Homemade Chocolate Syrup Recipe
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Rich, silky, and glossy Homemade Chocolate Syrup made from cocoa, sugar, and vanilla in just 10 minutes. Better than store-bought and endlessly versatile.
- Prep time
- 5 minutes
- Cook time
- 5 minutes
- Total time
- 10 minutes
- Yield
- 16 servings
Ingredients
1 ½ cups water 1 ½ cups white sugar 1 cup cocoa powder 1 dash salt 1 teaspoon vanilla extractInstructions
- Gather all ingredients: Measure and prepare all ingredients before heating.
- Mix the base: Combine water, sugar, cocoa powder, and salt in a saucepan over low heat, whisking constantly.
- Simmer and thicken: Continue whisking until mixture thickens slightly and begins to simmer.
- Add vanilla: Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract.
- Cool and store: Let cool, then store in a jar or bottle in the refrigerator.
Notes
Use Dutch-process cocoa for deeper flavor. Store up to 3 weeks in the fridge. Reheat gently before serving.Nutrition
- Calories
- 85 kcal
- Fat
- 1g
- Saturated fat
- 0g
- Sugar
- 19g
- Sodium
- 26mg
- Protein
- 1g
- Carbohydrates
- 22g
- Fiber
- 2g