Raspberry Mango Water: Easy Infused Water Recipe

Raspberry mango water is water infused with fresh raspberries and mango; it takes 2 hours 10 minutes in total and makes about 4 cups (950 mL).

What is raspberry mango water?

Raspberry mango water is a fruit-infused drink made by refrigerating raspberries and diced mango in drinking water. The fruit lends the water a light, fruity flavor without requiring a sweetener or blender.

It is one of many berry infused water recipes you can prepare in a pitcher. The recipe below takes about 10 minutes of hands-on preparation, followed by 2 hours of chilling; steep it longer if you prefer a fuller flavor.

What ingredients and ratio do you need?

For approximately 4 cups (950 mL), gather:

60 g raspberries (about 1/2 cup)
85 g peeled, diced mango (about 1/2 cup)
950 mL drinking water (about 4 cups)

This ratio uses about 1 cup of fruit for roughly 1 liter of water. Choose ripe, fragrant mango and raspberries that are firm and free of mold. Fresh or frozen fruit can work; choose unsweetened frozen fruit if you want to keep the recipe free of added sugar.

Use a clean pitcher with enough room for the water and fruit. A lid is helpful for keeping the pitcher covered in the refrigerator, but a clean cover works too.

How do you make raspberry mango water?

Wash the raspberries gently under running water. Rinse the outside of the mango under running water before cutting it.
Peel the mango, cut the flesh away from the pit and dice it. Measure about 85 g (1/2 cup) of the diced fruit.
Add the raspberries and mango to a clean pitcher, then pour in 950 mL (4 cups) of drinking water.
Cover the pitcher and refrigerate for 2–4 hours. Start tasting at 2 hours and leave it longer if you want more fruit flavor.
Serve the water cold, with the fruit in the glass or strained out. Keep any remaining water refrigerated.

For another combination using the same method, try the AI infused water generator.

There is no need to mash the fruit: leaving it whole or diced makes the water easier to strain and gives it a lighter flavor. If you want to eat the fruit, serve it alongside the drink or spoon it from the pitcher.

Why do raspberry and mango pair well?

Raspberries contribute a tart, berry flavor, while ripe mango adds a softer tropical note. Together they make a more rounded drink than either fruit alone, though the result is still subtler than juice. The longer refrigerated steep gives the fruit more time to flavor the water.

The combination builds on both raspberry infused water and mango infused water. Raspberry mango water can make plain water more appealing, which may help you stay hydrated.

Raspberries and mango contain nutrients, but the amount that transfers into infused water has not been established here. Eating the fruit provides its fiber; simply steeping and straining it does not provide the same amount as eating it whole.

How should you store raspberry mango water?

Keep the pitcher covered and refrigerated during steeping and after serving. For the best flavor, drink raspberry mango water within 24 hours. Discard it after 2 days, or sooner if it becomes cloudy, slimy or sour-smelling.

Return the pitcher to the refrigerator promptly after pouring, and do not leave it at room temperature for more than a few hours. You can strain out the fruit before storing the water if you prefer, but continue to refrigerate the strained water.

How can you vary raspberry mango water?

Adjust the fruit balance

For a tarter drink, use more raspberries and less mango. For a softer mango flavor, reverse the balance. Keep the total fruit close to 1 cup per pitcher so the water remains easy to pour and strain.

Add fresh mint

Rinse 8–12 mint leaves, about 5 g, and add them to the pitcher with the fruit. Mint gives raspberry mango water a fresh herbal note without changing the basic steeping method.

Use frozen fruit

Add unsweetened frozen raspberries and mango directly to the pitcher instead of fresh fruit. The fruit may soften and the water may become more colorful as it thaws; keep the pitcher refrigerated while it steeps.