Celery Free Sparkling Pineapple Ginger Spritzer
This sparkling spritzer is the kind of drink that looks like it came from a fancy brunch spot but comes together in your own kitchen with just a handful of fresh ingredients. The star of the show is a homemade ginger syrup made by simmering fresh ginger slices with maple syrup until the whole mixture turns deeply fragrant and warming. That syrup gets combined with bright fresh pineapple juice and a squeeze of lime, creating a base that's tropical, zingy, and just a little bit spicy in the best way. A generous pour of chilled sparkling water on top gives it that satisfying fizz, and a sprig of fresh mint or a wedge of pineapple makes it feel genuinely special. Because everything here is built from scratch — real fruit, real ginger, real maple syrup — you never have to second-guess what's actually in your glass. It's naturally free of the sneaky additives and flavorings that can make store-bought drinks a gamble, and it tastes far better than anything from a bottle anyway. Serve it over ice at your next gathering and watch it disappear fast.
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4 servings
For the ginger syrup
- ⅓ cup water
- ⅓ cup maple syrup
- 2-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and thinly sliced
For the spritzer
- 1 ½ cups fresh pineapple juice (from about ½ medium pineapple, juiced)
- 2 tbsp fresh lime juice (from about 2 limes)
- 2 cups sparkling water, chilled
For serving
- ice, for serving
- fresh mint sprigs, for serving (optional)
- pineapple wedges or lime slices, for serving (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Combine the water, maple syrup, and sliced ginger in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring until the maple syrup dissolves. Bring to a gentle simmer and cook for 5 minutes, until the syrup is fragrant and the ginger flavor is pronounced.
- 2
Remove from the heat and let the syrup steep for 20 minutes, until cooled to room temperature. Strain through a fine-mesh strainer into a small bowl or jar, pressing the ginger slices to extract as much liquid as possible; discard the solids.
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