Coconut Free Sparkling Strawberry Lime Spritzer
Fresh strawberries get muddled with maple syrup and a pinch of salt until they collapse into something deeply fragrant and jammy — then the whole thing gets brightened with a generous pour of fresh lime juice. The result is a vibrant, ruby-red base that tastes like summer in a glass. Straining out the solids gives you a silky-smooth juice that mingles beautifully with chilled sparkling water, keeping every sip light and effervescent. This kind of drink can be surprisingly tricky to find ready-made without hidden additives, but every single ingredient here is straightforward and easy to verify. Maple syrup steps in as a natural sweetener that dissolves effortlessly into the fruit, so there's no grittiness and no fuss. A lime wheel and a sprig of fresh mint on the rim make it feel genuinely special — the kind of thing you'd happily serve at a backyard gathering or a lazy weekend brunch.
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4 servings
- 24 medium fresh strawberries (about 300 g), hulled and halved
- ¼ cup fresh lime juice (from about 3 limes)
- 4 tbsp maple syrup
- ¼ tsp fine salt
- 3 cups sparkling water, chilled
- 2 cups ice cubes
For serving
- 4 lime wheels, for serving (optional)
- 4 fresh mint sprigs, for serving (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Place the hulled, halved strawberries in a pitcher. Add the maple syrup and salt, then muddle firmly with a muddler or the back of a wooden spoon until the berries are fully broken down and deeply juicy, about 30 seconds.
- 2
Pour the fresh lime juice into the pitcher and stir to combine with the strawberry mixture.
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