Sugar Free Caramel Recipe - The Low Carb Diet (2024)

FAQs

Does sugar free caramel have carbs? ›

Torani Sugar Free Caramel Sauce (30 ml) contains 19g total carbs, 14g net carbs, 2g fat, 0g protein, and 80 calories.

Pour the stevia powder into an even layer onto the sauce pan. Whisk until the stevia is melted at medium-high heat. Stop whisking once stevia has melted. You can allow it to cook longer depending on the desired flavor and color.

Ingredients to make keto caramel

Heavy cream– Also known as double cream or thickened cream. Allulose– The KEY keto sweetener to use. Unlike monk fruit sweetener and erythritol, allulose mimics white sugar, which is so important to achieve the thick and glossy caramel.

Once the sugar has melted, continue cooking it until it turns into a rich amber color. It should be removed from the heat source when it begins to smoke and foam a little around the edges. Burning most commonly occurs when the caramel is left for too long on the heat source or when the temperature is too high.

Smucker's Sugar-free Caramel Topping (2 tbsp) contains 24g total carbs, 11g net carbs, 0g fat, 0g protein, and 90 calories.

Just because food is labeled sugar-free doesn't mean it has no carbs. If you're trying to choose between standard products and sugar-free options, look at the food label. If the item labeled sugar-free has a lot fewer carbs, it might be the best choice.

Furthermore, unlike natural sweeteners such as stevia and monk fruit, Swerve is ideal for baking, as it caramelizes and holds its shape like sugar.

Stevia and monk fruit are both naturally derived from plants and some people feel they have a flavor very similar to regular sugar. The FDA says these sweeteners are “generally regarded as safe,” which means they are safe to use for their intended purpose.

Using stevia as a sugar substitute can reduce calories in foods and drinks, but it may also have some adverse effects. Possible side effects include nausea, bloating, low blood pressure, and hormone disruption. Stevia is a non-nutritive or zero-calorie sweetener made of steviol glycosides.

But unlike these sugars, we can't process allulose, which means it has zero calories and zero net carbs. Allulose is newer and gaining popularity for its incredible ability to dissolve, brown, and caramelize just like sugar does.

Does allulose melt like sugar? ›

Allulose is 70% as sweet as sugar, so depending on your palette, you may need to add more. However, there is NO aftertaste, mixes and melts well, and unlike Xylitol, this isn't toxic to dogs (or cats). A must have in the kitchen if you have pups and/or dislike the cooling effect of Erythritol.

Since stevia does not caramelize like sugar, a little sugar is needed to develop browning. Sugar also helps with the crisp texture of many baked goods such as cookies. For yeast-raised baked goods, such as bread, stevia cannot be used as substitute for the small amount of sugar needed to activate the yeast.

While traditional caramel is made with corn syrup and granulated white sugar, this sugar free caramel candy is made with a natural sugar free sweetener called Allulose.

You can use granulated sugar, brown sugar, or a combination. For a standard batch, you might use about 1 cup of sugar. Fat: Usually butter is used, but if you're avoiding butter or fat altogether, you can use alternatives.

Caramel is made by heating sugar (either with a liquid or by itself, more on that below!) in a heavy-bottomed saucepan until it melts and becomes clear. The liquefied sugar is then cooked, without stirring, until it darkens in color, taking on additional flavor notes the longer it remains on the heat.

Jordan's Skinny Syrups Sugar Free Caramel Syrup (30 ml) contains 0g total carbs, 0g net carbs, 0g fat, 0g protein, and 0 calories.

Sometimes sugar-free or no sugar added foods contain sugar alcohols. Sugar alcohols are often considered a diabetes-friendly ingredient to replace sugar. Just remember, they still have calories and carbs. Common sugar alcohols include mannitol, sorbitol, and xylitol.

Contains 1g Net Carb, Zero Calories, and is Zero Glycemic:Perfect simple syrups for coffee, tea, tonics, and other sweet, sugar-free drinks. Same Great Taste and Multiple Flavors: Matches the sweetness of sugar, helping you fill your kitchen with a zero-calorie alternative to sugar.