Citric Acid Free Sparkling Lemonade Berry Spritz
This vibrant, blush-pink spritz is everything a warm-weather drink should be — bright, bubbly, and bursting with real strawberry flavor. Many store-bought lemonades and flavored sparkling drinks sneak in citric acid as a preservative or flavor enhancer, making them a minefield if you're sensitive to it. Here, the tartness comes entirely from freshly squeezed lemon juice, and the sweetness is handled by maple syrup, so every sip is clean and genuinely fruit-forward. Muddling the strawberries by hand pulls out their natural juices and that gorgeous deep-red color without any additives in sight. Straining the mixture gives you a silky, smooth base that mingles beautifully with chilled sparkling water — fizzy and refreshing without being cloying. A few mint leaves and a strawberry on the rim make it feel like something you'd order at a nice café, but it comes together in minutes right in your own kitchen. Pour it over ice and serve immediately while the bubbles are still lively.
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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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