This is the perfect homemade chocolate syrup. Rich and chocolaty, and far better than any commercially made syrup. The recipe is simple. Use it as a topping or as a decorating tool when serving desserts. Or make delicious chocolate milk; just stir 3 Tbsp into a cup of cold milk. Use good quality, unsweetened cocoa powder. Nothing could be simpler.
HOMEMADE CHOCOLATE SYRUP
1/2 cup cocoa powder, sieved1 cup water
2 cups sugar
• Combine the cocoa powder and water in a larger saucepan.
• Heat and stir to dissolve the cocoa.
• Add the sugar, and stir to dissolve.
• Boil over medium heat for 3 minutes, constantly stirring. Do not let it let it boil over.
• Let cool and pour into a sterilized glass jar and store it in the refrigerator.
• Syrup will keep for several months. Yields two cups.
