Since NuNaturals sent us an assortment of stevia products, we’ve enjoyed using them primarily for flavoring our yogurt.  We’ve used them for some other simple applications, too, like a healthier version of Snow Cream.  (I’m not much for complicated recipes, and haven’t had a lot of opportunity yet for experimenting with baking recipes, although I look forward to doing that someday, too!)

My husband came up with another easy use for the stevia drops, too, though: flavored milk.  (This is particularly surprising, since he doesn’t typically drink milk!)  Chocolate tastes good, but it’s a little weird getting used to chocolate milk that’s white.  Vanilla milk and peppermint milk are favorites.

The “recipe” is pretty easy:

about 8 oz. milk
about 4 drops flavored stevia

(I’m thinking that vanilla + orange or chocolate + orange would be pretty tasty combinations, too!)

How to Make Peppermint Milk (or Vanilla Milk, or…)

Flavored Milk

Rachel Ramey

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Prep Time 2 minutes mins

Total Time 2 minutes mins

Course Beverage

Cuisine Gluten-Free

Servings 1

Ingredients

  

• 8 oz. milk approximate
• 4 drops flavored NuNaturals liquid stevia or to taste

Instructions

 

• Pour the milk into a glass.
• Add the stevia.
• Stir it up.

The kids say that the peppermint version is like drinking peppermint candy!

This is a great way to get the kids to drink more milk.

About the Stevia

I typically have used — and prefer — the NuNaturals brand.  However, NuNaturals has apparently reduced their flavor options in favor of expanding into other product lines.  SweetLeaf has a variety of flavored stevia drops but I haven’t used them so I can’t vouch for the quality, personally, or whether they have a weird aftertaste.

I imagine you could probably add a little peppermint oil to a bottle of plain stevia drops yourself to make your own, but I haven’t needed to try yet, because our mint stevia hasn’t run out.

NuNaturals NuStevia Liquid Orange Stevia Alcohol Free Natural Liquid SweetenerNuNaturals Plant Based Vanilla-Alcohol Free Stevia Extract Drops – All Natural Liquid SweetenerSweetleaf Stevia Liquid 2 oz (Peppermint)

Thanks to B.Navez for the vanilla beans used in this composite image, used by permission by way of a Creative Commons license.

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