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DIY Diet Dr Pepper

November 10, 2012 By elviira 17 Comments

DIY Diet Dr Pepper, Two Glasses with Ice | Low-Carb, So Simple

I invented this homemade Dr Pepper in need of a healthy alternative to Diet Dr Pepper. After checking the ingredient list of a can of Diet Dr Pepper I was wondering if there are any healthy ways to make it myself. It was surprisingly easy and simple to develop, the flavor became great and authentic by itself. Now I can have a healthy alternative whenever I want! Even better, the drink consists of a mere 3 ingredients!

Update 21st October 2013:Frontier Natural Products have changed the flavor and the color of the cherry flavor because they wanted to get rid of the possible GMO-suspect ingredients. That’s a great thing as such, but as a consequence this drink doesn’t taste exactly like Dr Pepper anymore. Well, the drink still tastes good, just not exactly like Dr Pepper.

 

 

 

DIY Diet Dr Pepper

1 can cold soda water
40 drops cola stevia
1 1/2 teaspoons cherry flavor

 

Directions

  1. Open the soda water can.
  2. If you have 12 fl. oz (355 ml) can, take a big sip. If you have 330 ml can, take a small sip.
  3. Add the cola stevia to the can.
  4. Add the cherry flavor to the can.
  5. Mix extremely gently with a straw or spoon. Be careful, the drink bubbles very easily.

 

 

 

DIY Diet Dr Pepper, Ingredients | Low-Carb, So Simple!

Here it starts, only 3 ingredients!

 

 

Tips for making the drink

This is a very easy drink to make, it doesn’t even take a minute to whip up. The most important thing is to mix the ingredients gently enough, because the drink spews very easily.

Instead of preparing the drink in a can, you can naturally prepare it in a glass. Just drop the cola stevia and pour the cherry flavor into the glass and fill with soda water. Stir gently and that’s it!

 

 

DIY Diet Dr Pepper, Pouring into Glass | Low-Carb, So Simple!

My experiments with the drink

After ordering a bottle of cola stevia from iHerb I was thinking of ways how to use it. It gave a nice flavor when added to plain soda water, but I couldn’t really think it as replacement for real cola.

I had bought a can of Diet Dr Pepper and was horrified after reading the ingredients list. I remembered the bottle of cola stevia and was wondering if I could make my own, healthy version of Dr Pepper. Luckily I had some cherry flavor in my pantry as well. Then a can of soda water from the fridge and in a snap I had a refreshing — and healthy — imitation of Dr Pepper. Well, I had that one can of real Diet Dr Pepper for reference, which helped in comparing and adjusting my own version.

I tried different ratios of the ingredients and found soon the best ones. First I used just 1 teaspoon cherry flavor, which was pretty okay, but 1 1/2 teaspoons gave more intensive and better flavor. I also tried with 50 drops cola stevia, but that tasted too much stevia, with licorice-like aftertaste.

It was difficult to calculate nutrition information for this drink, because the manufacturers of the flavors didn’t provide much information. However, I expect this drink contains only a trace of carbs as well as other macronutrients.

 

 

 

DIY Diet Dr Pepper, Pouring into Glass | Low-Carb, So Simple!

 

Tips for variation

Since this is meant to be an imitation of Dr Pepper, any variation makes it something else. In case you are not a fan of Dr Pepper, you can always use your favorite flavors. Here are some ideas what to use instead of cola stevia and cherry flavor:

  • 40 drops vanilla stevia and 2 tablespoons organic heavy cream for Vanilla Egg Cream. This is so heavenly that it would deserve a blog post of its own!
  • 40 drops toffee stevia and 2 tablespoons 100% cranberry juice (this is actually close to the Cranberry Toffee Spritzer variation of my White Wine Spritzer)
  • 30 drops cola stevia and 1 teaspoon orange stevia crystals.

DIY Diet Dr Pepper, in a Glass with Ice | Low-Carb, So Simple!

 

I also tried the drink with combination of cola stevia and orange flavor, but the drink wasn’t palatable, I hardly could drink it. I think it was the orange flavor which was spoiling the drink. I also tried with freshly squeezed orange juice and cola stevia, and the drink tasted okay, but somehow a bit too bland. What was really good was the combination of cola stevia and orange stevia crystals.

 

DIY Diet Dr Pepper, Real Can, Fake Contents = Healthy Contents | Low-Carb, So Simple!

Real can, fake contents, actually healthier contents…

 

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Comments

  1. Alyse

    November 15, 2021 at 04:16

    The cherry flavor has been discontinued. What can I use now?

    Reply
    • elviira

      November 15, 2021 at 06:54

      Oh damn. Thanks for letting me know. Another natural cherry flavor would do the job. I have to research the alternatives. Please let me know if you have anything in your mind.

      Reply
  2. Cathy

    May 3, 2020 at 10:03

    Where do you buy the flavors to put in the soda water ?

    Reply
    • elviira

      May 3, 2020 at 10:24

      Usually I buy them from iHerb: https://iherb.com/?rcode=IRA341 or from Amazon.

      Reply
  3. Alisa

    March 11, 2020 at 01:42

    40 drops seems like way to much stevia. I use 6-10 drops for 16 oz drink.

    Reply
    • elviira

      March 11, 2020 at 05:58

      It totally depends on the brand, some are much sweeter than others. There’s a link in the recipe to the brand I’ve used.

      Reply
      • Alisa

        July 3, 2020 at 21:41

        When was the last time you made this? I dare you to try 40 drops. It’ll be toooooo much.

        Reply
        • elviira

          July 3, 2020 at 22:35

          I think I tried it half a year ago and it was just perfect with 40 drops. Cola stevia is not very powerful — unless the manufacturer has changed the formula. Have you tried with 40 drops?

          Reply
  4. Hélène

    February 7, 2015 at 18:43

    Ohhh I would have LOVED to have tried this when it tasted like diet dr pepper! I was kinda hooked on that. I was more hooked on diet pepsi but the dr pepper was a good change.
    I may try making some “soda” still with your ratios and sparkling water!! Go, Elviira!

    Reply
    • elviira

      February 7, 2015 at 20:07

      Hi Hélène, I still make this on a regular basis even it’s not exactly like Diet Dr. Pepper anymore. It’s still a very flavorful drink and my husband loves it! Please tell me how you liked it if you try it out!

      Reply
  5. Deborah

    June 9, 2013 at 19:46

    Just got around to trying this and it is great. As I was using a good, natural bottled soda water, I just made 8 oz of this and adusted according. I used 30 drops of the cola stevia and one teaspoon of the cherry flavor in 8 oz of soda water. Very good. Thanks.

    Reply
    • elviira

      June 9, 2013 at 21:06

      Hi Deborah, thanks for trying out my recipe! Great to hear you liked the drink!

      Reply
  6. Amber

    May 13, 2013 at 10:35

    Thank you for posting this great alternative. I am not a fan of stevia but this is great!

    Reply
    • elviira

      May 13, 2013 at 10:47

      Thanks, Amber! So great to hear that you like the beverage even it contains stevia!

      Reply
  7. Elaine

    January 23, 2013 at 06:25

    Never seen this…What is canned soda water? Name brand please?

    Reply
    • elviira

      January 23, 2013 at 09:03

      Hi Elaine, it’s just carbonated water in a can. You can use water with or without minerals. (I prefer without for my drinks.) Also home-made carbonated water will do.

      Reply

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