Cantaloupe Peach Ginger Water: Easy Infused Water Recipe

Cantaloupe peach ginger water is a chilled fruit-and-ginger infusion that takes 2 hours 10 minutes to prepare and yields about 4 servings.

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What is cantaloupe peach ginger water?

Cantaloupe peach ginger water is plain water infused with cubes of cantaloupe, sliced peach, and fresh ginger. The fruit gives it a mild, fragrant flavor, while ginger adds a little warmth. It is one of many melon infused water recipes you can make without blending or squeezing the fruit.

The result is subtler than juice: the water takes on some flavor, but the fruit remains in pieces. Serve it cold, with or without the fruit in the glass.

What ingredients and ratio do you need?

For about 1 liter of water, use roughly equal amounts of cantaloupe and peach, plus a small piece of ginger. This makes approximately 4 servings of 1 cup each.

Water: 1 liter, about 4¼ US cups
Cantaloupe: 75 g, about ½ cup cubed, rind and seeds removed
Peach: 75 g, about ½ cup sliced, pit removed
Fresh ginger: 10 g, about 1 tablespoon thinly sliced, or a 1-inch piece

Choose ripe cantaloupe and peach for the most noticeable flavor. The fruit should smell fragrant and feel firm enough to cut; very soft fruit can break apart and make the water cloudy.

A pitcher with a lid works well, but any clean, food-safe container large enough to hold the water and fruit will do. If you have an allergy to melon, peach, or ginger, avoid the ingredient and choose a recipe that does not contain it.

How do you make cantaloupe peach ginger water?

Prep time: 10 minutes
Refrigerated steep: 2 hours
Total time: 2 hours 10 minutes
Yield: About 1 liter, or 4 servings

Wash your hands and clean the pitcher. Scrub the whole cantaloupe under running water with a clean produce brush, then rinse the peach and ginger under running water.
Cut away the cantaloupe rind, remove the seeds, and cube the flesh. Pit and slice the peach, then thinly slice the ginger.
Add the cantaloupe, peach, and ginger to the pitcher. Pour in the water and cover.
Refrigerate for 2 hours. For a fuller flavor, steep for up to 4 hours in the refrigerator.
Strain the water if you prefer it without pieces, or leave the fruit and ginger in the pitcher. Pour into glasses and serve cold.

Cutting the fruit into small pieces exposes more of its surface to the water. Avoid mashing it if you want a clear-looking drink rather than a pulpy one.

Why do cantaloupe, peach, and ginger work together?

Cantaloupe provides a mellow melon flavor, as it does in cantaloupe infused water. Peach adds a floral, gently sweet note similar to peach infused water. Fresh ginger gives the mixture a sharper finish, as in ginger water.

The main benefit of the drink is hydration. Whole cantaloupe and peach contain nutrients, including vitamin C, but the amount that moves into the water during steeping is not established. Eating the fruit adds its fiber and calories; leaving it in the pitcher does not make the water nutritionally equivalent to eating the fruit.

Water supports normal body functions, including those of the liver and kidneys, which do most of the body’s detoxification. The lungs and gut also help eliminate waste; this infusion is not a special detox treatment.

How should you store it?

Keep cantaloupe peach ginger water refrigerated, and drink it within 24 hours for the best flavor. You can strain out the ingredients after the 2- to 4-hour steep if you prefer a lighter taste; leaving them in longer can make the ginger more noticeable.

Discard the infusion after 2–3 days, or sooner if it becomes cloudy, slimy, or sour-smelling. Keep it chilled until serving rather than leaving the pitcher at room temperature.

How can you vary the recipe?

Keep the same water quantity and refrigerated steep, but adjust the fruit ratio or ginger to suit your taste. Start with ripe fruit so the flavor remains noticeable even when using less of one ingredient.

More cantaloupe

Use 100 g, about ⅔ cup, of cubed cantaloupe and 50 g, about ⅓ cup, of sliced peach. The drink will have a rounder melon flavor while retaining a little peach aroma.

More peach

Use 50 g, about ⅓ cup, of cantaloupe and 100 g, about ⅔ cup, of peach. Keep the ginger at the original amount for a peach-forward drink with a gently spicy finish.

Gentler ginger

Use 5 g, about ½ tablespoon, of sliced ginger with the original fruit amounts. Taste after 2 hours and continue steeping up to 4 hours if you want a little more flavor.