Sugar Free Copycat Chick-Fil-A Recipe

What’s better than a cold lemonade on a hot day? A FROZEN lemonade drink for the win!

The best part about this refreshing copycat chick fil a frozen lemonade is knowing it’s got no added sugar and won’t spike your blood glucose like regular lemonade. 

Fresh lemons are what make my summer go ’round!

No seriously, this time of year, anything using fresh lemon juice during spring and summer and I’m all in. 

But when I can make a version of something at home my family is familiar with, I relish this opportunity all the more! Making it at home also saves me a ton of money with my three kids!

Frosted Lemonade Copycat Recipe

Sometimes called frosted and sometimes call frozen, either way this copycat version of a beloved chain restaurant version for homemade frozen lemonade anytime is going to be the perfect treat for the whole family!!

The original Chick-Fil-A recipe uses vanilla ice cream and a homemade lemonade. So to make this like the real thing, we need to use low carb ice cream and remove sugar from the lemonade mixture. 

No problem! I only use natural ingredients and never use artificial sweeteners. My main sweetener choice is lemon stevia as the better option here. 

I like the Sweetleaf brand as I feel it does not have an aftertaste or artificial flavor. But any sugar alternative you like is fine to use. 

Low Carb Sweetener Options

It’s always best to start with a small amount of liquid stevia and add more if you need the sweetness.

You can also use Swerve sweetener if you don’t like or have stevia. I would say start with just 1/4 cup of the confectioners style.

Plain stevia is fine as well if you don’t have lemon flavored stevia, you could add some lemon zest. 

Monk Fruit liquid sweetener is also another great option!

You can swap with any keto sweetener you prefer. Here’s my sweetener guide and conversion chart to help you decide how much to use. 

Add some fresh lemon slices to this refreshing drink and a pretty straw and head outside for a relaxing time with family and friends.

Knowing it’s made without sugar, makes it taste all the more sweeter, especially when you are on a low carb diet or keto diet.

Store Bought Low Carb Ice Cream Options

In order to make this creamy drink, you do need ice cream. If you don’t want to make my No Churn Keto Vanilla ice cream, you can purchase any of these below in most markets like Whole Foods.

You will find the Nutritional Information below in the recipe card and my recipe for keto ice cream was used to determine the data. 

Halo Top

Rebel 

Enlightened

Killer Creamery

Simply Truth Keto

This delicious drink is best served outside on a swing on a warm day! Joy!

Pure Joy from this momma when I see my kids laughing while I snap a few pics and they enjoy this luscious frozen keto lemonade creamy ice cream sweet treat!

Sugar Free Frosted Lemonade Recipe

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Sugar-Free Copycat Chick-Fil-A Frozen Lemonade

Prep Time 2 minutes minutes

Total Time 2 minutes minutes

Servings 6 servings @ 4 ounces

Calories 208kcal

Author Brenda Bennett| Sugar-Free Mom

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup lemon juice ( if you like tart flavors, increase this to 1/2 cup)
• 1 cup cold water
• 1/2 -2 teaspoons lemon liquid stevia or see notes above
• pinch salt
• 2 cups my Keto No churn Vanilla Ice Cream Recipe

Instructions

• Add the ingredients into a high powered blender or food processor and blend until desired consistency.
• I suggest starting with 1/2 teaspoon of liquid stevia then taste and adjust to decide if it is sweet amount for you.
• If you'd like more lemon flavor add 1/4 cup more real lemon juice.

Notes

1.6 g net carbs per serving which is 4 ounces.

My original recipe posted in 2016 did not include keto vanilla ice cream. It was only 5 calories using 3 cups ice, 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice with 1/4 cup water and stevia.

You can still enjoy this great beverage without the ice cream if you prefer though I’ve been told it wouldn’t be exactly like the Chick-Fil-A as they use vanilla ice cream to get that creamy texture.

 

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving is 4 ounces | Calories: 208kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 0.01g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.003g | Sodium: 2mg | Potassium: 14mg | Fiber: 0.04g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 1IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 2mg | Iron: 0.01mg

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Homemade Sorbet

Sorbet recipes are a great way to enjoy a frozen, low calorie, creamy dessert on hot summer days. Conventional sorbet will have added regular sugar and is not ideal if you are on a keto diet.

Using a low-carb sweetener to enhance the natural sugars in fruit will keep the net carbs low and won’t spike blood glucose. 

My grandmother was a fruit lover. I remember sleeping over on Friday nights when I was a kid and we’d watch TV and peel oranges, or eat chopped apples and peanut butter or share a bowl of berries together.

