How to Make Lime Water

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Last Updated: November 29, 2024 References

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Water can often taste bland, but adding a slice of lemon or lime to it can not only lend it some flavor, but make it more refreshing. A good refreshing lemon water for all hot days in the summer. This article will show you a few ways of making lime water. It will also show you how to further customize your lime water.

Ingredients

Infused Lime Water^{[1]
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2 limes, sliced
24 ounces (709.77 milliliters) cold water
4 – 5 mint leaves (optional)
Ice (optional)

Squeezed Lime Water^{[2]
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1 cup (240 milliliters) fresh lime juice (about 5 limes)
10 cups (2.4 liters) cold water
Lime slices (optional)
Fresh sprigs of mint (optional)
Ice (optional)

Sweet Lime Water

½ teaspoon lime
2 teaspoons sugar
8 – 10 ounces (236.59 – 295.74 milliliters) water

Method 1

Method 1 of 4:

Making Squeezed Lime Water

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You will need about five limes for this.
The pitcher needs be able to hold about 3 quarts or liters of liquid.

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Give the lime water a stir with a long stick.
This will give your lime juice some extra color and make it more interesting to look at. It's a great option for parties. Simply take a lime, scrub it well, then cut it into thin slices. Add the slices to the pitcher.
You can add a few sprigs of mint, or a handful of fresh mint leaves. The mint leaves will give the lime juice some flavor and extra color.
Lime water tastes best when it is cold.
You can add some ice cubes directly into the pitcher. You can also fill a glass with some ice cubes, and then pour the lime water over it.

Method 2

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Making Infused Lime Water

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You will be putting these limes directly into the water after you slice them up, so you want them to be perfectly clean.
Cut the limes into thin slices. Simply lay the limes down on their sides, and cut them into thin disks. They will release the flavor into water as well as give it some color.
You can also use a 32-ounce (0.95 liter) mason jar.
The leaves will give the lime water some extra color and flavor.
Stir the water gently with a long spoon.
The longer you leave it, the more flavor your water will have. For a lightly-flavored water, wait 10 to 30 minutes. For a stronger flavor, leave the pitcher in the fridge overnight.
If you want, you can add some ice cubes into the pitcher. You can also fill a jar with some ice cubes, and pour the lime water over that.

Method 3

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Making Single-Serve Sweet Lime Water

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The measurements don't have to be exact.
If you are using fresh lime juice, you will need about half a lime.
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Add 2 teaspoons of sugar to the water. If the drink is too sweet for you, you can add a little bit more lime juice. If the drink is not sweet enough, you can add more sugar.
- You can also use sugar packets. Each sugar packet contains about 1 teaspoon of sugar.
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Method 4

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Making Lime Water Variations

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Try using coconut water, sparkling water, or green tea. If you are using green tea, make sure that it is cold before you add the lime slices to it.
Cut 1 lemon and 3 limes into thin slices, and put them into a large pitcher. Pour cold water over the citrus slices, and leave the pitcher in the fridge for at least 10 minutes to chill. Serve the lemon-lime water with some ice cubes.^{[3]
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Peel and cut a 2 inch (5.08 centimeters) piece of ginger into thin slices. Add the ginger to 2 quarts (1.89 liters) of cold water. Cut 2 limes into thin slices and add them to the water. Stir the water with a long spoon, and leave it in the fridge for at least 30 minutes before serving it.^{[4]
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Add half of a thinly-sliced lime, 6 mint leaves, and 5 cucumber slices into a 32-ounce (0.95 liter) mason jar. Fill the jar with water, close it, and leave it in the fridge for at least 15 minutes. Serve the water cold in a glass.^{[5]
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Combine 1 cup (200 grams) sliced strawberries, 1 cup (150 grams) sliced cucumber, 2 sliced limes, and ¼ cup (5 grams) fresh mint leaves in a 2-quart (1.9 liter) pitcher. Fill the pitcher with water and add some ice cubes. Let it chill for 10 minutes in the fridge before serving.^{[6]
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Cut 1 lemon, 1 lime, and 1 cucumber into thin slices and add them to a large pitcher. Add 10 to 15 mint leaves and 1 tablespoon of freshly grated ginger to the pitcher. Fill the pitcher with 2 quarts (1.89 liters) of cold water. Stir everything together and allow the water to chill in the fridge for a few hours before serving.^{[7]
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The next time you pour yourself a glass of water, add a lime juice ice cube to it. As the ice cube melts, it will flavor the water.^{[8]
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If the water is too sour for you, you could add a little bit of sugar or honey. Remember that this is supposed to be water and not a fancy limeade.

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Keep the water in the fridge when you are not drinking it.^{[9]
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If you are using sliced limes, the water will gain more flavor the longer it sits in the fridge.^{[11]
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If you are sliced limes and you drink all of the water, you can refill the pitcher two to three more times. The limes will lose some of their flavor with each refill, however, so each refill will have a weaker flavor.^{[13]
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