Strawberry Orange Rosemary Water: Easy Recipe

Strawberry orange rosemary water is a fruit-and-herb-infused drink that takes 2 hours 10 minutes to prepare and yields about 1 liter, or 4 servings.

What is strawberry orange rosemary water?

Strawberry orange rosemary water is plain water steeped with sliced strawberries, orange and fresh rosemary. The fruit lends a gently sweet, citrusy taste, while rosemary adds a savory aroma without making the drink syrupy.

Serve it chilled on its own or with a meal. For more combinations built around berries, browse these berry infused water recipes.

What ingredients and ratio do you need?

This recipe uses about 1 cup of strawberries, 1 small orange and 2 rosemary sprigs per liter of water. It makes approximately 4 servings of 250 mL, or about 1 cup, each.

Water: 1 liter (about 4¼ US cups)
Strawberries: 150 g (about 1 cup), sliced
Orange: 100 g (about ½ cup sliced, or roughly 1 small orange)
Fresh rosemary: 2 sprigs (about 5 g, or roughly ⅛ cup of loosely packed leaves, equivalent to 2 tablespoons)

Use a clean pitcher large enough to hold the water and ingredients. Fresh, ripe fruit gives the water flavor without added sugar; the drink will still taste much lighter than juice.

How do you make strawberry orange rosemary water?

Wash the strawberries, orange and rosemary under running water. Gently rub the orange rind, then pat the ingredients dry with a clean towel.
Slice the strawberries and orange thinly. Leave the orange peel on for convenience, or remove it and the white pith if you prefer a less bitter infusion.
Add the strawberries, orange and rosemary to a clean pitcher. Press the rosemary gently between your fingers first to release its aroma, without crushing it into small pieces.
Pour in 1 liter of water, cover the pitcher and refrigerate for 2–4 hours.
Strain out the fruit and rosemary after steeping, particularly if the orange peel is still on. Serve the water chilled, with ice if you like.

For another combination or batch size, use the ai infused water generator.

Keep the pitcher refrigerated while it steeps rather than leaving it on the counter. If you want a subtler rosemary flavor, remove the sprigs when you strain the fruit and adjust the amount in your next batch.

Why do strawberry, orange and rosemary pair well?

Strawberries bring a soft, fruity sweetness, and orange adds a brighter citrus note. Rosemary balances both with an aromatic, slightly pine-like flavor; a small amount goes a long way. Explore the individual flavors in strawberry infused water, orange infused water and rosemary water.

The main benefit of strawberry orange rosemary water is that it can make plain water more appealing to drink. Staying hydrated supports normal body functions, including the work of the liver and kidneys, which do most of the body's detoxification. The lungs and gut also help eliminate waste; sweat removes only trace amounts.

Whole strawberries and oranges contain vitamin C and other nutrients, but the amount that transfers into the water is not established here. Steeped water is not nutritionally equivalent to eating the fruit, and squeezing or eating the fruit adds its calories.

How should you store it?

Keep strawberry orange rosemary water covered in the refrigerator and drink it within 24 hours for the best flavor. Straining the orange by 4 hours helps prevent bitterness from the peel and pith.

Discard the water after 2–3 days, or sooner if it becomes cloudy, slimy or sour-smelling. Use a clean glass when serving, and return the pitcher to the refrigerator promptly.

How can you vary strawberry orange rosemary water?

Make the rosemary gentler

Use one small sprig instead of two if you want the fruit to lead. The drink will still have a light herbal aroma, with less rosemary character.

Reduce citrus bitterness

Remove the orange peel and white pith before slicing, or strain the infusion after 2 hours. Either approach keeps the orange flavor while limiting the time the pith spends in the water.

Change the fruit balance

Add a little more strawberry and use fewer orange slices for a softer berry flavor. For a brighter citrus taste, do the reverse while keeping the total amount of water the same.