Fresh fruit and summer always remind me of her and our times just being together, not doing anything exciting in particular, just being in each others presence.

Gram had the most beautiful Victorian house with this huge, glorious wrap around porch and a squeaky old bench swing. Oh how I loved that porch and swing and the time spent there.

Even if it was raining and thundering we enjoyed that porch and swing with some homemade lemonade and sometimes, as a special treat, frozen Italian ice. Hours  would go by just swinging and sipping our lemonade and playing card games. A memory of a more relaxed, un-rushed time of life.

Traditional sorbet reminds me of Italian ice only softer, not so hard that you have to scrape it in order to get a little bit in your mouth or on your spoon.

Sorbet is really the best of both worlds in my mind. 

A creamy texture a little like traditional ice cream, but also a little like Italian ice. A  delicious frozen treat for the summer, dairy free and a lot fewer ingredients needed to make.

This momma loves it for the kids especially when she can get them involved in making it!

Do I need to make lemonade for this frozen dessert? 

The reason this homemade keto sorbet works so well is because of the base of lemonade it starts with.

But if you don’t have time to make homemade sugar free lemonade, you can still make this creamy sorbet when the sweet tooth hits you! 

Use 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice with 2/3 cup water to replace the 1 cup of homemade lemonade in the recipe.

Can I replace lemon juice with lime juice?

​Yes you can replace the lemon juice with lime juice if you prefer.

Can I swap the Strawberries? 

Fresh strawberries are in season now where I live and I jumped at the chance to bring you some strawberry recipes.

Just a few days  ago I posted my strawberry shortcake and I’ve got another in the works as well for a no bake frozen strawberry pie recipe!

If using any fresh fruit be sure to get ripe sweet fruit, if not using frozen. 

But if you prefer to use another fresh or frozen fruit, that is totally fine!

For a delicious mango sorbet, use frozen mango chunks or even ripe mangos would work, you could make a watermelon sorbet, or a sugar free raspberry sorbet using fresh raspberries in place of the strawberries i used.

The possibilities of different flavors for homemade fruit sorbets is endless! 

I would stay clear from making a pineapple sorbet as that would definitely be high in carbs compared to berries and would spike blood sugar. 

This is my grandmother’s beloved ice cream scooper I inherited. A priceless treasure to me for sure!

Although we don’t have a porch swing like my grandmother, we do have a nice screened in deck that we enjoy together and try to get out there as a family to play a game of cards on Sunday nights. 

As I scooped out this refreshing treat and passed out some lemonade, we all made our way to the deck, and enjoyed just being in each others presence. For a few minutes time stood still and no one was anxious or rushed or ready to leave our deck, that made my heart happy.

So I hope, whether you’re enjoying frozen sorbet or homemade lemonade on a porch, on a swing, in the backyard or indoors, one bite of this strawberry lemon sorbet might also bring back some wonderful childhood memories of your own.

Can I make sorbet popsicles?

Pour mixture into popsicle molds for the kids for easier handling!

Sugar-Free Sweetener Options

As always you can change the sweetener to whatever you like. I used my Homemade Lemonade to start with and only needed to add a few drops of lemon stevia.

Monk Fruit Sweetener– This is a good option if you choose the liquid kind and not the granulated as that will just make ice crystals in your sorbet. 

Another great option for a smooth texture is to use Allulose and that will keep the sorbet from getting icy as well. 

Sugar-Free Sorbet Recipe

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Strawberry Lemon Sorbet

Servings 5 servings @ 1/2 cup

Calories 40kcal

Ingredients

• 4 cups strawberries fresh, sliced
• 1/2 tsp Liquid Lemon Stevia
• 1 cup homemade sugar free lemonade or see notes above
• zest of 1 lemon

Instructions

• Place all ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth. Taste and adjust Sweetener, if needed.
• Pour mixture into an ice cream maker and follow manufacturer’s instructions. Enjoy immediately.
• If you do not have an ice cream machine, you can spread the mixture into a loaf pan and freeze for 4-5 hours, mixing every 30 minutes until hardened.
• Freeze covered in an airtight container and defrost 30 minutes when ready to serve. Serving size is a 1/2 cup.

