is naturally free from lupin, so there's no label-scanning or cross-contamination anxiety to worry about. Topped off with chilled sparkling water and a sprig of fresh mint, it looks stunning in the glass and tastes even better. It's refreshing enough for a hot afternoon and elegant enough to serve at a gathering — no cocktail shaker or bartending skills required.
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4 servings
For the cooler
- 2 cups fresh pineapple juice (from about ½ medium pineapple, blended and strained)
- ¼ cup fresh lime juice (from about 2 limes)
- 3 cups sparkling water, chilled
For the ginger syrup
- ⅓ cup water
- ⅓ cup maple syrup
- 2 tbsp fresh ginger, peeled and thinly sliced
For serving
- ice cubes, for serving
- fresh mint sprigs, for serving (optional)
- pineapple wedges or lime slices, for serving (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 5 minutes, until the syrup is fragrant and the ginger flavor is pronounced.
- 2
Remove the saucepan from the heat and let the ginger syrup steep for 20 minutes, until cooled to room temperature. Pour through a fine-mesh strainer into a small bowl or jar, pressing the ginger slices to extract as much syrup as possible; discard the solids.
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