5.0 from 6 votes
Homemade Chocolate Syrup Recipe
A cinch to make (and you can pronounce all the ingredient names), this Homemade Chocolate Syrup is delicious and versatile!
Cook Time
mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings: 16 Tbs
Calories: 63 kcal
Course:
Condiments
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 cup granulated white sugar
- 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 cup water
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon corn starch
Instructions
- Whisk together the sugar and cocoa powder in a saucepan, then whisk the water in to make it smooth.
- Add salt, and heat over medium heat until boiling, then turn the heat down and simmer for a few minutes.
- Remove about a tablespoon of the mixture, and mix with the corn starch.
- Blend the corn starch mixture back in with the vanilla, and simmer for a few more minutes until thickened - be careful not to burn, keep it low!!
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Notes
- How to thicken chocolate syrup
- We use cornstarch here, if you like it a little thicker, add a little more to the slurry.
Nutrition Information
Calories
63kcal
(3%)
Carbohydrates
16g
(5%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Sodium
38mg
(2%)
Potassium
83mg
(2%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
13g
(26%)
Calcium
8mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 16Tbs
Amount Per Serving
Calories 63
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 63kcal | 3% |
| Carbohydrates | 16g | 5% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 38mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 83mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 13g | 26% |
| Calcium | 8mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.