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, and 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 Combinations
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.
Tips on 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 the 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 freshly infused water.
- It is best to mix up or muddle the fruit with the back of a wooden spoon before placing it 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 the 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.
- If you find fruit infused water to be bitter, simply remove the rinds of the citrus fruits the next time you make the waters.
My go to infused water is lemon and those leftover cuties oranges that are left from the bag you by. Great way to use the leftovers up is with my lemon water.
I love the idea of cutie orange water 🙂