Rainbow citrus infused water is a great way to stay hydrated! There’s no reason to have plain water when you can enjoy water that’s infused with delicious citrus flavor.
Whether it’s summer or winter, there’s always a good reason to drink water. In the summer, we’re all hot, and dehydrated, so of course you want to drink water. In the winter, the heat and dry air makes us dehydrated, so that’s another reason to try to drink more water.
Sometimes it gets a little boring to drink plain water. You can your intake more exciting by drinking fruit infused water.
What is infused water?
Infused water is what you get when you place a variety of fruit or vegetables in some water and let it sit in the refrigerator until the water becomes infused with that fruit flavor.
What Fruit to Use
I like citrus fruits in infused water. But you can use berries, cucumbers, melon, or whatever you prefer.
I used a variety of citrus in this recipe – a blood orange, a satsuma mandarin, a lemon, and a lime.
Timing
You can start drink it right away, but the flavor improves after it’s been sitting for a few hours. Once you drink the water, you can just add more to the jar. I find that it works to refill the jar a few times – the citrus will keep adding flavor over about 12 hours.
Storage
Since this water contains fresh fruit, you do need to store it in the refrigerator.
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Recipe
Rainbow Citrus Infused Water.
Ingredients
- 1 blood orange
- 1 satsuma mandarin or clementine
- 1 lemon
- 1 lime
- 32 ounces filtered water
Instructions
- Wash and slice the citrus fruits and set the end pieces aside.
- Layer the slices in a quart size glass Mason jar and pour cold filtered water on top.
- Cover the jar and store in the refrigerator. The flavor will get stronger after a few hours. You can replenish the water throughout the day.
Notes
Nutrition
This post was originally published in January 2015. It has been updated.
Katie
Delicious recipe! Refreshing!
Anu-My Ginger Garlic Kitchen
So vibrant colors, and looks extremely refreshing! AWSOME! :)
Kelly
Thank you so much!
Sarah@Whole and Heavenly Oven
I so can’t wait to try this water, Kelly! I’m always trying to get in the habit of drinking more water throughout the day, and this citrus-infused water looks like the perfect way to make that happen! Pinning. :)
Sonali- The Foodie Physician
So pretty and refreshing!
robinplotkin
My kid is obsessed with rainbows right now! We will be making this!! Thanks!!
Kristen
I’m constantly looking for flavored water ideas to share with clients to drink instead of sugar-sweetened beverages. I love this!
Strength and Sunshine
This is so cute! I always love a little lemon in a nice cold glass!
Lisa
I’m a big fan of infused water, and I love how you mixed in lemons, limes, and blood oranges in here!
Lisa slavick
One word. YUM
karlinjensen
Beautiful colors and that looks like it tastes so refreshing! Pinning :)