Homemade Chocolate Syrup
Enjoy the deep, rich flavor of chocolate syrup, made fresh from just a few basic ingredients. You won’t run out of uses for this versatile homemade sauce!
Last week I shared my adventures with Homemade Marshmallow Sauce, and you guys went bonkers! I’m so glad you were as excited about it as I was. There are a lot of things you can do with it, and I was so pleased to see by your comments how much it inspired you.
So today I would like to share another easy and versatile dessert sauce. This one is every bit as simple as the last, maybe even more so!
I just love how deep and rich the chocolate flavor is in this recipe. I used a blend of natural and dutched cocoa powder, and it really gave an incredibly flavorful result. The whole thing took about 5 minutes total to whip up, and now we have a delicious sauce in the cupboard that will be stirred into everything from chocolate milk to freshly brewed mochas, and drizzled as a topping over ice cream or pound cake (or both!).
I’m sure you’re probably catching on to the idea that I’m going somewhere with two sauce recipes practically in a row, but that’s a surprise for another day. So stay tuned!
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Homemade Chocolate Syrup
Ingredients
- 1 cup (236.59 ml) water
- 3/4 cup (150 g) granulated sugar
- 2/3 cup (57.33 g) unsweetened cocoa powder, (I used a dark cocoa)
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
- Put the water and sugar in a small pot and place over medium-high heat.
- Bring to a simmer, whisking, until the sugar has completely dissolved.
- Whisk in the cocoa and salt, and continue to cook until the mixture is slightly thickened (about 3 minutes).
- Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla.
How long does this keep in the cupboard? We don’t use chocolate sauce a lot – should I keep it in the fridge, or even freeze it?
It’s very high in sugar so that should inhibit any microbial growth. It should keep in the same way corn syrup would, but if you want to be extra safe you can do that.
Hello. Recipe seems nice can i get the metric measurement?
Yes, just click the “Metric” button just below the list of ingredients.