21 Post-Workout Homemade Recovery Drink Recipes

Get your energy back after a killer workout!

8. Clean Coconut Protein Shake

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Get the post-workout boost you need with this delicious coconut milk shake. You’ll get potassium from the banana while spinach packs a nutritious punch of vitamins and fiber. All in a delicious package!

9. Peanut Butter Hemp Green Smoothie

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The addition of hemp hearts to this green smoothie really amps up the protein. Add that to the protein in the peanut butter and the Healthy Maven really delivers a perfect post-workout smoothie!

10. Blueberry Smoothie

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You’ll love this vegan, dairy-free smoothie from A Pinch of Healthy. It’s chock full of antioxidants to help you recover from your workout, and the pumpkin seeds really add some balanced nutrition and flavor, too.

11. Mango Green Tea Smoothie

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Experts say that green tea is filled with beneficial antioxidants in addition to its gentle caffeine content. Cooking Classy definitely took advantage of those nutritional benefits when she created this Mango Green Tea Smoothie! It’ll help you bounce back and have the energy you need after a hard workout.

12. Healthy Strawberry Shake (With Hidden Veg)

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This is one of those post-workout recovery drink recipes that sneaks in an extra serving of vegetables into your day! It tastes like strawberries and cream, but it has nutrient-dense cauliflower pureed into the mix. You’d never know!

13. 4-Ingredient Healthy Date Shake

These shakes from Eating Bird Food taste exactly like a milkshake, but they use frozen bananas instead of ice cream. That makes them a perfect addition to our post-workout homemade recovery drink recipes list!

14. Almond Butter Cup Smoothie

Peanut butter gets all the love when it comes to shakes and smoothies, but almond butter packs just as much protein and less fat, too! This recipe from Lexi’s Clean Kitchen is sure to satisfy your taste buds and your muscles after a hard workout.

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Chef Lindsay

Lindsay D. Mattison is a professional chef, recipe developer, and food writer. After graduating from Cascade Culinary School, Lindsay worked as the executive chef of a farm-to-table restaurant in Bend, Oregon. She is passionate about using local, organic ingredients and loves teaching home cooks how to incorporate seasonal food into their diet. While she spends most of her time writing these days, she still exercises her culinary muscles on the regular, taking any opportunity to create beautiful meals for her family. She lives with her husband in Colorado, where she enjoys the trials and errors of gardening.

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