Delicious and Easy Chocolate Sauce With Just 5 Ingredients
If you are someone with a sweet tooth for chocolate and want a healthier alternative from what you can buy in the store, this recipe is for you! Learning to make your own chocolate sauce allows you to have a quick and delicious topping for many sweet treats.
What can I use chocolate sauce for?
Although our family LOVES to make chocolate milk with a tablespoon or two, there are many ways to use this delicious chocolate sauce.
- To make chocolate milk
- A topping to yogurt
- In a smoothie
- In a protein shake
- In coffee or a latte
- As an ice cream topping
- To make chocolate ice cream
- Drizzled on an apple crisp
- On top of pancakes
- Drizzled over pretzels
- Make hot chocolate
- A dip for strawberries or other fruit
Why make your own chocolate syrup?
If you enjoy using chocolate sauce, it can get expensive to buy. By making chocolate sauce in your own kitchen, you not only know what ingredients are used but you can use high quality ingredients.
This chocolate sauce can also be made in any amount. So, whether you’re making just enough for a few glasses of chocolate milk or enough for an ice cream sundae bar for a BBQ with your extended family.
How to store chocolate sauce
When mixing your chocolate sauce, I recommend using a pint canning jar. Once your mixture is fully cooled, secure the two part air tight lid and place in the back of your refrigerator.
If stored in the back of the refrigerator, your chocolate sauce should stay good for about a month. As with any food, be sure to use your senses before you use it! If it has a funny color or smells off, you’re better off making a new batch.
Ingredients and tools
A pint mason jar with an airtight lid
A spoon or small spatula
A whisk or fork
¼ cup Cocoa powder
¼ cup sweetener (preferably sugar, maple syrup or honey)
½ tsp Salt – I recommend using Redmond Real Salt for the extra minerals!
¼ cup Filtered water
1 tsp Vanilla extract
Directions for Chocolate Sauce
Add sugar, cocoa powder, salt and vanilla extract to your mason jar.
Warm the water on the stove just below a simmer.
Add water to the jar with the rest of the ingredients.
Mix until all ingredients are well incorporated.
Allow to cool to room temperature before using. If you need your chocolate syrup before then, you can place it in the fridge to speed up the cooling process.
Looking for more DIY projects? Try this easy and delicious granola or this cinnamon spice zucchini bread
FAQ:
What can I use chocolate sauce for?
Chocolate syrup is great for making chocolate milk, as topping to yogurt, in a smoothie or protein shake, in coffee or a latte, as an ice cream topping, to make chocolate ice cream, drizzled on an apple crisp, on top of pancakes, drizzled over pretzels, to make hot chocolate or as a dip for strawberries and other fruit.
Why make your own chocolate syrup?
If you enjoy using chocolate syrup, it can get expensive to buy. By making chocolate syrup in your own kitchen, you not only know what ingredients are used but you can use high quality ingredients.
This chocolate syrup can also be made in any amount. So, whether you’re making just enough for a few glasses of chocolate milk or enough for an ice cream sundae bar for a BBQ with your extended family
How do I store chocolate sauce?
When mixing your chocolate sauce, I recommend using a pint canning jar. Once your mixture is fully cooled, secure the two part air tight lid and place in the back of your refrigerator.
How long will the chocolate sauce stay good for?
If stored in the back of the refrigerator, your chocolate sauce should stay good for about a month.
As with any food, be sure to use your senses before you use it! If it has a funny color or smells off, you’re better off making a new batch.
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