Home-made chocolate syrup is easy to make. Drizzle some on your favorite ice cream and it’ll instantly elevate your ice cream eating experience! My husband Ben is our resident judge for anything chocolate related, and he loves that this tastes ‘darker’ than store-bought ones. We have a jar of it in the refrigerator and he says it won’t last long since it’s so good! Make sure you use good quality Dutch-processed cocoa powder. The recipe is basically simple syrup infused with cocoa, so the taste, color and quality of the resulting syrup is very much dependent on the cocoa powder you use.

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Chocolate Syrup

Cook Time 10 minutes minutes

Total Time 10 minutes minutes

Servings 2 cups

Ingredients

• 3/4 cups water
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 3/4 cups Dutch-processed cocoa powder
• 1/2 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
• 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 tablespoon light corn syrup

Instructions

• Add the water and sugar to a small pot and bring to a boil.
• Turn the heat down to low and add the cocoa powder. Whisk until all of the solids have dissolved.
• Add the vanilla, salt and corn syrup. Stir well.
• Reduce the sauce until slightly thickened. Don’t worry if the sauce is a bit runny as it will thicken up when cooled.
• Strain the sauce to remove any solids that remain.
• Pour the sauce into a jar and cool to room temperature.
• Use immediately or store in the refrigerator in an airtight container.