4 Natura Recipes You Will Be Obsessed With

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Sparkling water recipes allow you to treat yourself to something refreshing and sweet, while also keeping you healthy. By adding natural flavors and nutrients from fresh fruit and herbs, you can craft libations and sugar-free sodas that will make your taste buds positively swoon!

Whether you’re curious about how to make plain water taste better, or you are trying to find an alternative to sugary sodas, these healthy sparkling water recipes will keep your body hydrated and happy throughout the day. And, bonus: with just five ingredients or less, they are simple to make.

Easy & Healthy Sparkling Water Recipes

Simply Vanilla Seltzer

Serves 4

This is probably the easiest sparkling water recipe you will ever make! It calls for just a few ingredients, which is great when you’re on a time crunch. The best part, however, is that this delicious concoction tastes like a healthy cream soda!

INGREDIENTS:

½ teaspoon vanilla extract

1 liter of chilled, filtered sparkling water

8 ice cubes

½ teaspoon of stevia powder (optional)

1 fresh lime (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS:

Place ice cubes in a pitcher large enough for your recipe. If desired, sprinkle stevia powder or other sugar-free sweetener over the ice cubes, then pour sparkling water over the ingredients. Add the vanilla extract. Using a large spoon, stir the mixture gently. Divide the beverage into drinking glasses. Add fresh lime juice and wedges to add some zip, and then…sip!

Blueberry Muffin Drink

Serves 4

After just one taste of this sparkling water recipe, you will forget all about indulging in that sugar-laden blueberry muffin at breakfast! Share your muffin love by bringing these ingredients (prepped at home, of course) to work tomorrow, and use your office’s sparkling water dispenser to make healthy morning or mid-afternoon drinks for your co-workers.

INGREDIENTS:

40 fresh blueberries (or frozen, thawed)

4 fresh lemons

½ liter of chilled, filtered sparkling water

Ice cubes

¼ teaspoon of stevia powder (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS:

Place blueberries, the juice of four lemons and stevia powder in a large mixing bowl. Using a fork, muddle the mixture. Place 1 to 2 ice cubes in each drinking glass and divide the berry and lemon mixture over the ice. Pour sparkling water in each glass. Serve with a garnish of lemon and some whole blueberries for flair!

Minty-Lime Refresher (A Mojito Mocktail)

Serves 4

Who doesn’t love a refreshing mojito on warm, summer days? Skip the alcohol and stay hydrated with this virgin-style mojito that will give you that tempting taste sans the sugar – and the hangover.

INGREDIENTS:

40 large fresh mint leaves

3 to 4 fresh limes, cut and peeled

1 liter of chilled, filtered sparkling water

1 cup of ice cubes (crushed, if possible)

¼ teaspoon of stevia powder (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS:

Place limes, mint leaves, and stevia in a large mixing bowl. Use a fork or muddler to muddle the ingredients. Divide mixture into the four drinking glasses along with ice cubes. Pour sparkling water into each glass, and use a spoon to gently mix all the ingredients together. Garnish each drink with fresh mint leaves and lime wedges. Cheers!

Strawberry Basil Soda

Serves 4

If you want a refreshing and unique take on soda without the sugar, try this simple strawberry recipe. It’s so delicious that you will likely (finally) kick your cola habit to the curb.

INGREDIENTS:

12 strawberries, crushed and hulled

¼ to ½ teaspoon of stevia powder

1 liter of chilled, filtered sparkling water

16 fresh basil leaves with stems removed

8 ice cubes

1 fresh lemon (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS:

Place the strawberries in a large mixing bowl and crush them using a potato masher. Chop up 8 basil leaves and mash them into the fruit. Using a spoon, gently mix stevia or other sugar-free sweetener into the berry mash. Add 2 tablespoons of the strawberry-basil mixture to the bottom of each drinking glass along with two fresh basil leaves. Add ice cubes. Pour filtered sparkling water over the mixture. Stir gently with a spoon. If desired, serve with a squeeze of fresh lemon. Enjoy!

Have some extra time? Try doubling the amount of fresh basil leaves and allow half of them to soak overnight in a liter of sparkling water for even more basil flavor.

Stay Healthy with Natura Sparkling Water Systems

Natura sparkling water systems and filtered water dispensers make it easy to craft delicious, healthy sparkling water recipes on demand. We offer a variety of sparkling water machines for corporate offices, restaurants, and hotels of all sizes. Our patented filtered water system eliminates impurities while retaining beneficial, thirst-quenching minerals to keep your customers, clients, and staff hydrated. Taste the Natura Water difference today.

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