I don’t know about you, but we go through a LOT of chocolate syrup in this house, and my whole family loves my homemade chocolate syrup! Mainly we use it in milk shakes, which seem to be a nightly ritual at our house…except for the hubster, who prefers his ice cream in a bowl with syrup on top. Tonight my husband made a grocery store run to pick up some essentials — silicone caulk, ice cream, diet coke, and a BIG ole bottle of chocolate syrup! I mean we’re talking GIANT!
I was so mad at myself, because we had used up the homemade chocolate syrup I made last week and so in desperation we were forced to buy some for this evening’s milkshake making session. Of course we didn’t need to buy a 50 gallon drum full! (Ok, I exaggerate. A little.) Ah well — with the way we go through chocolate syrup in this house, even this bottle won’t last for long. And when it’s gone I will be sure to have more of the homemade stuff on hand! I think I’ll need to make a quadruple batch next time. :-)
Homemade Chocolate Syrup
at GloriousTreats.blogspot.com
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (I used Ghirardelli)
- 1 cup water
- dash of salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
In a small saucepan, add sugar, cocoa, and salt. Whisk together gently. Add water. Bring mixture to a boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat and cook 1 minute. Remove from heat and add vanilla. Cool. Store in the refrigerator.
For chocolate milk, add 2 tablespoons chocolate syrup to 8 oz. of milk. Heat for hot chocolate.
For milk shakes, combine 1 cup cold milk, 1/4 cup chocolate syrup and 2 cups (1 pint) of vanilla ice cream to a blender. Blend.
This syrup would also make a delicious dessert garnish or ice cream topping.
Recipe source- Better Homes and Gardens New Cookbook, 1968.
And….as a special BONUS….I found this recipe for Super Special Chocolate Milk today and I HAD to share it! It takes “chocolate milk” to a whole new level! :-)
Super Special Chocolate Milk
- A hand full of ice
- 1 cup whole milk
- ¼ cup heavy cream
- 1 TBSP. vanilla extract
- ¼ to 1/3 cup chocolate syrup
Put everything into a drink shaker and shake vigorously for 30 seconds. Pour into a fancy glass and enjoy!
This would be a fun “fancy” drink for the kidlets to enjoy. :-)
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I know I should “do the math” here to show the $AVING$ from making your own homemade chocolate syrup, but to be quite honest, my brain battery is running a little low right now. If any of you mathematician types out there want to have a go at it, please feel free! :-)
Right now it’s time for me to go “plug in” to some shut eye.
What’s your favorite way to enjoy chocolate syrup?
Try over hot buttered biscuits. We use to call it chocolate gravy
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Jill, you are the bomb! I just made a batch, my 13 year old son and my 20 month old grandson loved it! Its a hit. I will never buy store bought again. Do you have a recipe for strawberry syrup? Thank you bunches ;)
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I tried this, so delicious! I will never go back to the store bought syrup, this is so much better.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Tried this recipe today, and I must say, very tastey! I used brown sugar in place of the white sugar, and still turned out wonderful.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.With white sugar it calls for 1 1/2 cups. Did you use the same amount of the brown sugar?
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I ran out of white sugar today and used brown sugar instead – so good. I used the same amounts listed in the recipe.
i usually use the hillbillyhousewife chocolate syrup recipe, but willhave to give this a try. i store mine in recycled pint milk bottles; when the syrup has become to difficult to pour (because it’s almost gone), i add milk to the bottle, shake, and pour!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.JUST THROUGH MY CONTAINER OUT IN RECYCLING YESTERDAY! DARN IT. MADE IT THIS AM, I AM NOT AN ACE IN THE KITCHEN BUT THIS TURNED OUT PRETTY GOOD! WITH THE CONTAINER I DON’T KNOW IF THE KIDS COULD TELL THE DIFFERENCE. THANKS FOR THE RECIPE!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.This is amazing!!!! Even better than the Hershey stuff :)
Please log in or create a free account to comment.THANK YOU!!! I’m so tired of buying syrup with all the crap in it!!!!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.How much does this make as a double batch? I <3 me some chocolate syrup and it is horrendously expensive here in Australia to buy Hershey's!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Oh my…do you know how much chocolate syrup I go through in my house?! I am DEFINATELY going to try this! The large bottle is almost $5….Making it and not telling them….see if they notice!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.As a professed choco-holic this stuff is AMAZING!!!!!!!! I was skeptical but made it today and LOVE LOVE LOVE it!! Thank you!!!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.You are welcome! Thanks for the vote of approval. :-)
Please log in or create a free account to comment.It says to use a “small saucepan” but I would use a medium-sized one. Otherwise the syrup will boil over out of the pan.
Not that I would know this or anything. :)
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I’m sure that none of us have ever done anything like that, we are all waaaaaaaaaaaay to clever in the kitchen. lol Thanks for the advice.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.My mom always made this for us and now I am making it for my grandchildren, but I threw out the last cocoa tin and my new cocoa doesn’t have a receipe. Thanks for the help. For vanilla syrup I have been using vanilla extract and sugar, but maybe you have a better idea? They would also like strawberry flavor for their milk – any ideas? Thanks.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I wonder if you used the same basic recipe, but omitted the chocolate and added strawberry koolaid to flavor it ? Same basic idea for vanilla, but use instant pudding mix for flavor??
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Add strawberry jelly? I just would have no idea how much would work!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I love the simplicity and how you give ways to use it :)
Please log in or create a free account to comment.So glad I found this on Pinterest! My 2 year old LOVES chocolate milk. I never liked the unnecessary ingredients in the store bought stuff. So I made this today and it’s very good! She liked it a lot.
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Since this recipe is flying around pinterest, I had to try it. I never knew the first two ingredients of hershey’s chocolate syrup was high fructose corn syrup and corn syrup. And I LOVE LOVE LOVE Hershey’s, but I’m not sure I will be buying it anymore. Especially since this is so easy to make. Thank you!!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Made this yesterday. My husband isn’t a big believer in homemade stuff (laughs at me about my homemade laundry soap :) ). But he enjoyed it on his ice cream last night. I even tried to justify that it was boiling over so I didn’t get to cook it the correct length of time so it might be runny. He said it was just like the bottled stuff. Thanks Jillee! I will never have to worry about buying Hersey’s syrup again!
Please log in or create a free account to comment.I must have done something totally wrong…..mine turned out very thin!..
Please log in or create a free account to comment.Ann:
Please log in or create a free account to comment.You might’ve added too much water. No prob. Pour into pan again and reduce it further…It’s a trial and error thing, since liquids like this one tend to be less viscous (runnier) when hot. Removing some of the water or adding more cocoa and extra sugar to taste should solve the issue, I’m sure. The former is a better solution, IMHO. :-)
This is to funny, I’m 60 years old and just asked my mom last week if she remembered the chocolate suyrup she use to make us for our pancake’s, wanted to make them for my grandkids, and here it is. Pancakes never tasted soooooo good, GIVE that a try you will be glad you did.
It can be thin if it isn’t cooked long enough. If it happens you can use as is for chocolate milk or shakes, or put it back on the stove for a little bit. Just don’t cook it too long, or you will have fudge! Wait, probably not a bad thing either! :)
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