Homemade Chocolate Syrup

This easy Homemade Chocolate Syrup recipe -- made with five simple ingredients in about five minutes -- is a scrumptious topping for ice cream and makes perfect chocolate milk.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Cook Time 5 minutes

Total Time 5 minutes

Servings (2-tablespoon) servings (entire recipe makes 1 pint)

Calories 86kcal

Author Samantha Skaggs

Ingredients

1¼ cups water
1½ cups sugar
1 cup cocoa powder
¼ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Instructions

In a small pot set over medium-high heat, mix water and sugar until dissolved. Bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 3 minutes, stirring regularly.
Stir in cocoa powder and salt, and continue stirring and simmering for about two more minutes or until cocoa powder is all dissolved and mixture is smooth and slightly thickened. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. Store chocolate syrup in a jar in the refrigerator.

Notes

This syrup will thicken as it cools and should have the consistency of store bought chocolate syrup once chilled. It is not supposed to get thick like a fudge sauce.
It will keep in the refrigerator for three to four weeks.

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