Where do you normally get your chocolate syrup from? If you are like most people the answer is…the grocery store. But what if you could make rich, decadent, and EASY chocolate syrup at home? Then of course you would want to; right? Try this easy homemade chocolate syrup recipe on your favorite ice cream, as a dip for fruit, or in a cold glass of chocolate milk. I will have you ditching the store bought syrup for good.
Chocolate Syrup
Making chocolate syrup at home really is this easy and delicious
Author: Stephanie Hansen - Where Women Cook/The Daily Blarg
Recipe type: Condiment
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 cup water
- 2 cups sugar
- ⅛ tsp. salt
- ¼ tsp. vanilla
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a medium saucepan and whisk until mostly smooth.
- Cook over medium heat stirring frequently until the sugar has dissolved.
- Turn heat up to medium-high and bring mixture to a low bowl. Stirring frequently to avoid boiling over. Boil for about 3 minutes or until mixture is smooth.
- Remove from heat and allow to cool to room temperature.
- Pour syrup into a glass storage jar (using a funnel helps avoid messy spills) and store in fridge. Will keep in fridge for 2-3 months.
What will you try the syrup on first?
I have been making this luscious syrup for years. Try using equal amounts of sugar and a high-quality dark cocoa powder, a dash of cinnamon instead of vanilla and whole milk or half & half instead of water. Cook over medium heat until it starts to thicken - like a syrup - remove from heat and allow to cool a bit. It is a rich, fudgey sauce that is amazingly good over everything: fruit, ice cream, pies, cakes, or licked off a spoon when you really need a taste of chocolate! Keeps a week in the refrigerator and will thicken a bit when cold. If it gets too thick, it is pudding! Yum.