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Stevia Simple Syrup

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This calorie-free, sugar-free Stevia Simple Syrup is the perfect way to sweeten up your cocktails, mocktails, and other beverages only using natural sweeteners.

STEVIA SIMPLE SYRUP - This no-calorie sugar-free sweetener is the perfect way to sweeten up your cocktails, mocktails, and other beverages only using natural sweeteners | happy food healthy life

This quick and easy Stevia Simple Syrup is just one way I lighten-up my cocktails. You’re gonna wanna check out these 10 other Smart Drink tips I use all the time to make sure all my drinks are guilt-free, even when I’m ordering from the bar.

Sugar.

It’s in everything, isn’t it? Even foods that totally shouldn’t have sugar in them.

Of course, you expect to have sugar in your baked goods. But spaghetti sauce? Dried Fruit? Smoothies from the smoothie shop that are supposed to be healthy??

Some can have up to 60 gram of sugar in just a 16 ounce smoothie. That’s ridiculous.

And this is why I’m too skeptical of eating anything outside of my house and do my best to make everything from scratch.

I’m sure you’re thinking, “what, so you don’t eat anything sweet at all??“

Oh no my friend. I have a major sweet tooth that has a hard time being tamed. But I have found ways around using pure sugar.

Dates, agave, raw honey, and of course Stevia. It is the only dry sugar-replacement that is all natural. Sweeteners like Splenda, Equal, and the like, are all full of nasty chemicals with side effects we’re not quite sure of.

And the unknown side-effects are what scares me.

You’ve probably figured it out by now, but I’m a huge fan of only eating foods that are directly derived from the source. The ground. The tree. The plant. I always want to know where something came from before I put it in my body. Which is why I’m such a huge fan of farm-to-table living.

One day, I will have a huge garden that I will be able to cook from. Well, except for the fact that I unintentionally kill everything I try to grow…

STEVIA SIMPLE SYRUP - This no-calorie sugar-free sweetener is the perfect way to sweeten up your cocktails, mocktails, and other beverages only using natural sweeteners | happy food healthy life

Stevia is an all-natural plant that is actually 30 times sweeter than sugar, so you don’t even need to use as much as you would to sweeten things. Stevia leaves can be eaten in their natural form to sweeten breath. Or they can be dried to sprinkle on foods like a spice or seasoning. Alternatively, powdered or granulated stevia can be steeped in water like I’m going to show you today in my Stevia Simple Syrup.

How do you make Stevia Simple Syrup?

First of all, you only need two simple ingredients.

Powdered stevia
Water

It doesn’t get much simpler than that. 

As for the procedure, it’s equally as simple:

  1. Bring water to a boil in a small saucepan. Add powdered stevia and let simmer until stevia has completely dissolved.
  2. Once stevia has dissolved, remove from heat and let cool to room temperature. Once cool, place in a jar and store in the refrigerator to use in drinks and other recipes that call for simple syrup.

What can Stevia Simple Syrup be used in place of?

I mostly use Stevia Simple Syrup in recipes that are calling for plain old syrup. Generally cocktails and mocktails. Or any drinks that are adding maple syrup, sugar, or agave. With a stevia simple syrup on hand, it’s easy to add just a splash to get the sweetness you’re looking for. 

STEVIA SIMPLE SYRUP - This no-calorie sugar-free sweetener is the perfect way to sweeten up your cocktails, mocktails, and other beverages only using natural sweeteners | happy food healthy life

When I’m making drinks in my house, the first thing I generally do is start browsing Pinterest. I have a ton of great drinks pinned to my drink board.

Follow Holly @ Happy Food, Healthy Life’s board Drinks: Cocktails, Mocktails, and More.

Most of these drinks seem to call for a simple syrup, and that just doesn’t jive with me. Especially because I already have calories from the liquor. And then there are the calories from whatever I’m mixing it with. The last thing I need is more calories from any added sugar.

So let’s just eliminate that and make a stevia simple syrup instead of sugar. And they don’t call it simple for nothin.’

Seriously, two ingredients. Five minutes.

Boom.

USE THE STEVIA SIMPLE SYRUP IN THESE VEGAN DRINKS:

Healthy Whiskey Sour
Grapefruit Vodka Cocktail
Ginger Lime Drink
Peach Whiskey Cocktail
Watermelon Basil Margarita

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Strawberry Thyme Vegan Appetizer Bites
Thug Kitchen Black Bean Dip
Buffalo Popcorn
Vegan Nacho Cheese Chips

NOW THAT YOU KNOW HOW TO MAKE STEVIA SIMPLE SYRUP, IT’S TIME TO SNAP A PIC OF YOUR COCKTAIL AND LOAD IT ONTO INSTAGRAM (TAGGING ME OF COURSE @HAPPYFOODHOLLY) SO I CAN SHARE YOUR CREATION!

STEVIA SIMPLE SYRUP - This no-calorie sugar-free sweetener is the perfect way to sweeten up your cocktails, mocktails, and other beverages only using natural sweeteners | happy food healthy life

Stevia Simple Syrup

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Ingredients

  • 2 cups water
  • 1/4 cup stevia, (approximately 20-25 packets)

Instructions

  1. Bring water to a boil in a small saucepan. Add stevia and let simmer until stevia has completely dissolved.
  2. Once stevia has dissolved, remove from heat and let cool to room temperature. Once cool, place in a jar and store in the refrigerator to use in drinks and other recipes that call for simple syrup.

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If you make this recipe, be sure to snap a picture, upload it to Instagram and tag me (@happyfoodholly) and use the hashtag #inspiredbyholly

Incredibly easy right?! You have no excuses to make it yourself now.

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    Comments

    1. April says

      November 18, 2018 at 5:14 pm

      I made this recipe! And I added a tsp of vanilla extract to make it vanilla simple syrup for my coffee. Thank you so much for the recipe.

      Reply
      • Su says

        November 30, 2019 at 7:02 pm

        Niiiice!

        Reply
    2. Im says

      August 8, 2019 at 5:02 pm

      add rose petals, soak for an hour, pour through a filter, and add to hot tea.
      enjoy

      Reply
      • Holly Waterfall says

        September 6, 2019 at 10:22 am

        sounds perfect!

        Reply
    3. Dave says

      December 3, 2019 at 8:59 pm

      How long does this keep for in frig?

      Reply
      • Holly Waterfall says

        December 8, 2019 at 7:06 pm

        About a month in the fridge

        Reply
    4. Judy Drtina says

      December 5, 2019 at 4:08 am

      Looks great!
      How many days can this be stored in the fridge?

      Reply
      • Holly Waterfall says

        December 8, 2019 at 7:06 pm

        I’ve kept it for up to a month.

        Reply
    5. Julia says

      November 6, 2020 at 2:37 am

      I am looking for an alternative syrup to dissolve into butter, to make one of my favourite recipes; which consists of the dry ingredients: Oats, Stevia, Wholemeal S R Flour, Baking Soda, and grated fresh Ginger. I am wondering if your syrup would do the same job as maple, malt rice etc. I have been using up some malt rice, but do not wish to continue using it after further research.
      I have just signed up for your future notifications; so thank you in advance :).

      Reply

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