Homemade Flavored Liquid Stevia Drops

Do you love Liquid Stevia Drops but don't love the price? Here's how to make your own Homemade Liquid Stevia and save loads of money, PLUS you can make flavored liquid stevia this way too!

I've been using stevia for a long time now–ever since I knew that I had candida. I personally think that stevia is safe and I think you can grow to like it even if you didn't when you first tried it.

It can be hard to know how to use it, but here's a guide to help you use stevia to get you inspired.

One of my favorite stevia products is liquid stevia drops.

They are little dropper bottles full of flavored liquid stevia that you can add to your favorite beverages (like sugar-free lemonade and coffee substitute) and sweet treats (like raw brownies and almond joy® bars) without

• feeding candida or
• adding calories

I love them and with the amazing variety of flavors out there you can really go to town.

The only problem is, they are really pricey.

Thankfully, there's a simple way for you to make your own homemade flavored liquid stevia easily!

Flavor Options

There are endless options for flavoring these drops. Truly the sky's the limit.

You simply use whatever extract or natural flavoring you'd like your liquid stevia drops to be.

While I love all of the flavors that I've tried, vanilla liquid stevia remains one of my favorites.

I've used it in my Healthy Coffee Substitute and it can be used to sweeten any beverage.

How Much Will You Save With These Homemade Drops?

The cost of liquid stevia drops varies, but one thing is sure; you will save a lot of money.

This vanilla liquid stevia from NuNaturals currently costs $12.52 on Amazon.
This one from Sweet Leaf costs $9.09.

The total cost for my 2 oz bottle?  

It's a little variable and took some intense calculating to figure out, since I purchase my stevia in bulk but here goes:

• Stevia extract (I currently use this brand): $1.03
• Vanilla extract (I used this brand.  Here is another brand with no sugar.): $1.05
• Dropper bottle (mine was free since I saved a leftover one from stevia, but you can purchase one on Amazon (this is a handy-dandy set of 6 dropper bottles, so you can make all kinds of stevia drop blends.)

By the way, stevia is pretty hard to measure since it's so concentrated. These stainless steel mini measuring spoons from Amazon are super handy. The 2nd smallest is the size of 1/32 of a teaspoon, which is the typical size of a scoop that's included in most stevia containers.

If you don't want to buy a 1 pound bag of stevia extract, here's a one ounce container.

Total Cost of This Homemade Liquid Stevia

Without dropper bottle: $2.08

With dropper bottle: $3.58 (plus shipping on the bottle, of course, but you can reuse it.)

So if you don't need a bottle, you can save up to 84% by making your own vanilla liquid stevia.

At these savings, I guess you won't be buying any more liquid stevia drops, eh?  Well, with a few exceptions.

There are some flavors that would be pretty hard to replicate. One of them is this really great Root Beer Flavored stevia drops.

Add these to sparkling water and you've got a great Sugar-Free Root Beer!

Recipe Notes and Substitutions

• Stevia Brand: I link to NuNaturals stevia in the recipe card since that is the brand I recommend in general, but a few readers have said that NOW stevia works well for this recipe and their stevia is quite a bit cheaper, especially in the one pound size.
• Stevia Crystals: I've gotten a few reports that some people get stevia crystals on their dropper after making this and placing it in the fridge. I'm not sure why that is, but hopefully we can figure it out.
• Stevia Flavors: If you'd like your liquid stevia to have a different flavor, you can try different extracts in place of vanilla. Options include: chocolate extract, cherry extract, lemon extract, peppermint extract, and butter flavor. I haven't tried any of these, but I think they should work!

What's your favorite way to use flavored liquid stevia drops?
What's your favorite flavor?