Homemade chocolate syrup is so easy to make and then you know what's in it!
Homemade chocolate syrup may not be something you've thought of whipping up in your kitchen, and I only did it out of necessity, but our normally somewhat picky son said this is even better than the organic kind we had been buying for years! The kids all like it in raw milk, and we also put it on homemade vanilla ice cream for a treat.
However lately I haven't been able to find that organic kind anymore. Our store used to have it, Amazon used to have it, but who knows why it's so much trickier to source now. (So many weird things are difficult to find nowadays, lately there's a cream cheese shortage?! At least it's not toilet paper again…)
“Back in the day” (before my food conversion) we regularly had Hershey’s Syrup in our fridge. Gross! That stuff has high fructose corn syrup, chemical preservatives, and other fake stuff that can't be good to put into our bodies, or into our kids!
So I decided to try my own version of homemade chocolate syrup, and it's less expensive too!
Now I know exactly what's in it and can decide how much sugar to use. We all know we should limit sugar in our diets, but we still indulge now and then around here, and just try to do so in ways that are at least a little better than we used to. (Here are all of my dessert recipes in one place, they're still a sweet, but homemade is almost always at least a little better for us!)
I also love slipping in some superfoods that either have no taste or give it a better taste!
Here’s what I came up with, and the kids love it… (See more photos below!)
Homemade Chocolate Syrup
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cup organic cane sugar or palm/coconut sugar, I use a little of both
- 1 cup organic cocoa powder
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 cup water
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 scoop grassfed collagen, optional, but there's no taste and it adds nutrients for hair & nails, extra protein, and boosts gut health.
- 1 heaping Tablespoon grassfed colostrum, also optional, but adds a bit of a sweet creamy flavor and has SO MANY health benefits, especially for your gut.
Instructions
- Stir together sugar, cocoa, and salt in a medium saucepan. Add water, then bring to a light boil for 2-3 minutes, stirring rapidly, until sauce just begins to thicken. Keep stirring so it doesn't burn and also don't let it cook too long or it'll be too thick and more like a hot fudge than a sauce.
- Remove from heat, stir in vanilla and optional collagen until dissolved.
- If you're using the colostrum, cool the chocolate syrup in the pan on a rack. While it's cooling, use a hand blender or just whisk well the following: 1/4 cup water in pint jar or water glass + heaping Tablespoon of colostrum. Once the chocolate syrup is mostly cooled--when it's no longer hot but still a little warm, then mix the colostrum/water into the syrup. (Cool to about 115* or so if you're usng a thermometer, it takes about 35 minutes, if it's still a bit warm it'll dissolve easiest that way. Even though the colostrum still has health benefits at a higher heat, it's best to keep it raw when possible to preserve the most nutrients.)
- If you see any lumps, pour it through a fine-mesh strainer into a glass jar to finish cooling, and you could just store it right in that jar.
- Or, once totally cool, use a funnel to pour into your container--I reuse a 22 ounce chocolate syrup bottle from the store and it fits perfectly. (It's plastic, which is why I cool it completely first.)
- Makes almost 2.5 cups. Use with milk like any chocolate syrup or on ice cream!
More photos:
If you try this homemade chocolate syrup, please let me know in the comments!
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Brenda Price says
what are your thoughts on the new 5 ingredient Hershey syrup
Kelly the Kitchen Kop says
I haven’t seen it Brenda Price — is it organic?
Kelly the Kitchen Kop says
Brenda Price There are other similar brands that are organic, which I prefer.
Monika Boes says
I just got done making this! I have almost the same recipe
Cheryle Martinez says
I’ve saved this! It seems like the best recipes get posted during Lent lol
Kara says
This is so much better than Hershey’s! I think it’s the hint of saltiness. I added about a tablespoon of the arrowroot to thicken because I made it to put over ice cream for a quick dessert for surprise guests, and it still mixes up really easily into milk. Thank you!!
