Pecan Free Sparkling Coffee Maple Agua Fresca
Cold brew coffee meets the bright, citrusy world of agua fresca in this surprisingly refreshing drink that feels equally at home at brunch or on a hot afternoon. The base comes together with just ground coffee and cold water left to steep overnight, so the concentrate is smooth and mellow without any bitterness. A splash of maple syrup adds a warm, earthy sweetness that plays beautifully against fresh lime juice, and a pinch of salt ties everything together in a way that makes each sip taste more complex than the short ingredient list suggests. When you top the whole thing off with chilled sparkling water, it becomes effervescent and lively — somewhere between a fancy coffee shop drink and a classic street-style agua fresca. Every single ingredient here is naturally free from tree nuts, so there's no label-reading stress or substitution gymnastics required. Make the cold brew concentrate the night before and the rest comes together in minutes, making it a genuinely easy drink to batch for a crowd.
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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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