Sugar-Free Ginger Ale

Ginger ale is perfect for a simple holiday drink for kids and adults or as a base for fancier cocktails. This homemade, sugar-free ginger ale will quickly become a favorite drink for guests of all ages.

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups chopped, peeled, fresh ginger (7 ounces)
• 2 cups water
• 3/4 cup Lakanto Classic Monkfruit Sweetener (also available in Organic)
• About 1 quart chilled seltzer or club soda
• About 3 tbsp fresh lime juice

Instructions

• Make syrup:
• Cook ginger in water in a small saucepan at a low simmer, partially covered, 45 minutes. Remove from heat and let steep, covered, for an additional 20 minutes.
• Strain mixture through a sieve into a bowl, pressing on ginger and then discarding.
• Return liquid to the saucepan and add Monkfruit Sweetener and a pinch of salt, then heat over medium, stirring, until Sweetener has dissolved.
• Chill syrup in a covered jar until cold.
• Assemble drinks:
• Mix ginger syrup with seltzer and lime juice (start with 1/4 cup syrup and 1 1/2 teaspoons lime juice per 3/4 cup seltzer, then adjust to taste)

Ginger syrup keeps, chilled, for about one week.