Notes

Net carbs: 8g

This recipe was first published in 2014.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 40kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 0.4g | Saturated Fat: 0.02g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 193mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 15IU | Vitamin C: 74mg | Calcium: 19mg | Iron: 0.5mg

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Lemonade isn’t just for kids! This recipe takes lemonade to a whole new level by adding some fresh basil and seltzer making it a light fresh summery beverage! With only 3 calories and  no sugar this is a drink you can enjoy every day without guilt. If you’re not a fan of basil you can certainly leave it out but I guarantee if you venture to try it, you will be utterly surprised by how fresh and tasty it is! Wonderfully aromatic it will smell fabulous in your house after making it. The taste of basil is not overpowering in the least and gives the lemonade a depth of flavor you just won’t get with typical lemonade.

It’s the perfect beverage to serve for a ladies night in or having a summer cookout at home! I knew I wanted to make this for my friends rather than serve soda or just water when I first learned about a new to me product line called Ava Anderson. Once I went to a friends party of course I was hooked and knew I was destined for a party as well! And of course with a party for friends new recipes are a must have for this woman! It’s always my perfect opportunity to have my guests serve as taste testers. Many often are not used to sugar -free recipes and that’s always exciting to me! I’m on a mission to make them see sugar free is equally as delicious as sugar laden treats!

I made quite a few new treats I will be sharing on the blog soon, like No Bake Peanut Butter Pie and mini carrot zucchini muffins! But more important than the food was the message discussed at the party.

Here’s Laura my consultant sharing the Ava products for the party and what a fabulous job she did! She says so herself, she’s not a salesperson. It’s not about a product to make money here, its about spreading an important message through the non toxic products.

When Ava Anderson was a young 14 year old (who happens to live in my hometown of Rhode Island) she realized the dangers of toxicity of all the products she was using.  Early on she decided to do something about it. Ava Anderson No Toxic was born from this desire to get the chemicals out of the products we use every day. Her product line uses all natural ingredients from skin care, make up, bug spray, and sunscreen to cleaning products for the kitchen and bathroom.

My belief is that what we put on our skin as equally as important as what we put into our bodies!

My friend Melisa checking out the pretty new lipstick colors! I’m partial to the Crimson Red!

My friend Kara, hiding her face because she had a mask on!

Not only did everyone who came decide to get on board with the products, but they “got” the message and were as hooked as I am now! Products without being toxic to our skin are important for all ages, especially our young daughters! My daughter is 11 and will be using the deodorant as well as the skin care. I’ve been happily using the cleanser, eye make up remover and the  makeup. My eyes have always been super sensitive and would become very irritated with even using sensitive skin care cleansers and removers. I find no issue or problem using the Ava cleanser on my eyes. I’ve also purchased the bug spray and have been using the sunscreen as well.

I’m thrilled to have found out about Ava Anderson products and know many of you will also be excited to try them out!

My friend Laura is the consultant and if you are interested in looking over the products you can check out her link here, but if you order I would very much love it if you would tell her it’s for my party so I can get some free products!

My party number is #74354.  You will receive a free lip balm with SPF for ordering!

My party closes by July 31st, but you can still order at anytime with her after the party closes, Thank you!

Brenda’s Recipe Notes:

• If you don’t have liquid lemon stevia you can use some lemon extract and plain stevia if you like, just start with a small amount and adjust as needed.
• You could also use any sweetener you prefer if you’re not a fan of stevia.

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Sparkling Sugar-Free Basil Lemonade

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes minutes

Total Time 20 minutes minutes

Servings 10

Calories 3kcal

Author Brenda Bennett | Sugar- Free Mom

Ingredients

• 4 cups water
• 1 cup fresh basil
• 3 large lemons juiced or 1/2 cup lemon juice
• 6 cups sparkling water lemon flavor
• 1-2 teaspoons lemon liquid stevia
• 1 lemon sliced to garnish

Instructions

• Bring to a boil 4 cups of water, stir in basil leaves and turn off heat.
• Allow to steep for 15 minutes.
• Strain leaves and let cool.
• To a large pitcher, add lemon juice, sparkling water, lemon stevia and cooled basil water.
• Taste and adjust stevia as desired.
• Garnish with fresh basil leaves and lemon slices.
• Refrigerate until chilled.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 3kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 0.1g | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 0.3g

Disclaimer: Ava Anderson has not compensated me for this product review. I simply love the message and the products and wanted to share them to spread this awesome message!

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Want a super simple recipe that your children will absolutely love? Actually YOU will also love and it practically has NO calories either!!

Place some sliced strawberries in a Popsicle mold and add my Naturally Sweetened Lemonade and FREEZE!! That is it!! Two Ingredients, well 3 if you count water!!

