Flavored Water

This is wonderfully refreshing and thirst-quenching homemade flavored water. Ideal and healthy alternative to bought soda drinks.


Recipes · Drinks Recipes


Prep Time: 15 mins
Additional Time: 2 hrs
Servings: 8
Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins
Yield: 2 liters

Ingredients

Ingredients List

  • ½ small cucumber, sliced thin

  • ½ nectarine, pitted and chopped

  • ½ lemon, sliced

  • ½ lemon, juiced

  • ½ lime, sliced

  • ½ lime, juiced

  • 4 slices ginger root, peeled, or more to taste

  • 10 melissa leaves (lemon balm), or more to taste

  • 2 quarts water

  • 1 drop liquid stevia, or to taste


Directions

  1. Place cucumber, nectarine, lemon slices, lemon juice, lime slices, lime juice, ginger, and melissa leaves in a large pitcher; mash gently with a wooden spoon. Pour in water, stir, and refrigerate until flavors blend, 2 hours to overnight. Strain; serve over ice.

Cook's Notes:

I prefer to use organic lemons and limes.

Melissa leaves can be substituted with fresh mint leaves; lime substituted with slices and juice of a red grapefruit; and nectarine substituted with peach, if desired.

If you like your water fizzy, add some sparkling mineral water as well.

Pitcher can be refilled with water 1 to 2 more times before it loses flavor. Keeps for up to 3 days in the refrigerator.


Nutrition Facts (per serving)

Nutrition Facts
8 Calories
0g Fat
2g Carbs
0g Protein


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