Homemade Flavored Liquid Stevia Drops
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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?
Do you have a recipe for sugar free maple syrup?
How about sugar free honey?
Thanks! Hope you are up to the challenge!
I have been thinking about the first :).
what about using the Lorann maple flavored oil (or other brand) with the stevia and xylitol. you could make it more syrup like if you made a thickener with either arrowroot or glycomannan
Isn’t Lorann mostly artificial? They have some tempting flavors but I don’t care for their formulations.
Was the Stevia that you used $60.06 for the jar size you got? Sure seems steep. I do have some good Pure Mexican vanilla my son brought me that I suppose would have worked well. It is not artificial. Does the stevia itself have an aftertaste or a bitterness? Does it disappear in the vanilla?
The stevia was pure extract. It lasts a loooooong time. Yes, it has a little aftertaste but it really depends on the brand. The ones I recommend are quite good. What do you mean by disappear? Let me know :).
If there is a erythritol stevia blend that can be used for baking and it’s not too difficult to work out the proportion to sugar, I would be thrilled. If this is something you want to know for yourself, of course. 🙂
Sure – I’ll try :).
I haven’t tried xylitol. I will do a little research on that and add it to my list (like a scavenger hunt). I would love if you figure out proportions and let me/your readers know.
My sister-in-law is going to try apple pies using Splenda’s baking product. I’m cringing thinking about it. To each his own!
Xylitol can be used 1:1. I will try to figure out the erythritol – is that what you wanted me to try?
I’ve only found Krisda’s stevia baking product locally. I tried Krisda’s Cafe flavour in my coffee and I found it had an aftertaste similar to drinking soda with aspartame. I’m not going to try Krisda products again. Down the road, I may try NuNaturals More Fibre Baking Blend. So far, my brother is just on oral meds and low carb diet to regulate his blood sugar level. Keeping fingers crossed that he can have a treat now and then. 🙂
The ingredients in that blend really aren’t great – I mean, it depends on your situation. The tapioca flour I try to stay away from and you might find it gives him gas. If you are open to the erythritol / stevia blend I can try to get you proportions soon. Have you tried xylitol? It is a 1:1 replacement for sugar.
LOL You should receive a commission. I bought NuNaturals pure white Stevia extract as well as their vanilla to try.
Adrienne, do you cook with a Stevia product that has a ratio of 1:1 to sugar? I’m not great at experimenting with recipes to try to find a replacement for the volume of sugar. My brother loves my lemon loaf and I would love to be able to make it for him without the cup of sugar in it. Thank you for your recommendation!
I haven’t used one yet but I am interested in one that just came out or in combining erythritol w/ stevia. Can you find that? Would that work?
Thank you! I bought SweetLeaf Natural Extract when I was out tonight and I see that it contains inulin, along with the organic SweetLeaf stevia extract. I guess I am going to bite the bullet and order something! Thank you so much for your comment.
Inulin is fine for you but it is still a filler. Sweetleaf is the only other brand I really like. KAL is oK but I don’t know about their processing.
Hi Adrienne. I live in a small town in Canada and cannot find liquid vanilla stevia. I was so excited to find your recipe, because I want to try a recipe for pumpkin custards for my brother who was recently diagnosed with diabetes. I have purchased WalMart’s brand of stevia. The ingredients are: Maltodextrin, stevia (Stevia Rebaudiana leaf extract standardized to 90% of glycosides (48mg per 2.7g). I don’t understand all of that. Do you know if this extract powder or should I keep searching? I haven’t opened the bag yet, so I don’t know if it is in granule form. It does feel like corn starch through the bag. Thank you for this recipe and your help!
That is for sure not the extract. The extract is only the stevia. That’s the only ingredient. You can order it online–I sometimes buy the 1 lb size which saves a TON of money :).
Did you use the stevia granules in this?
I used the extract powder. The granules have additives and I choose not to use those at all. Thanks!
I have always used the french vanilla Stevia (NOW brand) and I use it to sweeten my kefir every morning while my husband uses it in his coffee… It costs about $8 per bottle (we buy in bulk), so I am going to try this out. I just stumbled across your site today and am excited about trying tons of homemade recipes… I already do homemade kefir with raw milk from Jersey cows that are grassfed (and fed no soy, no corn and no hormones or antibiotics). I have made homemade cheeses, and am learning a ton of other things, like making beef tallow, and my homemade stock from marrow bones. I haven’t gotten a Vitamix yet… I have a decent Cuisinart blender, but maybe I have to look into it. I have a kitchen aid, so I have been able to do everything that I wanted so far, I think…
I am definitely a meat eater, but we go in on buying a cow (grassfed, no hormones antibiotics, etc) and it is so different from what is at the grocery stores! I avoid soy, and pasteurized dairy. I am going to try my hand at fermenting vegetables now that my cabbage is done in my garden. Sauerkraut, here I come!! 🙂 I have “liked” you on Facebook so now I look forward to the updates in my newsfeeds.
Welcome! I think you’ll like the liquid extract. Hope to see you around! I don’t know how well the Facebook “like” will work – I might now show up regardless.