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Citrus Energy Drink

Prep: 0 min Cook: 0 min Servings: 4 Difficulty: medium

Categories: Drink

Tags: easy, recipes for soda pop, recipes using caffeine, recipes using carbonated water, recipes using lemon juice, recipes using lemon zest, recipes using lime juice, recipes using lime zest, recipes using orange juice, recipes using orange zest, recipes using white sugar

Source: Wikibooks contributors (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook%3ACitrus_Energy_Drink)

Adapted: Imported and reformatted by HowManyCookies from the cited Wikibooks revision.

Source revision: https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook%3ACitrus%20Energy%20Drink&oldid=4601587

License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) · Wikibooks contributors

Ingredients

½ ea. lemon, zested in strips and juiced
½ ea. lime, zested in strips and juiced
½ ea. orange, zested in strips and juiced
½ cup (120 ml) white sugar
30 mg caffeine (optional)
Carbonated water, as needed

Directions

Combine the citrus zests and sugar, rubbing the sugar into the peels to extract the oils. Let this mixture rest in the fridge for 24 hours to infuse.
Combine the sugar-zest mixture with the citrus juices and caffeine. Stir well to dissolve the sugar and get a syrup.
Strain the syrup—this should yield approximately 5 oz (150 ml) syrup.
To make the finished beverage, mix 1 volume of syrup with 5 volumes of carbonated water.

Notes

Use water from a carbonating machine or a brand of pure carbonated water such as Polar Original Sparkling Water, Great Value Seltzer Water, or Signature Select Seltzer Water. Do not use a brand of mineral water such as Perrier, San Pellegrino, or Mineragua because the added minerals will ruin the taste. Avoid flavored sparkling water such as La Croix or Spindrift because the preexisting fruit flavors will ruin the drink.

↑ "How can I replicate the flavor of Mountain Dew?". Seasoned Advice. Retrieved 2025-11-17.