High Fructose Corn Syrup Free Sparkling Water with Fresh Fruit
Staying away from high fructose corn syrup doesn't mean giving up something refreshing and a little special — it just means skipping the bottled stuff and making something better at home. So many flavored sparkling waters and fruit drinks on store shelves sneak in sweeteners or syrups that don't belong anywhere near a clean ingredient list, but this pitcher has none of that. It's just chilled sparkling water, ripe strawberries, bright lemon, and fresh mint doing all the heavy lifting. A quick press of the mint releases that gorgeous herbal aroma, and a short ten-minute rest lets the fruit gently infuse the water before you pour. The result is lightly fruity, crisp, and genuinely satisfying without a drop of added sweetener. It's the kind of drink that looks stunning on a table and tastes like you put in way more effort than you actually did.
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4 servings
- 1 liter sparkling water, chilled
- ½ cup strawberries, hulled and sliced
- ½ lemon, thinly sliced into rounds
- ¼ cup fresh mint leaves
- 2 cups ice cubes
Instructions
- 1
Add the strawberries, lemon rounds, and mint leaves to a pitcher. Lightly press the mint with a spoon once or twice to release its aroma.
- 2
Add the ice cubes to the pitcher, then pour the chilled sparkling water over the fruit and ice.
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