Homemade Sports Drink (aka Greaterade)

Name: Homemade Sports Drink (aka Greaterade)
Yield: 9 cups
Ingredients: 8 cups fresh cold water, divided; 3 tablespoons honey; ½ teaspoon fine Himalayan pink salt; ¾ teaspoon calcium magnesium powder; 1 pinch cayenne pepper; ¾ cup freshly squeezed orange juice, strained; 2 medium lemons, juiced; 2 medium limes, juiced

4.4

10 Ratings
6 Reviews
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The Golden State Warriors' decision to ban commercial sports drinks and make their own with Himalayan sea salt inspired me to try my own--with less sugar. You can tweak this recipe to create your perfect formula.

Recipe by Chef John

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Recipe Summary

Servings:

Yield:

9 cups

Nutrition Info

Ingredients

Original recipe yields 9 servings

The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

8 cups fresh cold water, divided
3 tablespoons honey
½ teaspoon fine Himalayan pink salt
¾ teaspoon calcium magnesium powder (Optional)
1 pinch cayenne pepper
¾ cup freshly squeezed orange juice, strained
2 medium lemons, juiced
2 medium limes, juiced

Directions

Step 1
Pour 1 cup of the water into a large pot. Add honey, salt, calcium magnesium powder, and cayenne. Place pot over low heat and whisk until ingredients have dissolved. Remove from heat and allow to return to room temperature.

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Step 2
Add juices to room temperature mixture in pot. Pour in remaining 7 cups water and whisk until well blended.

Cook's Note:

This pink salt is NOT the pink salt used to cure meats.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

40 calories; protein 0.6g; carbohydrates 12.1g; fat 0.1g; sodium 105.7mg. Full Nutrition

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BakingMachine

02/03/2017

This was awesome! I will come back to this!!

Sawyer Fisher

07/14/2019

It was okay, but it was missing something. Great job through.

10 Ratings

5 star values: 6
4 star values: 2
3 star values: 2
2 star values: 0
1 star values: 0

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BakingMachine

02/03/2017

This was awesome! I will come back to this!!

Tom

06/10/2017

Wow. This is perfect just like it is! Thanks!

Sawyer Fisher

07/14/2019

It was okay, but it was missing something. Great job through.

Kirk Shorte

09/28/2020

I made it but I don't know how it'll work. I'll get a chance to try it tomorrow when I play tennis.

Allrecipes Member

03/24/2022

well I tried this, and this was amazing, it tasted like flavoured dog slobber. Certified Bussin' !

scooby

08/13/2020

Good. We like ours with a bit more fruit juice and a little simple syrup added. (I know, defeats the purspose but I have a crew of many I need to please). It is still plenty healthy but more palatable for everyone. Way less sugar than other drinks they would generally prefer. Awesome recipie, Chef John.

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