Name: Homemade Chocolate Syrup
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3/4 cup water; 1 1/2 cups sugar; 3/4 cup cocoa powder; 1 teaspoon vanilla; pinch of salt; 2 tablespoons corn syrup (or honey) (optional, helps to prevent the sugar in the syrup re-crystalizing)

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This Homemade Chocolate Syrup is so easy to make, and way better than anything from a bottle! Naturally Gluten free and dairy free.

Sometimes chocolate makes everything better.
Chocolate on ice cream... better!
Chocolate in milk... better!
Chocolate at the end of (or multiple times throughout) a long day of potty training... definitely better!
Chocolate all over my 2 year old and kitchen floor... probably not better but you get the idea.

My husband has this thing for Yoo-hoo. I don't understand it. I had never had it before and he had hyped it up big time so when he bought a case a few months back for a family gathering and I had my first sip I was very underwhelmed. It was basically chocolate flavored water. He loved it and drank the entire case.

His birthday was a few weeks ago and we had his sisters and their families over for karaoke. He really wanted to get Yoo-hoo to drink, but I veto-ed that because I knew he would end up drinking the entire case by himself. Our compromise was making chocolate milk, with homemade chocolate syrup of course. One of his sisters sweetly brought some Yoo-hoo for him, so he ended up getting what he wanted anyways, but I did too. Sweet and creamy chocolate milk.

And then I put some chocolate syrup on my cookies and cream ice cream.

And I may or may not have just squirted it straight into my mouth.

This recipe is so easy, it only has a few ingredients and comes together in just minutes. I know I'll be making it over-and-over again.

Homemade Chocolate Syrup

Yield: 2 cups

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes

Homemade Chocolate Syrup is so easy to make, and way better than anything from a bottle! Naturally Gluten free and dairy free.

Ingredients

¾ cup water
1 ½ cups sugar
¾ cup cocoa powder
1 teaspoon vanilla
pinch of salt
2 tablespoons corn syrup (or honey) (optional, helps to prevent the sugar in the syrup re-crystalizing)

Instructions

Mix all ingredients together in a saucepan until smooth. Stir over medium heat until smooth and shiny and the sugar is completely dissolved. (rub a small amount of syrup between 2 fingers, it should be completely smooth.)
Cool before moving it to a bottle or container for storage in the fridge.

Nutrition Information

Yield 32 Serving Size 1
Amount Per Serving Calories 48Total Fat 0gSaturated Fat 0gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 0gCholesterol 0mgSodium 5mgCarbohydrates 12gFiber 0gSugar 10gProtein 0g

All nutrition info is a guestimate and will vary depending on the ingredients you use.

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