Watermelon Mint Infused Water

We’ve just arrived back home from a week spent in Colorado! It was amazing – we had the best time and it was great to be together as a family out there. Hopefully we’ll be sharing more about that trip soon! And today’s post is just what we need as we come back to humidity & mugginess here – ugh. I didn’t miss that at all – I loved the mountain weather and will miss it greatly!
I pretty much just have 3 beverages that I consume regularly now: coffee, water and sparkling water. Over the years, I’ve slowly been easing out other drinks, and upping my water consumption. I’m at the point where I feel like I crave water when I haven’t been drinking it regularly throughout the day, so I don’t really need incentive to keep me drinking it, but it’s still delicious and fun to switch things up sometimes and add things to my water. Plus, it’s a good way to get my boys to drink more water. And this watermelon mint infused water is the perfect thing to be sipping during these hot summer days – so refreshing!
I didn’t include any measurements for this – it’s one of those add as much as you’d like recipes. Plus it really just depends on the amount of water you’re using/how big your pitcher is. Just add as much as you’d like! I do about almost half of the pitcher full of watermelon and a small handful of mint leaves.Watermelon Mint Infused Water

watermelon
fresh mint leaves
water

Chop watermelon into small pieces. Add watermelon and mint to pitcher, and crush lightly with the back of a spoon to release juices/flavor. Fill pitcher to top with water. Refrigerate for 2-4 hours to let flavor infuse – although overnight is best (more flavorful). If desired, strain out watermelon and mint before serving; and you can garnish with fresh watermelon and mint when serving.
What are some of your favorite summer drinks?

-Manda