It almost looks like I made my Naturally Sweetened Strawberry Lemonade since the Popsicle looks pink. You certainly could use that recipe as well, but the strawberries are pureed so you won’t see any slices of strawberries. If your family doesn’t like frozen fruit than making the strawberry lemonade and pouring that into molds will be perfect for them!

The regular no sugar lemonade recipe is what I used, but once added to the freshly sliced strawberries the juice turns pink!

You can really put in any fruit you like with the lemonade!

WE loved them and we know you will too!

Strawberry Lemonade Popsicles: No Sugar Added

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Ingredients

• Popsicle mold
• 1 cup strawberries
• 1 cup Naturally Sweetened Lemonade

Directions

Place 1/4 cup of sliced strawberries into 4 molds. Carefully pour the lemonade over the strawberries filling to the top of the mold. Makes 4.

Nutrition Info

Servings: 4* Calories: 21* Fat: 0* Fiber: 1g* Carbs: 6g* Protein: 0g* Points+: 0*

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Want the most perfect no bake dessert that will be the hit of every BBQ party??

THIS is my gift to you! The original recipe was first given to me from a friend many years ago. It used vanilla ice cream and coolwhip and it was incredible. I have finally mastered a healthier version even my kids like!

Creamy, creamy, creamy………and with a sweet lemonade flavor……..melts in your mouth, literally!

The Cream Cheese Oat No Roll Pie Crust is what you see here with raspberries and blueberries mixed into the ice cream before refreezing for a short time. My kids aren’t crazy about the berries in this pie, but they enjoyed it. Of course they asked me to make it another day without berries. 🙂

We brought this version to a family pool party and everyone loved it, but if you aren’t keen on frozen fruit in your dessert than simply make it without.

Don’t have time to make the pie crust? You can STILL make this recipe and not use any at all! Actually even easier to cut into slices. The little pies there are tiny graham cracker pre-made crusts I had forever in my pantry so I used them up!

The kids were much happier with this version and they devoured it. Actually this piece was mine and I had not guilt enjoying it because although yes it is high in fat, it has no sugar which won’t make me crave. And I don’t eat a desserts like this every day, but I do enjoy bringing a dessert to many summer parties. Don’t you? And it is nice to have some kind of dessert to enjoy when others are indulging as well.

It melts fairly quickly so don’t leave it out too long. It only needs about 5 minutes and you should be able to slice and enjoy! No need to tell anyone this is without sugar, they seriously will never know, trust me!!

So with berries or without, with a crust or without, this recipe is a slice of heaven!!

Nutrition info above is without a crust.

Cream Cheese No Roll Oat Pie Crust Nutrition Info

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Have lemons? Make Lemonade! All naturally sweetened of course! You knew I couldn’t let spring and summer begin with out a healthy sugar-free lemonade did you?!

My kiddies LOVE lemonade and when I made my healthy sugar- free version they were quite skeptical and so was the hubby. BUT I promised them it would be as delicious as buying a pre-made mixture and it was! They couldn’t believe it was sugar- free. Even the hubby said it was delish!

You only need 2 ingredients besides water, that’s it!

And don’t waste anything because once you get all the lemon juice out of the lemons, you can throw the rinds in your garbage disposal. Makes it smell oh so good in your kitchen sink!

 How can you not love this? Just like drinking water BUT with awesome TASTE haha!!

Need a snack with that lemonade?

Check out my Healthy Dessert Page!

Note: If you don’t have liquid stevia, replace with 1 teaspoon powdered or 6 packets.

What do you think?

Think your family will choose this over the pre-made mixture?

Do a blind taste test and see which they prefer!

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Naturally Sweetened Lemonade

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Servings 8 servings

Calories 23kcal

Author Brenda Bennett/Sugar Free Mom

Ingredients

• 6 large lemons juiced
• 1-2 teaspoons lemon liquid stevia or to taste
• 2 quarts water
• 1 cup ice cubes

Instructions

• Slice lemons in half, squeeze out juice into a bowl, remove seeds. Add juice to a large pitcher.
• Add 2 quarts of water to a pitcher.
• Stir in 1 teaspoon of stevia. Taste it and decide if you want it sweeter. We were happy with this amount.
• Slice one whole lemon and add to pitcher.
• Add the ice cubes and serve! Makes 64 ounces.

Notes

6 g net carbs

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 23kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 0.2g | Saturated Fat: 0.03g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 15mg | Potassium: 112mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 18IU | Vitamin C: 43mg | Calcium: 29mg | Iron: 0.5mg

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