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This refreshing Cucumber Mint Water is so delicious and is made without any added sweeteners. Perfect for parties, barbecues, or for daily hydration, this healthy drink has amazing benefits and a great flavor.
We’re making hydration fun again! Just like these Refreshing Watermelon Popsicles, this recipe is a great way to keep hydrated in a delicious manner.
Ready in just a few minutes with limited slicing and zero cooking, this cucumber infused water will be your new favorite go-to drink.
How Long Does Cucumber Mint Water Last in the Fridge?
You can keep this infused water in the fridge for up to 24 hours. Once empty, you can refill the pitcher at least once and still retain some flavor.
When you’re finally done with the water, save the (now soggy) mint and cucumber. Combine it in a blender or a food processor and pour it into an ice cube tray and freeze. Add the ice cubes to plain sparkling water for a fun treat.
Do You Need a Special Water Bottle to Make Infused Water?
Nope! While infusion water pitchers are handy, they are also entirely unnecessary. I have used a regular glass pitcher, mason jars, and a glass sun tea jar that is in heavy use when I’m making batch after batch of Healthy Sweet Tea.
The benefits of using the sun tea jar are that you can make a lot at once and you don’t have to worry about any of the cucumber or mint plopping into your glass.
How Long Can You Keep Mint Leaves in Water?
Mint has strong oils in the leaves and those oils are what flavor water or other liquids. Check out these posts on How to Freeze Mint and Homemade Peppermint Extract if you’d like to preserve some of the fresh minty goodness.
Over time, those oils can become overpowering in this infused water. With that in mind, I would remove any fresh mint leaves from the infused mint water after 24 hours.
Many mint water recipes will call for you to muddle the mint (mush it up a bit to release the oils) to flavor the water. My preference is to leave the mint leaves whole so that the flavor is more subtle and doesn’t overpower the cucumber flavor.
Pro Tips/Recipe Notes
- While a sweetener is unnecessary if you’re like to “perk” it up a bit, add a bit of Honey Simple Syrup.
- Add fresh lemon juice or zest to create a refreshing cucumber lemon mint water.
- Include pieces of fresh or frozen ginger to spice it up.
- If you have any unused cucumbers, make this delicious Cucumber and Onion Salad.
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Cucumber Mint Water WEIGHT WATCHERS POINTS
One serving has 0 WW Freestyle SmartPoints.
Cucumber Mint Water
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 cups cucumbers {sliced}
- 1/4 cup mint leaves
- 1 gallon cold water
Instructions
- Combine cucumber, mint, and water in a large pitcher. Stir.2 cups cucumbers, 1/4 cup mint leaves, 1 gallon cold water
- Let everything sit at room temperature or in the fridge for at least 30 minutes to release the flavors.
Notes
- Once empty, you can refill the pitcher at least once and still retain some flavor.
- When you’re finally done with the water, save the (now soggy) mint and cucumber. Combine it in a blender or food processor and pour into an ice cube tray and freeze.
- You can keep infused water recipes in the fridge for up to 24 hours.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I may try this is vodka. Bet it would be good.
I don’t drink, but I bet it’s fantastic! If you try it, please let me know how it was.
Can you freeze this water?
The cucumbers would turn to mush when thawed. If you don’t mind that, go ahead. Or do a long steep to get the flavor, remove the cucumbers and mint and freeze. You’d still get the great flavor when thawed without the odd texture.
I’m curious about your statement “You can keep infused water recipes in the fridge for up to 24 hours” – so are you saying you must drink a whole gallon in 24 hrs? Or just only keep the solids in the water that long?
Hi Denise, the cukes and mint get gross and soggy after a day so use it up within 24 hours. If you’re the only one drinking it and don’t want a full gallon, feel free to scale it to manageable portion.
I accidentally used a zucchini early one morning and took my zucchini infused water to work. It actually wasn’t too bad, but I never intentionally made it again. Actual cucumber tastes much better! I have a doohickey that muddles and holds fruit and leaves inside. I love it because when tidbits get in my mouth when I’m expecting water it’s gaggy.Â
That sounds hilarious! But yeah, I don’t think it would be on my normal rotation.