Cotton Candy Grape and Strawberry Gatorade
We’re making a Cotton Candy Grape & Strawberry Electrolyte Drink that tastes like a treat but fuels your body like a pro! It’s the perfect combo of fruity, floral, and slightly tangy. And best of all? It’s made with clean, whole ingredients and zero artificial dyes or syrups.
Servings: 2
Ingredients
Main Drink:
- 2 ½ cups coconut water can substitute with filtered water or decaf green tea, but coconut water is ideal for hydration
- 1 ½ cups cotton candy grapes
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- ¼ - ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 - 2 tablespoon honey or maple syrup
Strawberry Purée:
- 1 cup sliced strawberries
- 1 ½ tablespoons lime juice
- 1 teaspoon maple syrup or honey
Instructions
- In a small blender or jar, blend the strawberries, lime juice, and maple syrup (or honey) until smooth. Set the purée aside.
- In a separate blender, combine the coconut water, cotton candy grapes, lime juice, salt, and sweetener. Blend until smooth.
- Fill two glasses with ice and spoon the strawberry purée into the bottom of each glass.
- Slowly pour the coconut-grape mixture over the top for a layered look.
- Stir before sipping, and garnish with fresh strawberries or grapes if you’d like.
- In a wide-mouth jar, use an immersion blender to blend the strawberry purée ingredients (strawberries, lime juice, and sweetener) until smooth. Set aside.
- In a separate blender, combine the coconut water, cotton candy grapes, lime juice, salt, and sweetener. Blend until smooth.
- Fill two glasses with ice and spoon about 1/4 to 1/2 cup of strawberry purée into the bottom of each glass.
- Slowly strain the cotton candy grape mixture over the strawberry purée to create a layered effect.
- Stir before sipping and garnish with a strawberry wedge and a few fresh grapes, if desired.