Gluten Free Sparkling Coffee Maple Agua Fresca
Cold brew, maple syrup, fresh lime juice, and a hit of sparkling water come together in a drink that feels equal parts café-worthy and backyard refreshing. The process is genuinely simple — steep coarse grounds overnight, strain, stir in your flavor base, and you're done. Because every ingredient here is naturally free of gluten, there's no label-scanning or substitution stress involved; it's just clean, real food doing its thing. The maple syrup brings a rounded, earthy sweetness that plays beautifully against the brightness of fresh lime and the slight bitterness of the cold brew concentrate. A pinch of salt ties everything together in a way that makes the whole glass taste more alive. Topped with chilled sparkling water right before serving, it has that satisfying fizz that turns a simple drink into something genuinely special. Squeeze in a lime wedge and you've got a crowd-pleasing pitcher drink that works just as well for a lazy weekend brunch as it does for a warm afternoon on the porch.
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4 servings
For the cold brew concentrate
- ½ cup coarsely ground coffee
- 2 cups cold water
For the agua fresca
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- 3 tbsp fresh lime juice (from about 2 limes)
- ¼ tsp fine salt
- 2 cups cold water
For serving
- 2 cups sparkling water, chilled
- ice cubes, for serving
- lime wedges, for serving (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Combine the coarsely ground coffee and 2 cups cold water in a large pitcher. Stir briefly to saturate all the grounds, then cover and refrigerate for at least 8 hours or overnight.
- 2
Set a fine-mesh strainer over a bowl or large measuring cup and pour the cold brew through it, discarding the spent grounds. You should have about 1 1/2 cups of concentrate.
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