Homemade Flavored Liquid Stevia Drops
This post may contain affiliate links from which I will earn a commission. Learn more in our disclosure.
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!
Homemade Liquid Stevia Drops
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 1/4 teaspoons stevia extract (The amount you need will vary by brand)
- 1 teaspoon glycerin (optional but recommended)
- 7 teaspoons vanilla extract (or other natural flavor/extract)
Instructions
- Pour water into a small saucepan.
- Warm over medium heat. Add stevia extract.
- Heat and stir until stevia is dissolved.
- Remove from heat. Add glycerin and extract if desired.
- Pour into a small glass bottle with dropper. Note: There will be a little too much to fit into the bottle. Just keep it in another bottle or container and use it first. I chose these measurements for ease of use.
- Store in the fridge.
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. It may vary depending on ingredient brands, substitutions, and preparation methods. Optional ingredients are not included. Net carbs are typically calculated by subtracting fiber and sugar alcohols (such as erythritol) from total carbohydrates. This information should not be relied upon for medical or nutritional purposes.
What's your favorite way to use flavored liquid stevia drops?
What's your favorite flavor?
Good Morning,
I was wondering if liquid stevia could be used in place of the powder for this recipe.
Thanks,
Cheryl
Hi there. Since the recipe is to make liquid stevia that wouldn’t really make sense but if you wanted to add a flavoring to your plain liquid stevia drops you could try that, but I haven’t so I don’t know how that would work. Thanks for reading!
I just paid $ 16.00 for a 2oz bottle of stevia liquid! Never again! Thanks for your recipe. Sounds easy enough!
Great!!!
Can you clarify which brand you recommend? In the recipe it says NOW brand, but your link is for NuNaturals.
In general I recommend NuNaturals, but I have heard that NOW works well for homemade liquid stevia. So I just added a link to the NOW brand in the recipe notes. Sorry about that.
Greetings! If we do not add vanilla, can we store the plain stevia drops at room temp?
Thank you for all of your great recipes.
Hi there and thank you! So the issue is that the water can breed bacteria. I’m not sure about the best way to make this for longer term storage but the alcohol in the vanilla is a preservative.
Have you considered using distilled water for this recipe? Perhaps that might help, though as you said the alcohol should kill anything that trys to grow in the container.
Hi there. I haven’t but that’s an option. Still won’t prevent bacterial growth b/c any contamination will start growing in the water. Thanks for reading!
This needs to be updated , because the brand of stevia that you linked is currently $147.00 for 1 lb. Anything but cost effective.
Hi there. It should be updated now. Thanks for the heads up.
I made the homemade liquid stevia, I stored it in the frig. But I ended up with white crystals in the bottle and on the eye dropper. What did I do wrong.?
Hi there. I’m not sure! I heard that happened to a few other people. I guess you could warm it up and use it still. I’ll try to figure it out later!
Thanks for posting. I was wondering how I could make this from the stevia plant – do you have any info. on this please. Thanks, Lee
Hi Lee,
I think this might be tough but you could grind it and then figure out the conversion of green powder to white and make it work from there. Thanks for the kinds words!
You need to make your own extract
Herb+Vodka, like a tincture, or
Make glycerite
Herb+glycerin (non-GMO, obviously)
Detailed directions can be found online
HTH
Do you have a recipe to make the liquid stevia from the stevia in the raw packets?
I don’t – sorry. That would be too bulky I think b/c of all of the other sweeteners and fillers in there. So I’m not sure how you would use that in a recipe. I could think about it, though.
Why or how does Stevia get from the green leaves to the white powder? How can I use my home grown stevia to make some of these awesome recipes?
Thanks,
Cathy
Hello Cathy – it’s processed with either chemicals or water. I buy the type done w/ water. You can dry it and grind it and find a conversion chart for using green stevia in recipes :)!
I’ve been using and growing stevia since 1991. Love the idea of making my own drops. I only added 2 tsp of pure vanilla extract to a batch and it was sufficiently flavored for me. Thanks for the helpful tips!
So great – thanks!
How much raw stevia ground?