Artificial Food Coloring Free Sparkling Lemonade Berry Spritz
Bright, bubbly, and built entirely from real fruit, this sparkling spritz is the kind of drink that makes you wonder why you ever reached for a bottle of neon-colored punch mix. Fresh strawberries are muddled down to a deeply red, jammy base, then brightened with squeezed lemon juice and sweetened with maple syrup — no dyes, no artificial flavoring, nothing synthetic in sight. The color you see in the glass comes straight from the berries themselves, which means it's genuinely stunning without any help from a lab. Straining the muddled fruit gives you a silky, clear juice that mingles beautifully with chilled sparkling water for a fizzy finish that feels celebratory. A few mint leaves and a lemon slice on the rim take it from casual to company-worthy in seconds. It's the perfect pitcher drink for anyone who wants something festive and refreshing without having to scrutinize an ingredient label for hidden colorants.
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4 servings
- 24 medium strawberries, hulled and halved
- ½ cup fresh lemon juice (from about 4 lemons)
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- ¼ cup cold water
- 3 cups sparkling water, chilled
- 1 cup ice cubes
- 8 fresh mint leaves (optional)
For serving
- 4 lemon slices, for garnish (optional)
- 4 strawberries, halved, for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Place the hulled strawberries in a large pitcher or the base of a cocktail shaker. Muddle firmly with a muddler or the back of a fork until the berries are fully broken down and deeply red, about 30 seconds.
- 2
Add the lemon juice, maple syrup, and cold water to the muddled strawberries. Stir or shake vigorously until the maple syrup is fully dissolved and the mixture is uniform in color.
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