Sugar-free drinks and sweets have not always been so tasty. In fact, many artificial sweeteners turn a refreshing summer drink into something that tastes a lot like cough mixture.

Sugar substitutes can also make your summer high tea a lot less sweet. There’s no reason to sacrifice taste. We’ve rounded up five fab sugar-free options to help you have the sweetest summer. These offerings are sweetened using Erythritol, a sugar alcohol naturally found in various fruits and veggies, helping to make them a little sweeter.

Lakanto Breakfast Bundle

Lazy Sundays call for pancakes! This low-carb, sugar-free breakfast bundle has all you need to whip ups fluffy pancakes in no time. Plus, it’s keto-friendly, gluten-free and dairy-free.

Lakanto Chocolate Cake Mix

Even better than the real thing, this 98 percent sugar-free chocolate cake mix turns into an impressive cake with little-to-no effort. It also has 48 percent fewer carbs and gets it sweetness from all-natural Monkfruit. It takes 10 minutes to prepare and bakes in under 40 minutes. Plus, it comes with sugar-free icing. Perfect for your summer garden party! Use it to make a standard chocolate cake, or get creative and turn it into gorgeous cupcakes, or an Espresso Choc Swiss Roll (below).

Famous Soda Co Tangerine Sugar-Free Mixer

Light and refreshing, this is perfect mixer for your summer sundowners, and it’s ideal for a healthier choice of non-alcoholic cocktails! This delicious soda is made with natural oils from citrus peel with notes of mandarin and orange. It’s also utterly refreshing on its own. Famous Soda Co also offers several other flavours, including Cola, Blood Orange, Passionfruit, Cola and Ginger Beer. Each one is is sugar-free, all-natural and free of harmful additives and preservatives.

Famous Candy CO Sugar-Free Koalas

Famous Candy CO Sugar-Free Koalas

These moreish sweets are completely natural, and gluten and sugar-free, but you’d never know it! They’re super tasty and make the perfect centrepiece for your next soiree.

Lakanto Brown Monkfruit Sweetener

Use this sugar alternative in cocktails, baking, or just your morning cuppa. It’s got a beautiful earthy-sweet taste and you only need to use the tiniest amount. With 93 percent fewer calories than regular sugar, it has zero carbs. Plus, it’s made from all-natural Monk Fruit, which has been used for centuries in Eastern traditional herbalism to increase chi and well-being. It’s been nicknamed “The Immortals’ Fruit” for good reason.

Shonagh Walker is one of Australia's most prolific and respected lifestyle writers, covering everything from health and beauty to travel and entertainment. In her 30+ year career she has interviewed some of the world's most famous faces, covered stories from the lighthearted to the very serious, all with the aim of somehow helping her readers feel better about themselves, or arming them with information to enjoy life to the fullest. Shonagh is the recipient of several prestigious awards for her work. On the rare day she is not at her computer, she can be found walking her dogs or trying to improve her gardening skills.