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This Homemade Energy Drink is a clean, refreshing alternative to sugary bottled energy drinks and powders. It’s made with simple, real ingredients that help hydrate, energize, and support your body without the crash that comes from added sugars and artificial stimulants.
Whether you need a boost before a workout, a mid-afternoon pick-me-up, or a healthier swap for your morning coffee, this recipe fits easily into your day. If you love simple, mindful recipes like this, you might also enjoy my Island Green Smoothie, Basil Lime Green Tea, or these Oatmeal Peanut Butter Energy Balls.
Why Make Homemade Energy Drinks?
I love making this homemade energy drink because it gives me steady, natural energy without all the artificial ingredients that come with store-bought cans. Whether I’m prepping for a workout, replacing my morning coffee, fighting an afternoon slump, or trying to recover after a long hike, this drink helps support hydration and energy without leaving me feeling jittery or crashing later.
Store-bought energy drinks often contain a long list of processed ingredients—like sucrose, glucose, artificial flavors, dyes, and synthetic additives—that I’d rather not consume daily. Making my own is simple, budget-friendly, and gives me complete control over what goes into my body. Plus, keeping the ingredients clean and the sugar low helps maintain more stable energy throughout the day.
Enjoy!
– Becca
Ingredients in Homemade Energy Drinks
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
- Watermelon: Naturally sweet, refreshing, and packed with hydration, watermelon is loaded with vitamins A and C to help support your immune system and skin health. It’s also a post-workout powerhouse — the amino acids in watermelon may help improve circulation, ease muscle soreness, and reduce inflammation after intense exercise.
- Honey: Honey adds a touch of natural sweetness without the need for refined sugar. I like to use raw honey for its trace nutrients and antioxidants, but you can easily swap it for pure maple syrup if that’s what you have on hand.
How to Make Healthy Energy Drinks
Step 1: Gather your ingredients and measure out the lime juice, honey, and watermelon. Add to the blender.
Step 2: Pit the cherries and add them to the blender.
Step 3: Blend on high speed for about one minute.
Step 4: Divide the blended juice evenly between two 12-ounce bottles—about 2 ounces per bottle. Then, fill each bottle to the top with unsweetened green tea (roughly 10 ounces). This creates the perfect balance of flavor and energy. Seal and store in the fridge for 3-5 days.
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Recipe Tips
- I love freezing this mixture into ice cubes for hot workouts. Just pour it into an ice cube tray, freeze, and drop a few cubes into your water bottle before or during your workout for a refreshing energy boost.
- This keeps in the refrigerator for 3-5 days. Give it a good shake before drinking it since the natural ingredients may separate.
Homemade Energy Drink FAQs
Yes! It’s made with simple, natural ingredients—no added dyes, artificial flavors, or unnecessary sugars.
Using green tea adds a small amount of natural caffeine, but you can easily make it caffeine-free by using herbal tea instead.
Yes! You control the sweetness. Use a small amount of honey or maple syrup, or try it completely unsweetened.
There are endless ways to customize your energy drink with natural ingredients! Try adding berries or pineapple for antioxidants and natural sweetness, or fresh ginger to reduce inflammation and boost recovery. You can even turn this into a homemade electrolyte drink by swapping the green tea for coconut water—learn more in my post about homemade electrolyte and hydration drinks.
Healthy Eating Plans
Weight Watchers Points
One serving is 2 2025 Points.
21 Day Fix Containers
One serving counts as 1 sweetener teaspoon (honey) and 1/2 purple container (for cherries and watermelon). The unsweetened green tea is not counted.
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Homemade Energy Drink
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Equipment
- Vitamix Blender
- Glass Milk Bottles
Ingredients
- 2 lime squeezed
- 6 cherries pitted
- 2 tsp honey optional
- ¼ cup watermelon
- 20 ounces unsweetened green tea
Instructions
- Juice the limes and measure out the cherries, honey, and watermelon into a blender or food processor. Add the honey. 2 lime, 6 cherries, 2 tsp honey, 1/4 cup watermelon
- Blend on high speed for about one minute.
- Divide the blended juice evenly between two 12-ounce bottles—about 2 ounces per bottle. Then, fill each bottle to the top with unsweetened green tea (roughly 10 ounces). This creates the perfect balance of flavor and energy. 20 ounces unsweetened green tea
- You can keep this in the fridge for 3-5 days.
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I’m doing a strawberry and lemon one what do I need out of your recipe
Hi Finton, You’ll probably want to keep the green tea and honey :)
Do you have to use green tea or is that just for flavouring??
It’s for caffeine :)
We don’t get cherries throughout the year can you please suggest a substitute for cherries…..
I love using frozen cherries in this! I post has several alternative fruits and flavors you can use :)
62000 calories or am i reading that wrong? Im sorry im just a kid looking for some homemade stuff.
Just 62 calories :) kcal stands for kilocalorie or just calorie.
What brand of unsweetened green tea do you use for this?
I really like Pure Leaf!
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Are there any suggested alternatives to the watermelon? This looks amazing and so good but I’m deadly allergic to watermelon :(
Anything hearty that will blend well. Strawberries, peaches, etc:)
this looks so delicious and super easy! can’t wait to try this!
Oh this sounds so refreshing and so good. Watermelon and green tea are such an interesting combo. I MUST give this a try. I might make this right now. I have all ingredients!
I loved how easy this was to make!! Will be making it all summer long!