Keto Simple Syrup

Whether it's lemonade or your favorite cocktails, many beverages rely on a sweetener like simple syrup. This can become a challenge when you're reducing or eliminating sugar to follow a keto diet. However, there's no need to skip the homemade drinks because it's easy to make a sugar-free simple syrup.

Several sweeteners are designed to replace sugar, but not every one of those works well in simple syrup. Some, such as stevia, have a bitter taste that can throw off a drink's balance of flavors. Erythritol and xylitol sweeteners (including those with monk fruit) do not dissolve well; they seem to work in a hot syrup but will crystalize once cooled. The solution to both of these issues is to use an allulose monk fruit sweetener.

Produced by a few companies, the allulose sweetener dissolves very well in hot and cold water. More importantly, the taste of monk fruit mimics the sweetness of regular sugar without a bitter aftertaste. When making a syrup, you simply have to use this sweetener as an equal-measure substitute for sugar in a standard simple syrup recipe.

There are many exciting possibilities for this zero-calorie simple syrup. For instance, you can add flavor and, in some cases, even use it to replace the sugary liqueurs often used in cocktails. It keeps well, so you can make a large batch and have it on hand whenever you want to make a sugar-free drink.