Cantaloupe Plum Ginger Water: Recipe & How to Make It

Cantaloupe plum ginger water is a fruit-and-ginger infusion that takes 2 hours 10 minutes and yields about 4 cups (950 mL), or 4 servings.

What is cantaloupe plum ginger water?

Cantaloupe plum ginger water is chilled water steeped with cantaloupe, plum and fresh ginger. The fruit adds a mellow sweetness and a little tartness, while the ginger gives the drink a gentle warmth without making it spicy like a concentrated ginger preparation.

It is one way to add variety to plain water without blending the fruit or adding a sweetener. For more combinations built around melon, see these melon infused water recipes.

What ingredients and ratio do you need?

For about 1 litre of water, use roughly 1 cup of chopped fruit in total and a small piece of fresh ginger. This recipe gives the cantaloupe a little more space than the plum, so the finished infusion stays soft and fruity rather than sharply tart.

• Water: 1 L (about 4¼ cups)
• Cantaloupe: 100 g (about ⅔ cup), peeled, seeded and cubed
• Plum: 50 g (about ⅓ cup), pitted and sliced
• Fresh ginger: 10 g (about 2 tablespoons or ⅛ cup), thinly sliced

The cup measurements for fruit are approximate because the size and shape of the pieces affect how they fit in the cup. Use the weights if you want a more consistent ratio. A clean, covered pitcher large enough to hold the water and fruit makes mixing and refrigeration easier.

How do you make cantaloupe plum ginger water?

Allow about 10 minutes for preparation, followed by 2 hours in the refrigerator. For a more pronounced infusion, leave it refrigerated for up to 4 hours before straining.

1. Wash the cantaloupe under running water and scrub the rind with a clean produce brush before cutting; rinse the plum and scrub the ginger under running water.
2. Prepare the fruit by removing the cantaloupe rind and seeds, cubing the flesh, and removing the plum pit and slicing the flesh.
3. Slice the ginger thinly and place it in a clean pitcher with the cantaloupe and plum.
4. Pour in the water, stir gently, cover the pitcher and refrigerate for 2 hours.
5. Strain the infusion if you prefer a clear drink, then serve it chilled.

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Why do cantaloupe, plum and ginger pair well?

Cantaloupe has a mild, rounded flavor that gives the infusion its base. The plum adds a tangier fruit note, and ginger keeps the combination from tasting too soft. For a simpler melon flavor, cantaloupe infused water uses the same fruit without the other two ingredients.

The balance will depend on the fruit: a tart plum can stand out more than a sweet one. If you enjoy that contrast, plum infused water puts the plum flavor first; ginger water focuses on the warming ingredient instead.

The main practical benefit of this drink is hydration. The liver and kidneys do most of the body's detoxification; the lungs and gut also help eliminate waste. Whole cantaloupe and plum contain nutrients and fiber, but the amounts that pass into steeped water are uncertain, so the drink should not be treated as nutritionally equivalent to eating the fruit.

How should you store cantaloupe plum ginger water?

Keep the pitcher covered and refrigerated, including while the ingredients steep. For the best flavor, drink the infusion within 24 hours. Discard it after 2–3 days, or sooner if it becomes cloudy, slimy or sour-smelling.

Straining after the initial steep makes the flavor easier to manage, particularly if the ginger is stronger than you like. Refrigerate the strained water as well; removing the fruit does not restart its storage time.

How can you vary the recipe?

Make the ginger milder

Use fewer ginger slices for a softer finish, or strain the drink after the shorter steep. Thin slices are easy to distribute through the pitcher and easy to remove.

Bring out the plum

Use a little more plum and a little less cantaloupe while keeping the total fruit amount close to 1 cup. This shifts the flavor toward the plum without making a much more crowded pitcher.

Emphasize the melon

Use more cantaloupe and less plum for a gentler fruit flavor. Keep the ginger modest at first; you can add more to a later batch if you prefer a stronger bite.