Stevia Ginger Ale
Yield: 8-ounce serving
- 3 ounces ginger syrup (see below)
- 5 ounces sparkling mineral water
- ice cubes
- Pour the syrup into a 10-ounce glass and add the ice cubes.
- Slowly add the sparkling water. Stir and serve.
Making Homemade Ginger Syrup
With minimum effort, you can make this flavorful stevia-sweetened syrup to have on hand whenever you’re in the mood for a refreshing glass of sparkling ginger ale.
Ginger Syrup
Yield: approx. 4 cups
- 4 cups water
- 4-or 5-inch piece fresh ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon white stevia powder
- 2 tablespoons vanilla flavoring
- 1 tablespoon lemon extract
- Peel and finely chop the ginger
- Bring the water to a boil in a small saucepan. Add the ginger and stevia, reduce the heat to low, and simmer gently for 8 to 10 minutes.
- Strain the liquid into a heatproof container, and stir in the vanilla and lemon
- Covered and refrigerated, this syrup will keep for several days.
From The Stevia Cookbook, copyright 1999 Ray Sahelian and Donna Gates
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Have to agree with Zigo – the vanilla ruins this recipe. We also threw out a whole batch and started over, using another recipe with no vanilla or lemon extract. A little lemongrass boiled with the ginger, and a slice of fresh lime with the finished soda, made a much better ginger ale!
I’d love to make some Elderflower Cordial using Stevia as the hedgerows are full of the beautiful fragrant flowers. Is it possible and do you have a recipe?
Many thanks, Sue
Any resemblance between this and ginger ale is purely accidental. What’s with the vanilla???? If I had left out the vanilla, I would probably have a perfectly good ginger ale. As it is, I tossed the whole batch after going to a lot of trouble to make it!!!
Can I exchange the ginger powder for the fresh piece of ginger, and could I use a sweetner Truvia, which is made from stevia? If so, how much of each?