Easily make your own homemade fruit flavored waters with these 4 delicious combinations of fruits. These simple fruit infused water recipes will make drinking your daily water quota a pleasure instead of a chore.
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There is something about drinking infused waters that makes me feel all fancy.
Maybe it is because every nice hotel I have stayed at or spa I have visited, has a selection of waters that have been infused with fruits and herbs.
Regardless, I like the way infused waters make me feel AND the way fruit-flavored waters taste.
With as much water as I drink in a day, I well exceed the 8 recommended glasses, adding flavor naturally to waters helps me get excited about drinking water–not to mention my kids are much more inclined to drink Fruit-Flavored waters over plain water.
And while there are limitless variations on naturally infused waters, I am sharing with you my 4 favorite variations of flavored waters.
Fruit Infused Water
Strawberry Cucumber Water
If you have not tried cucumber in your water yet, don’t knock it. Cucumber infused water is incredibly refreshing. The sweetness of the strawberries pairs perfectly with the crisp freshness of the cucumbers to make Strawberry Cucumber Flavored Water.
Lemon Lime Water
Yes, this Lemon Lime Flavored water is a classic.
However, by allowing the water to sit with the whole fruit slices in the fridge, the lemons and limes truly allow their essence to infuse the water, making it one of the more refreshing versions of Lemon Lime Flavored waters you have ever had.
I will say I only suggest using 1/2 of a lemon and 1/2 of a lime for 4 cups of water. Lemons and lime have much higher potency and flavor water more more dramatically than most other fruits. Therefore, it makes the most sense to make at least 8 cups of citrus flavored water and use the whole lime and whole lemon.
Blueberry Orange Water
Blueberry Orange flavored water is by far my husband’s favorite homemade infused water. The sweet blueberries and tart fresh oranges make this water sing with flavor. In fact, I had to remake this Orange Blueberry Fruit Infused water 3 times, before I could snap a photo–every time I walked away from it, he was drinking it.
Blackberry Mint Water
My favorite cocktail ever is a Mojito. And in the winter months, I drink peppermint tea around the clock.
I love mint in beverages! Throw blackberries in the mix and YUM! Blackberry Mint Infused Water is MY all time favorite way to drink water. It screams freshness and brightness from the mint and yet with a subtle blackberry flavor.
A few notes when making homemade infused waters:
- It is best to let the homemade fruit-flavored waters infuse for at least 12 hours, if not overnight for maximum flavor.
- Homemade Infused Waters last for one week in fridge–you may want to take out the citrus after 48 hours to prevent bitterness from the peel–I leave it in, but the choice is yours!
- Once you have drunk the flavored waters, fill the jar back up with water and let the remaining fruits flavor water again. The flavor won’t be as potent, but you can do this for up to 1 week. (After a week the fruits and herbs need to be discarded to make fresh water.)
- It is best to mix up or muddle the fruit with the back of a wooden spoon before placing in the refrigerator to help release the flavors into the waters.
- The options for homemade flavored waters are LIMITLESS. I would love to know if you have a favorite combination. Share in the comments so we all can be inspired.
Fruit Infused Water
Ingredients
Blackberry Mint Infused Water
- 1/4 cup fresh blackberries
- 2 small sprigs fresh mint or one large sprig
- 4 cups fresh water
Lemon Lime Infused Water
- 1/2 lime sliced
- 1/2 lemon sliced
- 4 cups fresh water
Strawberry Cucumber Infused Water
- 1/2 cup strawberries sliced
- 1/2 cup cucumber sliced
- 4 cups fresh water
Blueberry Orange Infused Water
- 1/4 cup blueberries
- 1 orange sliced
- 4 cups fresh water
Instructions
- For each variation of water, place fruit and/or herbs into a large glass jar with lid. Muddle (or break) up fruit a bit with back of a spoon to help release natural flavors into water.
