Keto Strawberry Simple Syrup (Paleo)
Published May 13, 2021 Updated Jul 11, 2023
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Keto Strawberry Simple Syrup
Simple syrups are always a great ingredient to add to a cocktail or glass of iced tea. However, they are usually filled with a ton of sugar. Well, folks, I am here to change that with my Keto Strawberry Simple Syrup. This homemade syrup can take unsweetened tea, water, cocktails, and ice cream up a notch. It only takes a few ingredients and can be whipped up in no time at all.
Can you make a simple syrup with other fruits?
Absoluelty! I love doing this in the summer with a bunch of fresh veggies I have on hand. These fruit simple syrups add so much flavor to iced tea, cocktails and even ice cream. Below are my favorite fruits to use.
- Blackberries
- Raspberries
- Peaches
- Bluberries
- Mango
- Pineapple
- Cherries
How to use this Keto Strawberry Simple Syrup?
This syrup is so versatile and really is great in so many things. My absolute favorite way to use it is in iced tea. I use Pure Leaf unsweetened iced tea with about 3 tablespoons of this syrup. It is my all-time favorite drink without all the sugar. In addition, I love using it in my homemade cocktails. I love using this in place of grenadine because it not only adds flavor but it gives the cocktails a pretty red color.
My kids also love this in their lemonade and I will even add it to my water bottle to give it additional flavor. Also, you can cook the syrup down a little longer to get a thicker consistency. This thick syrup makes for a great addition to ice cream, muffins, pancakes, and waffles.
My favorite ways to use this syrup:
- Unsweetened Iced Tea
- Lemonade
- Cocktails
- Water
Tips and Tricks
- Clean and slice the strawberries:
- Boil the strawberries and water first before adding in the allulose and lemon.
- Straining: Do not press down on the strawberries after they have cooked. Place a fine-mesh strainer over a bowl and pour the boiled strawberries and water over. Allow it to sit for a minute until all the juice is removed from the berries, but DO NOT press down. This will make your syrup cloudy with seeds.
- Storage: Store in a mason jar or glass jar with a lid. This will stay good for about a week in the fridge.
Step By Step Process
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Keto Strawberry Syrup
Ingredients
- 16 oz strawberries cleaned and sliced in half
- 3 cups water
- 1 1/4 cup allulose*
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
Instructions
- Combine the strawberries and water in a medium saucepan set over medium-high heat.
- Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer, and cook for 15-20 minutes, until the liquid is deep red and the strawberries are soft.
- Pour this mixture over a fine-mesh strainer into a bowl. Make sure not to press down on the strawberries. Otherwise, your syrup will be cloudy.
- Add the syrup back to the saucepan along with the allulose and lemon juice. Add back to the stovetop over medium-high heat and bring to a boil and remove.
- Transfer the strawberry simple syrup to a mason jar or glass jar with a lid. Chill the strawberry simple syrup in the fridge for an hour or two until cold, then enjoy!
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Notes
- Store in a mason jar or glass jar with a lid. This will stay good for about a week in the fridge.
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If you are not Keto or low carb you can use coconut sugar instead of allulose.
- I do not recommend using monk fruit or any other sugar-free sweetener as it will crystalize in the fridge. If keto, make sure to use allulose because it will not crystallize when cooled.
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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This was super easy to make and I mix it in matcha tea for a fruity addition!
Thank you so much! Happy to hear it was a hit!
I cooked it down quite a bit, then whisked in 1 tsp xanthan gum after I reduced it and made a low carb thick strawberry pancake syrup.
Did the same with blueberries, raspberries and blackberries.
Another thing I did was cook it down quite a bit, letting it cool, then pureeing the whole thing in a blender, warming it up again and adding a couple teaspoons xanthan gum making it a consistency halfway between a syrup and a sauce with fruit puree.
That went really good on my pancakes and English muffins.
Boyfriend does keto, I just try to eat healthy.
Can you use Frozen Berries for this?
For sure
Why does it say it’s only good for a week?
Hi there! I recently made this syrup and it’s absolutely delicious! However, after two days in the fridge, I had crystallized sweetener in the bottom of the mason jar I had stored it in. Has this happened to you and do you know of a solution? I followed the instructions, but perhaps I did something wrong?
For the record, the syrup still tastes good with the crystallized sweetener. I’m just taking it as a bonus of monk fruit rock candy, though it’ll be nice to have a smooth syrup throughout. Thanks for sharing your recipe!
What do you do with the strawberries after extracting the syrup.
Can I use it to make a sauce?
Alice young amy86401@yahoo.com
I love allulose however my little grandkids get the runs from it – and I was hoping to use this to put on our snowcones. Would it work with stevia glycerine?
I haven’t tested this for the recipe, but please let me know how it turns out if you give it a try! Keep in mind that stevia glycerite is up to 300 times sweeter than sugar, while allulose is about 70% as sweet. You’ll need to use a much smaller amount of stevia glycerite to balance the sweetness.
Can you make this with other things like rhubarb?
That’s not something I’ve tested with this recipe—I’ve only used the fruits listed in the post. Let me know how it turns out if you decide to try it!
How long will this last on the shelf.
This will keep well in the fridge for about a week.