Best Keto Maple Syrup

If you love adding maple syrup to your pancakes or waffles as much as I do, then this keto maple syrup recipe is what you need. It's as sweet and sticky as the real thing. And it's incredibly flavorful, thanks to the right ingredients.

It takes only 10 minutes to make this low-carb maple syrup. And you'll need only a few simple ingredients for that.

Once your keto syrup is ready, you need to wait for it to cool down, and then you can store it in your fridge for as long as two weeks. This allows you to make a batch of it to last for a long time.

Table of Contents

• Which Maple Syrup Is Best for Keto?
• Store-Bought Keto Maple Syrup vs. Homemade Version
• Does Sugar-Free Maple Syrup Have Carbs?
• Homemade Keto Maple Syrup Ingredients 
• How to Make Keto Maple Syrup
• Storing Instructions
• Recipe

Which Maple Syrup Is Best for Keto?

If you're craving maple syrup and you're living a keto lifestyle, then you have two options. The first one is to buy maple syrup at a store, and the second one is to make it yourself from scratch at home. When choosing maple syrup at this grocery store, make sure to read the label to double-check that it has a small number of carbohydrates in it. Also, be sure to choose a sugar-free maple syrup.

If you choose to make it at home, then scroll down to the bottom of this page to check out the best keto maple syrup recipe there is.

Store-Bought Keto Maple Syrup vs. Homemade Version

You might be wondering which keto maple syrup is better: the one at the store, or is it best to make it yourself?

The homemade keto maple syrup is incredibly delicious, and the store-bought keto maple syrup can also be good. But it depends on what brand you choose for your low-carb maple syrup. Many companies add unnecessary ingredients to their maple syrup, keeping it low-carb but completely unhealthy for you.

So I would say that the best option is to make your keto maple syrup at home from scratch since it is very easy to do and doesn't require much time. But if you prefer to get it in store, then be careful when choosing your keto maple syrup brand and double-check the label to make sure that the brand uses only healthy and good ingredients.

Does Sugar-Free Maple Syrup Have Carbs?

Yes and no. It depends on the kind of sugar substitute that was used in the maple syrup. If you choose a maple syrup that was made with a low-carb sweetener, then it will have somewhere around 1 net carb per serving, which is perfect for the keto diet. That is why, whenever you buy maple syrup at a store, double-check the label to see how many carbs it contains per serving.

Homemade Keto Maple Syrup Ingredients 

To make this keto maple syrup at home from scratch, you'll need to prepare seven simple ingredients. Here's what you'll need exactly:

• Sweetener. The basis for your keto maple syrup is a low-carb sweetener. But to make your maple syrup look like real maple syrup, you should use something similar to brown sugar. Which is why I chose to use the Golden Monk Fruit Sweetener for this recipe since it gives the perfect dark brown color to the maple syrup.
• Xanthan gum. You'll also need something to thicken your maple syrup. So to keep it as low carb as possible, your best option is to use xanthan gum.
• Water. Of course, I think it's pretty obvious with this ingredient.
• Extracts. To make your low carb maple syrup taste and smell like the traditional sugary maple syrup, you'll need to add some extracts. My to go option is maple extract, vanilla extract, and butter extract. You can purchase them either at a grocery store or online.
• Salt. To even out the flavor, I always like to add just a pinch of salt to the keto maple syrup. Trust me; it makes a huge difference.

How to Make Keto Maple Syrup

The cooking process for this low-carb maple syrup is as easy as it gets. Overall, here's what it looks like:

1. Dissolve the sweetener in water. To do that, you should add water and the sweetener into a saucepan and simmer for a few minutes over medium heat.
2. Thicken the liquid. Simply add the xanthan gum and stir the mixture until dissolved completely.
3. Add flavor. Just stir in the vanilla, butter, and maple extract into the mixture to make it taste and smell like the real thing.

And that's it! There you have it: your own homemade keto maple syrup. Just make sure to wait for it to cool down before serving.

Storing Instructions

You need to wait for your keto maple syrup to cool completely before transferring it to the fridge. Once it's in the refrigerator, it can last up to 2 weeks. Just make sure that you put it in an airtight container or jar.

Also, if you really need to, you can freeze this keto maple syrup. I've tried doing it once, and it turned out perfectly fine after I thawed it. However, it was a bit different in texture.

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