- Cover with 4 cups of water and place in refrigerator for at least 12 hours.
Notes
- Flavored waters can be stored in fridge for up to 1 week.
- Any recipe can easily be doubled.
- You can use any food-safe container you would like to store these flavored waters in.
Love all the flavour combos! My hands-down one though is frozen raspberries, muddled lemon slices and tarragon. Sometimes frozen strawberries find their way in too. So refreshing.
I love the idea of adding tarragon–so refreshing.
I have been thinking about trying this way of making drinking water interesting for me and my kids. Frankly drinking something with no taste can easily be pushed to the bottom of the ‘to do” list but it is the healthiest drink and worth pursuing. I will do it for us! Thank you for your combination recipes, they look tasty!
I hope you enjoy!!!
Thank you for receipes for water. Doctor said I must drink water, so I am starting with your ideas.
I hope you enjoy Honey.
I bought a CO2 machine and have just been using fresh squeezed citrus. Have you or any readers tried using whole fruit in carbonated water?
How did it turn out?
Hi Neil! I add fruit to my seltzer water all the time with great success. I don’t let it sit long because it will become flat, but the fruit does still add a bit of flavor.
Infused water: can frozen berries be used? I’m new to instant pot and am happy to have found your site. Your receipts are clear and inviting.
Hi Catherine! I am so glad you find my recipes easy to follow 🙂 As far as the frozen berries, I don’t recommend it because the frozen berries will get mushy and bleed into the water. They would still flavor the water, but the water could have chunks of berries.
Thank you for sharing this. I am looking for other ideas of infused water combination for future work events. We tried watermelon and cucumber, orange and lime. I personally love the combination of pineapple and mango the most and it was the most popular at our first event, it is so tropical and smells really nice. I will try strawberries and cucumber next time thanks to you.
What a wonderful thing to include for work events! I am so glad this was a hit!
Which combination targets fat burning the most ? Any ideas?
Sorry Ray, this recipe is not designed for fat burning–just to drink more water.
Can I use Mangos for flavored water?
Yes Beverly, mangoes would be fabulous! I would just peel first of course. 🙂
I love making and drinking infused water! Thank you for your article…I love some of the combination ideas! I love using blueberries, and I also adore cucumber and mint!! Yum!! So refreshing!!
I love cucumber and mint myself 🙂
I just started drinking just water and after drinking it plan for a month I told my husband I needed lemon or i woulded stick with it. It’s hard and the reason I did it was cause I was drinking on average I would drink 6 diet cokes a day. So I found you site trying to figure out how to make flavers so I don’t get bored, so now I can try something new. Thank you for you post
I hope you enjoy these waters Donna! I am so happy you found my site and this recipe.
My favorite is orange strawberry basil. Light on the basil though because too much can be overpowering…but the right balance is heavenly.
Oh that does sound heavenly, thank you for sharing!
I recently bought a new fruit infused water that is very expensive. You can only get it online at this writing. I don’t like drinking plain water but I love this because it only has a hint of flavor. Most people don’t realize that fruit flavored waters have sweeteners in them. That’s the reason I got this expensive water. Thank you for this article with recipes to make this delicious water myself. Now I know how and have all kinds of ideas. Bless you and yours!
Hi Donna!Yes, most fruit flavored waters have sugar or artificial sweeteners in them! I am so glad you found my ideas so you can make them at home yourself. Enjoy!
Great way to hydrate and enjoy it. Heathy too. Love it!!
Yay! So happy you enjoyed Debbie.
Hi,
Great ideas. One thing though, a minor grammar correction is needed at the end, the third bullet. It is not “once you have drank” but “once you have drunk.” I drink, I drank, I have drunk. I am making flavored water daily and leaving it on the counter for all to enjoy. Thanks for the article!
OH yes, I will fix that error now. And glad you enjoyed.
Can you can these?
Hi Jordyn! I would not recommend that as there would need to be acid added for safety.