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.