Legume 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 with just a handful of fresh, wholesome ingredients. The star of the show is a homemade ginger syrup made with maple syrup and fresh ginger, which gets steeped low and slow until it's deeply fragrant and warming. That syrup gets stirred together with bright fresh pineapple juice and a squeeze of lime before being topped off with chilled sparkling water for a fizzy, refreshing finish. Every single ingredient here is naturally free of legumes — no hidden additives, no bean-based thickeners, no soy lurking in a store-bought mixer. It's a genuinely clean drink that anyone can enjoy without having to scrutinize a label. Serve it over ice with a sprig of mint and a wedge of pineapple and it instantly becomes the most beautiful glass on the table.
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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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