KitchenKop says
You’re welcome, Kara, glad you liked it! 🙂
Kel
Courtney @ The Crunchy Delinquent says
Mmmmm!!! I just made this, it is SO GOOD! Drinking some delicious chocolate raw milk right now =)
Thanks!
Kelly says
I was just looking for a healthy version of chocolate syrup and was so thrilled to find yours! I love to make yogurt sundaes with my boys. We usually top with homemade pineapple sauce and strawberry sauce, but were talking about how awesome it would be to make our own chocolate syrup too. Incase you’ve never tried a yogurt sundae, here is the recipe – it’s SO GOOD: Place half of a banana in a bowl and top with a few heaping dollops of whole milk yogurt. Top with homemade pineapple sauce, strawberry sauce or your yummy chocolate syrup. Sprinkle with your favorite chopped crispy nuts and a REAL cherry on top, if you’d like. The homemade fruit sauces are just fresh fruit pureed in my Vitamix with some maple syrup to sweeten to taste. Mmmm. Okay, time to go make your chocolate syrup and try it out on a yogurt sundae! Blessings, Kelly
KitchenKop says
Oh my, that sounds like a yummy Banana Split!
BRB says
I add in about 1/4 – 1/2 tsp of blackstrap molasses and it adds a nice malty flavor that my husband really loves.
Lauren says
Whenever our raw milk starts to sour my kids won’t drink it, so I make some chocolate syrup ( I use palm sugar but otherwise my recipe is the same) and add it to the rest of of the gallon of milk…so instead of turning their noses up, they gulp it down thinking they lucked out on a special treat. I have been known to whisk in a raw yolk or two as well since my kids refuse to eat eggs.
KitchenKop says
Isn’t it hard to keep the giggles in when you know you got something past them like that?! 🙂
Linda says
Count me in. I like the idea of using coffee, but for me I’ll try teecino. I’ve been wondering where to get chocolate extract. I hate to order it online.
KitchenKop says
I think my sister got mine for me at Whole Foods.
Jennifer says
My husband will be so happy – he loves Hershey’s chocolate syrup, and I never buy it for him. I’ve got all the ingredients for this, so I’ll be making it tomorrow! Thanks 🙂
Liberty says
Oh yeah – I cannot wait to try this tomorrow – I had a recipe, but lost it..
THANKS!
LIB
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Amy says
I buy chocolate stevia – you only need 5 drops (or less – it’s so sweet!) in a big glass of milk to get that chocolate flavor without sugar. 🙂
Soli @ I Believe in Butter says
Oh yay! Thank you for coming up with this!
Jil says
Thank you so much. I’m going to try adding that to my lattes for a delicious mocha.
Musings of a Housewife says
I did something similar to this last week when my family wanted milkshakes. We would have used Hershey’s syrup to make them chocolate, but I didn’t have any so I made up something like this on the stove top. It worked great. but I didn’t copy down the measurements. I’ll definitely be making this to keep around!
Julie says
When we make shakes we just add cocoa and vanilla — no need to make a sauce, and no extra sweetener!
Pamela says
I’ve been making a very similar recipe for years with honey. You can also use carob powder instead of the cocoa. It’s the way we have hot chocolate around here!! And now it’s even better with the grass fed raw milk I’ve been buying for almost a year now…..don’t even bother to make it hot. Just stir in the syrup into cold milk and drink up.
This syrup is also wonderful drizzled over homemade ice cream :D!
Lori says
Wow, thanks for posting! My dad made a chocolate syrup when I was a child that you put on a buttered biscuit! It is delicious and very similar to this recipe. My guys will love this but i’m not sure I want them drinking up all of my costly milk within a couple of days. lol
Will definitely make this soon. How long will it last in the fridge?
I’m finally grain free for about 4 days so no more southern biscuits. 🙁
pat says
Instead of water use leftover cold coffee and you have an awesome mocha flavour
suzannah {so much shouting, so much laughter} says
yum! i’ve been wanting to look into this. my husband loves hershey’s and i hadn’t seen a recipe. this is perfect:)