Don’t you just love a homemade fresh lemon water recipe to quench your thirst? This easy, money-saving recipe for Mint Water with Lime and Lemon is the solution for a simple, easy, hydrating beverage you can make at home. Filled with sparkling water (you can also use still water), lemon and lime slices, cucumber slices, and mint leaves, the flavor is light and herbal, yet it’s utterly refreshing. Making infused water beverages at home is so much more sustainable (no producing, bottling, and transporting beverages across the country), and they cost just pennies on the dollar compared to pricey bottled beverages—especially if you have lemon and lime trees and mint plants growing at home like I do.
Before you think that’s out of your reach, consider your growing season. If you live in a warmer climate with mild winters, growing citrus trees can be a cinch. The USDA indicates you can grow citrus in zones 9-11. And what’s even easier is growing herbs like mint in your garden, which can be done in nearly every growing region in the warmer months. You can even grow mint in a pot on your doorstep, balcony, or windowsill. This can really put healthy, plant-based beverages like this recipe for water with lime within your fingertips.
Benefits of Homemade Lemon Water
By making these easy beverages at home, you can save money and greenhouse gas emissions, as well as reduce your intake of added sugars. This recipe for Mint Water with Lime and Lemon contains no added sugars, but it’s packed with hydration, as well as vitamin C and other antioxidant compounds found in citrus and mint.
How to Make Lemon Water
It’s easy to make homemade lemon water beverages. Just fill a pitcher with ice, then add lemon, lime, and cucumber slices, mint leaves, and fill with sparkling or still water. Then serve by the glass! Save even more money by using a home-operated soda water machine, such as a Soda Stream.
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Make your own homemade infused waters with this budget-friendly, easy, healthy recipe for Mint Water with Lime and Lemon. You’ll save money and reduce your carbon footprint by making your own fresh lemon water recipe at home.
- 1 cup ice cubes
- 2 fresh limes, unpeeled, sliced
- 2 fresh lemons, unpeeled, sliced
- 1 small cucumber, unpeeled, sliced
- 1 cup fresh mint leaves, cleaned, packed
- 1 liter (4 1/4 cups) sparkling water, plain, unsweetened (or still water)
- Place ice cubes, lime, lemon, and cucumber slices, and mint leaves in a 2-quart pitcher with lid or large glass beverage dispenser.
- Pour in sparkling (or still) water.
- Serve immediately or cover and store in the fridge until serving time. Makes 6 servings (about 1 1/3 cups each).
- Prep Time: 8 minutes
- Category: Beverage
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: benefits of lemon water, how to make lemon water, lemon water recipe, mint water, benefits of mint in water, lime water benefits, water with lime
For other healthful, plant-based beverages, check out the following:
Cranberry Iced Green Tea
Iced Green Tea with Lemon and Cucumbers
Golden Milk
Herbal Lemon-Lime Mint Water
Strawberry Agua Fresca
Celery Rosemary Health Tonic
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