With summer just around the corner and thus the sweaty and sticky days upon us, turn to this cucumber cooler drink recipe to bring a wave of welcome chilly sensations to your body.

Better yet: the entire family can enjoy this beverage! But, that doesn’t mean you can’t or shouldn’t slip a shot of gin, vodka, rum, or tequila into your glass of cucumber cooler during the after hours. Enjoy!

Chilled water is refreshing and all, but it doesn’t take much to elevate water to the next level. This non-alcoholic cucumber cooler recipe is so easy to put together and requires ingredients you likely already have in your refrigerator. Fresh cucumber is blended with water and ginger and then paired with lime juice and a touch of low-glycemic stevia for the ultimate earthy-sweet-tart combination. The mixture doesn’t go through a sieve, so it retains a light texture and packs in even more flavor.

Not only does this refreshment live up to its namesake – it cools you down – but also offers some health benefits. Cucumber is known for its cooling effects, but it is also low in calories, fights constipation, and has the ability to remove accumulated pockets of old waste materials and chemical toxins. Meanwhile, the fresh ginger functions as a panacea of all your health woes – it’s high in age-preventative antioxidants, combats inflammation, prevents nausea, prevents and suppresses cancer, and boosts heart health. Lime juice is high in vitamin C and is said to aid in weight loss.

There’s nothing to lose and so much to gain from this fuss-free non-alcoholic cucumber cooler drink recipe. Enjoy!

Cucumber Cooler Drink Recipe

Serves 4

Ingredients

• 1 ½ cup peeled and chopped cucumbers
• 1 ½ cups water
• 1-inch nob fresh ginger
• 1 cup freshly-squeezed lime juice
• 5 to 8 drops liquid stevia or 2 packets stevia powder
• Ice
• Fresh mint leaves for garnish

Directions

Toss the cucumbers, water, and nob of ginger into the blender. Blend until smooth. Transfer the mixture to a large pitcher and add in the stevia and lime juice. Stir.

Serve the cucumber coolers over ice and garnish with fresh mint leaves.

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