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Keto Friendly Honey Substitute Recipe (Sugar Free)

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Although actual honey is not a keto-friendly choice for a sweetener, you do not have to miss out on the comforting taste of honey when you have my Keto Friendly Honey Substitute Recipe on hand!
This is a much healthier alternative liquid sweetener that will give you the taste and texture like real honey, but without the extra carbs or sugar.
Contains 9g carbs and 9 g fiber per 1 tablespoon of keto friendly honey substitute.
This is considering using monk fruit original. If you use keto brown sugar it will be a little more but not much.
5 from 5 votes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 7 minutes
Cooling Time 10 minutes
Total Time 22 minutes
Course dairy free, gluten free low carb, keto condiments, keto dessert, keto desserts, low carb
Cuisine American
Servings 8 servings
Calories 42 kcal

Equipment

  • Whisk
  • small bowl
  • Medium Saucepan
  • Airtight jar or bottle

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups Warm Water; divided
  • 1 teaspoon Xanthan Gum
  • 1 cup Monk fruit Sweetener or Keto Brown Sugar
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons Honey Extract or Vanilla Extract

Instructions
 

  • In a small bowl pour half of your warm water and while whisking sprinkle in the xanthan gum a little at a time. Set aside while you prepare your saucepan.
  • In a medium saucepan with tall sides pour in half of your warm water and your sweetener of choice. You do not want a small saucepan so you have room for stirring without it pouring over the sides. Whisk the sweetener and water until the sweetener has mostly dissolved. Now add it to medium heat and bring to a boil.
  • While whisking, add your xanthan gum mixture and stir until it is smooth. Turn the heat down to low and let it simmer for 10 minutes at a very low simmering boil. This will help it thicken and allow the xanthan gum to create a solution with the sweetener.
  • Once it has simmered, remove from the heat and let it cool. Now add in either your honey extract or vanilla extract.
  • Once it has cooled to room temperature, pour into a bottle or airtight mason jar for storage. Store it in the fridge up to 1 month or freeze for long term storage up to 3 months. In order to use from frozen you must thaw overnight in the fridge.
  • Shake well and use as needed. If I am using it in a recipe, I just use straight from the fridge unless it calls for room temperature ingredients.

Notes

Nutrition Facts
Serving size: 1 tablespoon
Servings: 8
Amount per serving  
Calories 42
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0g 0%
Saturated Fat 0g 0%
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 361mg 16%
Total Carbohydrate 9.7g 4%
Dietary Fiber 9.7g 35%
Total Sugars 0g  
Protein 0g  
Vitamin D 0mcg 0%
Calcium 0mg 0%
Iron 0mg 0%
Potassium 0mg 0%
Can I Use This Substitute in Baking?
Oh yes, the keto honey substitute can be used in baking as a replacement for traditional honey. This is how I create very tender crumbed cakes like my Sugar Free Keto Vanilla Cake, or my Keto Gluten Free Strawberry Cake.
Will It Spike Blood Sugar Levels?
This keto honey substitute is designed to have a minimal impact on blood sugar levels. It all depends on how the sweetener you use to sweeten the keto honey substitute effects you. Without any added sugars your blood sugar will not be impacted.
Which Sweeteners Can I Use for the Keto Honey Substitute?
As long as you choose a keto-friendly sweetener for the type of sugar substitute sweetener in the keto honey then you can choose whichever one you want. Keep in mind that the one you choose will shine through in flavor, so choose your favorite. I chose to try out keto brown sugar for a rich flavor and also plain monk fruit for the vanilla version which is lighter. You can include stevia, monk fruit sweeteners, erythritol, or other sugar alcohols. Check out my informative post on Keto Sweeteners to choose your favorite.

Nutrition

Calories: 42kcal
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