Pear Lemon Cinnamon Water: Recipe and Storage

Pear lemon cinnamon water is a chilled fruit-and-spice infusion that takes 2 hours 10 minutes in total and yields about 4 cups (950 mL).

What is pear lemon cinnamon water?

Pear lemon cinnamon water is plain water steeped with sliced pear, lemon and cinnamon. The pear gives it a mild fruit flavor, the lemon adds tartness, and the cinnamon brings warmth without heating the drink.

This recipe takes about 10 minutes of hands-on preparation and 2 hours of refrigerated steeping. It makes approximately 4 servings of 1 cup (240 mL) each. For more fruit combinations, see these apple and pear infused water recipes.

What ingredients and ratios do you need?

Use the following amounts for one pitcher:

• Water: 1,000 mL (4¼ cups)
• Pear: about 150 g (1 cup sliced), cored
• Lemon: about 100 g (1 medium lemon, approximately ½ cup sliced)
• Ground cinnamon: about 2.6 g (1 teaspoon, or 1/48 cup)

Choose a ripe but firm pear so the slices hold their shape while steeping. Leave the washed pear peel on for convenience. Ground cinnamon adds flavor but does not fully dissolve, so expect some sediment even after straining.

The ratio is a starting point rather than a strict formula. Keeping the water amount the same makes it easier to adjust the pear, lemon or cinnamon to your taste the next time you make it.

How do you make pear lemon cinnamon water?

1. Wash the pear and lemon under running water. Rinse the pitcher and any utensils you will use.
2. Core the pear and cut it into thin slices. Slice the lemon, removing any seeds you see.
3. Add the pear, lemon and ground cinnamon to the pitcher, then pour in 1,000 mL (4¼ cups) of water.
4. Stir the mixture, cover the pitcher and refrigerate for 2–4 hours. Two hours gives a lightly flavored drink; a longer steep makes the flavor more pronounced.
5. Strain out the fruit by 4 hours to limit bitterness from the lemon pith. Pour through a fine strainer or paper filter if you also want to reduce the cinnamon sediment.
6. Serve the pear lemon cinnamon water chilled, stirring first if any cinnamon remains.

For another combination, use the ai infused water generator.

Why do pear, lemon and cinnamon work together?

Pear has a gentle sweetness that gives the drink a softer flavor than citrus alone. As in pear infused water, thin slices expose more of the fruit to the water without needing to blend it.

Lemon adds a sharp note that balances the pear, much as it does in lemon water. Cinnamon supplies a warm, aromatic finish; unlike cinnamon water, this recipe combines it with two fruits.

The main benefit of the finished drink is hydration, especially if its flavor encourages you to drink water. The amount of nutrients transferred from the fruit into the water is uncertain, and strained water does not provide the same fiber as eating the pear. The liver and kidneys do most of the body's detoxification, while the lungs and gut also help eliminate waste; this drink does not cleanse or detoxify the body.

How should you store pear lemon cinnamon water?

Keep pear lemon cinnamon water refrigerated and drink it within 24 hours for the best flavor. Remove the lemon and pear after no more than 4 hours of steeping, then return the strained water to the refrigerator.

Discard the drink after 2–3 days, or sooner if it becomes cloudy or slimy or develops a sour smell. Do not leave it at room temperature for more than a few hours. Store it in a covered, clean pitcher to help protect its flavor.

How can you vary pear lemon cinnamon water?

Make it less tart

Use fewer lemon slices and keep the other ingredients the same. You can also remove the lemon earlier in the steep, then leave the pear and cinnamon in the refrigerator until the 2-hour mark.

Make the pear flavor more noticeable

Use a ripe, fragrant pear and slice it thinly. Steep for closer to 4 hours in the refrigerator, removing the lemon sooner if its flavor is already strong enough.

Use a cinnamon stick

Replace the ground cinnamon with 1 cinnamon stick. Remove the stick when you strain the fruit; this version is easier to strain and leaves less visible sediment.

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