Nana's Little Kitchen Sugar Free Caramel Syrup

Caramel Syrup

Ingredients

1/2 cup water
1/4 cup Gentle Sweet (or other on plan sweetener to taste)
1/16 – 1/8 teaspoon xanthan gum
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract (I use a high-quality organic)
1/2 teaspoon caramel flavoring (I use Watkins brand from Wal-Mart)
1 dash high mineral salt
1 teaspoon butter

Instructions

Heat water to almost boiling and remove from heat.
Whisk in sweetener, xanthan gum, flavorings, mineral salt and butter.
Set aside to cool and this syrup will continue to thicken as the syrup cools.

Notes

If this syrup is used to top S pancakes or waffles more butter can be used.

If it is used in an FP or E setting more butter can be added if there is no other or very little fat source in the meal or snack. Figure this according to E and FP guidelines.

As this syrup cools is gets a smoother, thickness than can be achieved with xanthan only. My secret to using xanthan gum to thicken (without any slimey texure) is to never boil it. Heat the liquid to which it is added to almost boiling and immediately remove the liquid from the heat and whisk the gum into the liquid.

Recipe by Nana's Little Kitchen at https://www.nanaslittlekitchen.com/sugar-free-caramel-syrup/