Strawberry Lemon Infused Water
Mar
30th
This is a great infused water to make if you have strawberries going bad in your fridge. The chilled water will help prolong the berries’ shelf life while you get to enjoy their sweet flavor!
For this recipe, you absolutely must use lemons without rinds. Lemon rinds are quite tart and they will overpower the sweetness of the strawberries. It’s easy to remove the rinds by cutting them away with a sharp knife. You can see a picture tutorial in this blog post.
Recipe for an 80 oz Infused Water Pitcher: 1 organic lemon with rind removed + 5 organic strawberries. Slice the fruit and layer intermittently. Combine with purified water and let chill for 4 hours or more.
Marina April 20, 2014 at 7:14 pm
How do you get the color in the water?
Amy Pogue April 21, 2014 at 4:07 pm
The pink color is simply from the strawberries. The longer the strawberries infuse, the pinker your water will become (though I don’t recommend infusing for over 24 hours).
Sharon January 31, 2015 at 7:10 pm
Hi, i’ve never made infused water before and recently became very interested in these cos i hate drinking water plain, and am not getting nearly enough water as i should be. Wish to ask- can i infuse the fruits, and then perhaps after a few hours, pour the water out into other bottles, then refill with the fruit bottle with more water, repeatedly? Then put the water aside for drinking over a few days? Does the fruit have to stay in the water?
Magan Speck February 22, 2015 at 4:52 pm
I have tried infusing strawberries with water multiple times but I never can drink it because I end up with it full of seeds. What can I do about that?
Amy Pogue March 8, 2015 at 11:06 am
Hmmm. I’ve never had that problem, but I can see how it would be annoying. Can you tell me a little bit about your infusion process? Make sure you use room temp or cold water. Hot water will cause fruits to disintegrate.
Neezy April 14, 2015 at 7:48 am
I believe you are infusing for too long. You should only infuse overnight. I infused overnight and it was fine. However, I left the fruit in my water jug and put more water in it the next day and I noticed the seeds. Also, if you dont like the seeds remaining in your water, use a strainer to pour your water in a different pitcher.
Neezy April 14, 2015 at 7:46 am
Magam Speck: I believe you are infusing for to long. You should only infuse overnight. I infused overnight and it was fine. However, I left the fruit in my water jug and put more water in it the next day and I noticed the seeds. Also, if you dont like the seeds remaining in your water, use a strainer to pur your water in a different pitcher.
Daniela June 11, 2015 at 2:54 pm
What does this do? Or what are the benefits?
Ethiriel May 17, 2016 at 12:58 pm
Hydration. That’s the main purpose. While some prefer to drink water as it is, some prefer a bit of sassiness 🙂 Doesn’t really matter if you infuse or not, as long as you get your recommended water consumption of 64 oz a day (8oz x 8).
Now, what are the benefits of hydration? A LOT. To shorten it, your insides will function better 🙂
*The plus side of infusing is you’ll get the vitamins and some anti-oxidants unfortunately not the fiber like how you get from making green smoothies.
Adrian Adibrata June 16, 2015 at 2:03 am
Hi,Amy
I just wondering what will happen if I infuse strawberry over 24 hours?
And what if infusing strawberry over 24 hours in fridge?
Thank Amy.
Carol September 14, 2015 at 4:43 pm
Can you use frozen strawberries or do they need to be fresh?
Clementine October 2, 2015 at 10:52 am
Um well its better to use fresh strawberries they import more vitamine and they lose them if u freeze them and infuse them!
Angel December 1, 2015 at 11:14 pm
Frozen fruit does not lose vitamins… as long as they are frozen at the peak of freshness, which most are. I would think the problem with frozen strawberries would be the way they tend to fall apart when they defrost.
Monika Murray April 23, 2016 at 1:08 pm
I have never infused fruit and herbs before. I need to drink more water so the tastier I make it the more I will want to drink it. Right?
Patrick April 26, 2016 at 4:01 am
To enhance taste and make it more healthy i add a 0.5cm piece of fresh ginger root to the strawberry water.
paige July 11, 2016 at 5:06 pm
What if I don’t have an infuser I’m sitting here with my juice jug and strawberrys& lemons but I didn’t realize you needed a pitcher like that ?
Katie August 18, 2016 at 7:56 am
You don’t need a fancy jug! Just use your ordinary jug and go – I do it every day 🙂 Just give it an occasional stir
Jb June 11, 2017 at 5:48 am
I just started drinking infused water….LOVE IT ! I go simple with just lemon and strawberries. After 3 days I have lost 6 pounds w/ trading infused water instead of soda.
Julie B June 11, 2017 at 5:51 am
I just started drinking infused water….LOVE IT ! I go simple w/ just lemon and strawberries. After 3 days I have lost 6 pounds w/ trading infused water instead of soda.
(Combined w/ water aerobics 3 x week)