Homemade Sugar-Free Strawberry Syrup Recipe
- Prep
- 5 min
- Cook
- 20 min
- Total
- 25 min
- Serves
- 1
- Calories
- 11 kcal
- Carbs
- 3.00 g
Instructions
- 1
Begin by adding chopped strawberries and water to a small or medium saucepan over high heat.
- 2
Bring the saucepan to a boil, lower it to a simmer, and simmer it over medium heat for 20 minutes.
- 3
Turn the heat off.
- 4
With a slotted spoon, remove the strawberry chunks, taking care not to squeeze them.
- 5
Measure the amount of strawberry liquid left. It should be about 1 cup.
- 6
Measure how much liquid you have left and then measure half of the volume of xylitol or erythritol.
- 7
Mix the sweetener with xanthan gum.
- 8
Carefully add it to the saucepan with the strawberry water.
- 9
Bring it up to a simmer. Do not mix.
- 10
When the sweetener has dissolved, place the lid on top and boil the keto strawberry syrup for 1 minute.
- 11
Remove it from the heat and allow it to cool completely to room temperature before using or storing it.
- 12
Add a few drops of liquid stevia and a squeeze of lemon juice to taste, if desired.