Pistachio Free Sparkling Grape Mint Agua Fresca
This refreshing drink is everything you want on a warm day — fruity, herby, and just a little effervescent. Fresh grapes get blended with mint, lime juice, maple syrup, and a pinch of salt, then strained into a silky, jewel-toned base that tastes like something you'd pay way too much for at a fancy café. The sparkling water gets stirred in gently right before serving so every glass stays perfectly bubbly. It's naturally sweet from the grapes and balanced by the brightness of fresh lime, with mint adding that cool, garden-fresh finish. Every single ingredient here is straightforward and tree-nut-free by nature, so there's zero guesswork about what's going into your glass. Serve it over ice with a sprig of mint and a lime slice and it looks as good as it tastes — genuinely impressive for something this easy to pull together.
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4 servings
- 3 cups seedless green or red grapes
- ¼ cup fresh mint leaves, loosely packed
- 3 tbsp fresh lime juice (from about 2 limes)
- 1 tbsp maple syrup, or more to taste
- 1 cup cold water
- 2 cups sparkling water, chilled
- 1 pinch fine salt
For serving
- ice cubes, for serving
- fresh mint sprigs, for serving (optional)
- lime slices, for serving (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Combine the grapes, mint leaves, lime juice, maple syrup, cold water, and salt in a blender. Blend on high until completely smooth, about 45 seconds.
- 2
Pour the blended mixture through a fine-mesh strainer set over a pitcher, pressing the solids with the back of a spoon to extract as much liquid as possible. Discard the solids.
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