Vegetarian 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, 100% grape juice, and a homemade maple-mint syrup come together in a way that feels genuinely special — bright, a little floral, and just sweet enough without being cloying. The mint syrup is the secret weapon here: steeping fresh leaves in warm maple syrup and water for just 15 minutes coaxes out a pale green, fragrant liquid that store-bought syrups simply can't replicate. Everything gets poured over ice and finished with chilled sparkling water, so the whole thing stays lively and effervescent right up until the last sip. It's naturally free of anything artificial, built entirely from whole, recognizable ingredients that happen to check every box without any compromise on flavor. Garnish with a sprig of mint and a lemon wheel and it looks like something from a restaurant patio — but it comes together in your own kitchen with almost no effort.
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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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