Mango Afterburn

Mango gives you a rich fruit base, lime brings tartness, and chili powder adds a warming finish. It’s a more textured fizz than a clear juice drink, especially when you mash fresh mango. Begin cautiously with the chili because it spreads through the whole glass. Taste after the sparkling water is in, while it’s properly cold. The heat should make the mango interesting, not leave you wishing you’d kept the spice jar closed.

Ingredients

• 5 oz Sparkling water
• 1/4 cup Mango chunks
• 1/16 tsp Chili powder
• 1/2 oz Lime juice

Make it

1. Add any fruit, herbs, spices, or syrup to a glass and gently press to release flavor.
2. Add the still liquids and ice. Stir to combine.
3. Pour in the sparkling ingredient slowly and stir once. Serve immediately.

Benefits

Lime · a little vitamin C

The 1/2 oz of lime juice adds some vitamin C for absorbing iron from plant foods, with mango and peppery spice rounding out the flavor.

Mango · more than a sweet mixer

With peppery spice and lime in the glass, the measured mango contributes a full tropical fruit flavor as an accent to the fizz.