Shellfish Free Sparkling Grape Mint Lemonade
This drink is the kind of thing you make once and then find yourself craving all summer long. Fresh lemon juice and 100% grape juice give it a gorgeous deep color and a tart-sweet balance that feels genuinely sophisticated, while a homemade maple-mint syrup adds an herbal lift you simply can't get from a bottle. The syrup comes together in minutes on the stovetop — just maple syrup, water, and fresh mint steeped until fragrant — so every sip carries that cool, garden-fresh flavor. Sparkling water gets folded in at the end with a gentle stir to keep every glass properly fizzy. It's naturally free from anything fishy or oceanic, built entirely from fruit, herbs, and a touch of natural sweetener, so there's zero label-reading stress involved. Garnish with a sprig of mint and a lemon wheel and it looks like something from a restaurant menu. Make a big pitcher for a crowd or scale it down for a quiet afternoon treat — either way, it disappears fast.
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4 servings
For the mint syrup
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- ¼ cup water
- ½ cup fresh mint leaves, loosely packed
For the lemonade
- ¾ cup fresh lemon juice (from about 4–5 lemons)
- 1 cup 100% red sugar or purple grape juice, no added sugar
- 3 cups sparkling water, chilled
- 2 cups ice
For serving
- 4 fresh mint sprigs (optional)
- 4 lemon slices (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Combine the maple syrup and water in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring until the maple syrup fully dissolves, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat, add the mint leaves, and let steep for 15 minutes until the syrup is fragrant and pale green.
- 2
Pour the mint syrup through a fine-mesh strainer into a small bowl or measuring cup, pressing the mint leaves gently to extract the liquid. Discard the spent mint.
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