Homemade, few ingredients, a delicious addition to drinks, and it can be made with 3 different types of vanilla- beans, paste, or extract. Best part, this Vanilla Simple Syrup recipe can be made sugar free!
Cut the vanilla bean pod in half. Using your knife scrape out the vanilla beans.
To a small saucepan add sugar or sugar free allulose sweetener, water, vanilla beans, and empty vanilla bean pods.
Over medium heat allow the sugar to dissolve while bringing the mixture to a boil.
Once it begins to boil, reduce the heat to low, and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes.
Remove syrup from the heat and cover the saucepan with it's lid. Allow it to come to room temperature and steep.
Place a fine mesh strainer over a large measuring cup. Pour to remove any large bits and the vanilla bean pods from the Vanilla Simple Syrup.
Store in an airtight bottle, jar, or container. Refrigerate.
Using Vanilla Bean Paste
To a small saucepan add sugar or sugar free allulose sweetener and water.
Over medium heat allow the sugar to dissolve while bringing the mixture to a boil.
Remove syrup from the heat and stir in the vanilla bean paste.
Store in an airtight bottle, jar, or container. Refrigerate.
Using Pure or Imitation Vanilla Extract
To a small saucepan add sugar or sugar free allulose sweetener and water.
Over medium heat allow the sugar to dissolve while bringing the mixture to a boil.
Remove syrup from the heat and stir in the pure or imitation vanilla extract.
Store in an airtight bottle, jar, or container. Refrigerate.
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Storing Information:
In the refrigerator, in an airtight container, for up to one month.
In the freezer, frozen in cubes and in a resealable bag, for up to six months.
How Much To Use:
1 to 2 tablespoons per 8 ounces (236ml) of liquid.
Sugar Free Vanilla Syrup:
Follow the recipe as it is written (for the type of vanilla you plan to use). Substitute the 1 cup (200g) of granulated sugar or 1.5 cups (300g) of allulose sweetener.
How to Make Rich Vanilla Syrup
Follow the recipe as it is written (for the type of vanilla you plan to use). Instead of using 1 cup (200g) of granulated sugar or 1.5 cups (300g) of allulose sweetener, you will want to use half the amount (1/2 cup/ 100g sugar or 3/4 cups/ 150g stevia).