Want a Sports Drink Recipe?

Need a sports drink recipe made with honey? Here are a couple of homemade sports drinks, and a nice homemade energy bar recipe to boot!

If you want to make your own sports drink, you won’t easier recipes than these two:

Honey Lemon Thirst Quencher
(recipe courtesy of The National Honey Board)

Ingredients:

1/2 cup honey
1/2 teaspoon lite salt
1/4 cup lemon juice
7-1/2 cups water

Directions:

Combine ingredients. Using lukewarm water will aid in dissolving honey. Then cool.
Makes 8 servings.

Honey Lemon Thirst Quencher
(recipe courtesy of The National Honey Board)

Ingredients:

1/2 cup honey
1/2 teaspoon lite salt
2 cups orange juice
5-1/2 cups water

Directions:

Combine ingredients. Using lukewarm water will aid in dissolving honey. Then cool.
Makes 8 servings.

Here’s an easy homemade energy bar recipe using honey:

Honey Energy Bar
(recipe courtesy of The National Honey Board)

Ingredients:

2/3 cup honey
3/4 cup chunky peanut butter
4 cups granola mix

Directions:

In 4-cup microwave-safe container microwave honey at HIGH (100%) 2 to 3 minutes or until honey boils. Stir in peanut butter; mix until thoroughly blended. Place granola in large bowl. Pour honey mixture over granola and combine thoroughly. Press firmly into 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Let stand until firm. Cut into bars. Makes 36 bars.