This Chocolate Syrup Recipe is so easy to make that you will never run to the store for chocolate syrup again! Plus, you can make it as thick or thin as you prefer.
When you look back in history, chocolate syrup wasn’t used to sweeten your favorite desserts. In fact, in the late 1800s, cocoa was made into a syrup to mask the unpleasant flavors of some medicines! Lucky for us, chocolate syrup soon became packaged for home use and is now used on all our favorite treats! Even better yet, you can make your own!
Chocolate Syrup Recipe
With just a few ingredients, you can have your own supply of chocolate syrup whenever you are craving a topping on your ice cream or dessert. I use a good quality unsweetened cocoa powder, and yes, dutch process cocoa works great! Just add in a bit of sugar, salt – don’t leave out the salt!, water, and vanilla and you are ready for something amazing!
How to Make Chocolate Syrup
Chocolate syrup is a sweet condiment that can range from a thin sauce to a thicker, has to be spooned, sauce. Either way you ‘pour it’, I am sure you have added some chocolate syrup to your milk or made a hot fudge sundae at some point in your life. This homemade chocolate syrup is made with only five ingredients, and you can make it as thick or as thin as you like!
Combine the cocoa powder, sugar, salt, and water in a saucepan. Put the saucepan over medium heat. Continue to whisk constantly until the mixture thickens and begins to simmer. Remove from heat after a few minutes (the longer you let it simmer, the thicker it will be) and stir the vanilla into the sauce. Serve warm or cover and refrigerate until serving.
How to Store the Syrup
Once the syrup has cooled, you can scrape it out of the saucepan and into your airtight container. Store it in the refrigerator for up to a week. It’s so easy to make, don’t worry about running out of it! Add it to milk for delicious chocolate milk, or drizzle it on any cake! Enjoy it on all your favorite treats!
Chocolate Milk with Chocolate Syrup
This chocolate sauce is basically a replacement for Hershey’s Chocolate Syrup. To make some of the most decadent and rich chocolate milk of your life, just add 2-3 tablespoons to 8 ounces of cold milk. Stir and enjoy it! Easy peasy! If you want a simpler version of a delicious Homemade Chocolate Milk, <— try this one!
Is Chocolate Milk Good for You?
This is a loaded question, really. Chocolate milk has the same benefits of unsweetened milk, including calcium, vitamin D, and potassium (just to name a few). However, the added sugar is what makes chocolate milk more of a dessert to have once in a while than a drink to have every day. It contains up to two times the sugar of unsweetened cow’s milk.
Is Chocolate Milk Healthy for Kids?
Just like with adults, children should drink chocolate milk in moderation. One glass of chocolate milk is more than half the recommended daily sugar intake for kids. So, it’s a great treat, just like going out for ice cream, but a treat that kids and adults should enjoy once in a while.
Looking for More of the Best Chocolate Milk Recipes?
As mentioned earlier, making your own chocolate milk is probably your best bet when it comes to making it fit your nutritional needs. This syrup recipe is great because it can be added to milk in your desired amount. The same goes for my chocolate milk powder. With no preservatives, you know exactly what is going in the powder and you can tweak it as you see fit.
INGREDIENTS
- ¾ cup (88.5g) cocoa powder
- 1 cup (200g) sugar
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 cup water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
INSTRUCTIONS
To get started, take out a saucepan.
Combine the cocoa powder, sugar, salt, and water in the saucepan.
Put the saucepan over medium heat. Whisk constantly until the mixture thickens and begins to simmer.
Let it simmer for about 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Remove the pan from the heat and add in the vanilla. It will thicken as it cools so don’t worry if it seems thin.
Let the syrup cool before storing it in an airtight jar. Refrigerate for up to a week.
