Hazelnut Free Raspberry Lemon Agua Fresca
Bright, bubbly, and deeply refreshing, this raspberry lemon agua fresca is the kind of drink that makes a regular afternoon feel like a little celebration. Fresh raspberries are gently cooked down with maple syrup until they release all that gorgeous ruby-red juice, which gets strained smooth before lemon juice and zest bring a zippy citrus lift. The whole thing is finished with cold sparkling water for a fizzy, fruit-forward sip that's naturally sweetened and completely free from tree nuts of any kind — no label-scanning required. Store-bought flavored sparkling drinks and cocktail mixers can be surprisingly tricky territory, often processed on shared lines with nut-containing products, so making your own from scratch is a genuinely smart move. Every ingredient here is straightforward and easy to verify, which means you can serve this to a crowd with total confidence. Pile the glasses high with ice, tuck in a sprig of fresh mint, and watch it disappear faster than you made it.
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4 servings
- 2 cups fresh raspberries
- ½ cup water
- 4 tbsp maple syrup
- ¼ cup fresh lemon juice (from about 2 lemons)
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- 3 cups cold sparkling water
For serving
- ice, for serving
- fresh mint sprigs, for serving (optional)
- lemon slices, for serving (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Combine the raspberries, water, and maple syrup in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally and pressing the raspberries against the side of the pan with a wooden spoon, until the berries have completely broken down and the mixture is deep red and steaming, about 4–5 minutes.
- 2
Pour the raspberry mixture through a fine-mesh strainer set over a pitcher, pressing firmly on the solids with the back of a spoon to extract as much juice as possible. Discard the seeds and pulp left in the strainer.
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