Abroad they are called “infused waters”. These are natural home-made flavored waters prepared with fresh fruit and aromatic herbs, such as mint, stevia or basil. This is a great idea for making refreshing drinks with a pleasant taste and no added sugar or sweeteners.
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Abroad they are called “infused waters”. It is about ahomemade natural flavored water and prepared with the fresh fruit and with aromatic herbs, such as mint, the stevia or basil. This is a great idea for making refreshing drinks, with a pleasant taste and no added sugar or sweeteners.
To prepare natural flavored waters, you will need well-cleaned glass jars with hermetically sealed lids (better still, sterilized in boiling water) or jugs. You can filter the flavored waters before drinking them e retrieve the fruit to prepare a fruit salad, homemade ice cream or muesli for breakfast.
Homemade flavored waters are beautiful to look at, good to drink and they help the body to purify itself. They allow us to stay hydrated during the hottest days. The advice is to keep them in the refrigerator for 1 to 12 hours before drinking them and consuming them within a few hours after filtering them to enjoy all their benefits. Here are many recipes to prepare your natural fruit flavored waters.
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Strawberry water
Collect strawberries from your garden and make this delicious natural flavored water. For 1 liter of water they will be enough for you 5 fresh strawberries and you can sweeten everything, if you want, with a few stevia leaves. Let the strawberry water rest in an airtight jar, in the refrigerator, all day or overnight. Here the complete recipe.
Watermelon water
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To prepare yours watermelon water, pour 5 or 6 cubes of this fruit into a glass jar. The amount of fruit to use depends on the size of the jar and the desired intensity of flavor. For a refreshing effect, add a few mint leaves together with the water. THU the complete recipe.
Blueberry water
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Pour a layer of fresh blueberries at the bottom of your glass jar. If you like, you can add thin slices of lemon or lime and a few needles of rosemary, depending on your taste, before pouring the water and closing the jar. Rosemary aids digestion and has anti-inflammatory properties, while blueberries are rich in antioxidants. THU the complete recipe.
Elderflower flavored water
To prepare the elderflower flavored water you will need only three ingredients: elderflower, lemon and water; put a handful of fresh elderberry flowers and a few slices of lemon in the jug or in the single-portion jar. Keep the drink in the refrigerator for at least 12 hours before serving. In this way the flowers will have the necessary time to release their properties and their unmistakable scent and aroma.
Cucumber and lemon water
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To make this natural flavored water, you will need some cucumbers and fresh lemons. For each jar you will need four or five thin slices of cucumber and two or three slices or wedges of lemon. To enrich the taste of the drink, you can also add a few mint leaves. Here the complete recipe.
Raspberry water
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With gods fresh raspberries, even better if just picked, you can prepare a fantastic flavored water. Pour a handful into the bottom of a jar and add a lemon slice or two and a few mint leaves. Close the jar and let it rest in the fridge for a few hours before filtering and serving. THU the complete recipe.
Cherry water
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Take advantage of the moment when the cherries they are in season to prepare your natural flavored water. Pour some into the bottom of a glass, leaving them whole without problems, and add, together with the water, a few slices of lime or lemon. Leave to rest in the refrigerator in a tightly closed jar for a few hours before serving. THU the complete recipe.
Pineapple water
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Homemade flavored waters are refreshing, affordable and delicious. With ananas e mint leaves you will get one thirst-quenching drink to drink when you want during the day. To prepare it, pour 2 to 4 slices of pineapple divided into small pieces and 2 sprigs of mint into a large jar. As usual, close the jar and let it rest in the refrigerator. THU the complete recipe.
Fishing water
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This preparation is very simple. All you have to do is wash, peel and cut one into slices ripe peach. Pour the peach slices into a pitcher or into one or more jars and leave to rest in the refrigerator for at least an hour, so that the water can flavor. THU the complete recipe.
Lemon and ginger water
To prepare a liter of water flavored with lemon and ginger you will need half a lemon to be cut into slices and a small piece of fresh ginger. Pour into a pitcher or glass jars and let it rest and season for an hour or more in the refrigerator before serving. THU the complete recipe.
Marta Albè
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