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Infused water stations: Easy combos to hit the ground running

Cucumber and lemon water

Need recipe ideas for your infused water station? Look no further! Here are several recipes and tasty combinations to try.

Cucumber Mint

  • 1 gallon water
  • 2 cucumbers, sliced
  • 15 fresh mint leaves

Orange and Blue

  • 1 gallon water
  • 2 oranges, sliced
  • 1 cup blueberries

Pineapple Mint

  • 1 gallon water
  • 15-20 fresh mint leaves
  • 1/2 pineapple, peeled and sliced

Watermelon Basil

  • 1 gallon water
  • 2 cups cubed watermelon (no rind)
  • 15 fresh basil leaves

Strawberry Lemon

  • 1 gallon water
  • 30 fresh strawberries, sliced
  • 2 lemons, sliced (with rind)

Raspberry Grapefruit

  • 1 gallon water
  • 1 grapefruit, sliced (with rind)
  • 1/2 cup raspberries

Orange Grape

  • 1 gallon water
  • 2 cups grapes, halved
  • 1 orange, sliced (with rind)

Other combinations:

Apple + orange + cinnamon stick + clove

Apple + pear + cinnamon stick

Cucumber + strawberry

Cucumber + lemon

Orange + lime

Orange + kiwi

Orange + cranberry

Strawberry + kiwi

Strawberry + watermelon

Strawberry + pineapple

Lemon + ginger root

Lemon + mint + ginger + cucumber

Peach + plum + mint

The possibilities are endless!