Apple Lime Cinnamon Water: Recipe and Storage Tips

Apple lime cinnamon water is a chilled fruit-and-spice infusion that takes 2 hours 10 minutes to prepare, including steeping, and yields about 950 mL (4 cups).

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What is apple lime cinnamon water?

Apple lime cinnamon water is water infused with fresh apple, lime and cinnamon. The apple lends a mild fruity flavor, the lime adds tartness, and the cinnamon gives the drink a warm, spicy note without heating it.

It is one way to make plain water more appealing without adding sweetener. For more fruit combinations, see these apple and pear infused water recipes.

What ingredients and ratio do you need?

For one small pitcher, use about 1 cup of chopped apple, one sliced lime and one cinnamon stick for every 4 cups of water. The recipe makes approximately four 1-cup servings; the exact amount can vary slightly when you strain it.

Water: 950 mL (4 cups), cold
Apple: about 150 g (about 1 cup), chopped or thinly sliced
Lime: about 70 g (about 1/2 cup), thinly sliced
Cinnamon: 1 stick, about 2–3 g; or 1 teaspoon (about 2.6 g) ground cinnamon

Choose an apple you enjoy eating. A sweeter apple softens the lime's tartness, while a tart apple makes the drink sharper. A whole cinnamon stick is easy to remove; ground cinnamon gives a cloudier drink and can settle at the bottom.

How do you make apple lime cinnamon water?

Wash the apple and lime under running water, and clean a pitcher with a lid.
Cut the apple into thin slices or small pieces, discarding the core and seeds. Slice the lime thinly.
Add the apple, lime and cinnamon to the pitcher.
Pour in the cold water and stir gently. Cover the pitcher.
Refrigerate for 2 hours, or up to 4 hours for a fuller flavor.
Strain out the fruit and cinnamon, then serve chilled. If using ground cinnamon, use a fine strainer or let the spice settle before pouring.

Strain by the 4-hour mark: lime peel and pith can make the water bitter if left in longer. Taste after 2 hours if you prefer a lighter infusion, or leave it for the full 4 hours if you want a more pronounced flavor.

Why do apple, lime and cinnamon pair well?

Apple brings a gentle fruit flavor that balances lime's acidity. Cinnamon adds an aromatic contrast to both, so the drink tastes more layered than water flavored with fruit alone. The flavors are subtle because the ingredients are steeped rather than blended.

If you prefer a simpler fruit flavor, apple infused water leaves out the citrus and spice. For a sharper drink, lime water puts the citrus first; cinnamon water focuses on the spice.

The practical benefit of apple lime cinnamon water is hydration, especially if its flavor helps you drink water. It is not a detox treatment: the liver and kidneys do most of the body's detoxification, while the lungs and gut also help eliminate waste. Sweating removes only trace amounts.

Steeped water is very low in calories, but the exact amount that transfers from the fruit is not measured here. Blending, squeezing or eating the fruit adds more of its calories than steeping alone.

How should you store it?

Keep apple lime cinnamon water covered in the refrigerator. For the best flavor, drink it within 24 hours; discard it after 2 days, or sooner if it becomes cloudy, slimy or sour-smelling.

Strain out the ingredients after steeping, especially the lime, before returning the water to the refrigerator. Don't rely on appearance or smell alone to decide whether an older batch is safe, and avoid leaving the pitcher at room temperature for more than a few hours.

How can you vary the recipe?

Make it less tart

Use fewer lime slices and keep the apple and water amounts the same. You can add another slice while it steeps if the flavor is too mild.

Adjust the cinnamon

Use part of a cinnamon stick for a gentler spice note, or choose ground cinnamon when you want the spice dispersed through the drink. Ground cinnamon does not fully dissolve, so stir before pouring or strain it out.

Change the apple

Try a sweeter or tarter apple while keeping the same approximate amount. Cutting the apple into smaller pieces exposes more surface to the water; larger slices are easier to remove.