Simple Healthy Chocolate Syrup Recipe

This homemade healthy chocolate syrup is a must have in the fridge! Whenever you feel like a nice chocolate drink or want to mix a bit of chocolate into ice cream just take this rich and creamy syrup out and stir it in!

This simple chocolate sauce recipe is so much healthier than store bought syrup. Don’t buy that fake chocolate sauce from the shop when you can easily make your own healthier version for next to nothing at home!

You don’t need a lot for this recipe, just a few simple ingredients and a few minutes of your time and you will have a delicious syrup ready to be used!

Ingredients Needed for Chocolate Syrup

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This recipe is so easy to make. All you need is just a few ingredients, and you are good to go!

1. Cacao powder: Don’t get confused with cocoa powder they are not the same thing. You want good pure cacao powder for its rich chocolate flavour.
2. Sweetener: I prefer rapadura sugar (Panela) it’s my favourite natural sugar. It adds to the chocolate taste while also sweetening it up. You can use maple syrup, brown sugar or white sugar if you prefer.
3. Water: Use filtered water as you will be consuming this. I would never use tap water personally.
4. Sea salt: It enhances the chocolate taste and adds that little more flavour.
5. Vanilla: Vanilla extract adds a lovely flavour to this homemade chocolate sauce.

How To Make Chocolate Syrup (Step by Step)

This is so incredibly easy to make, here it goes!

1. Add all the ingredients into a pot and let it cook on medium heat.
2. Make sure to whisk continuously so it doesn’t stick to the bottom of the pot.
3. Let the chocolate sauce come to a boil and mix for 2 to 3 minutes and remove from the heat.
4. Let it cool slightly in your pot and then pour into a clean glass jar with a lid.
5. The chocolate sauce will thicken up more in the fridge as it cools! Enjoy!

How To Store Homemade Syrup

Store your homemade chocolate sauce in a clean glass jar with a lid on in the fridge.

This delicious homemade chocolate syrup can last several months in the fridge! If any mould starts to grow, I would throw it out.

How To Use Chocolate Syrup

You can use your chocolate syrup in several different ways. Here are some ideas!

1. Mix 1 tbsp in a cup of milk to make chocolate milk.
2. Add some sauce into your yoghurt to make chocolate yoghurt.
3. Spread the chocolate syrup on toast and top with bananas for a snack or breakfast option.
4. Drizzle some syrup on top of your ice cream. (Here’s a homemade ice cream recipe)

If you try this recipe and love it, I would love it if you could come back and give it 5 stars!

Questions and Answers

Is chocolate syrup healthy?

I wouldn’t eat heaps of this, and there is a larger amount of sugar. Everything in moderation. This homemade chocolate syrup recipe is a lot healthier than storebought versions and uses pure ingredients.

What’s the difference between chocolate syrup and chocolate sauce?

The main difference between chocolate syrup and chocolate sauce is the thickness of the end product.

Normally chocolate sauce is made using milk or cream while chocolate syrup is made using water.

Can you freeze chocolate syrup?

You can freeze chocolate syrup in a glass container but make sure to leave space for expansion.

If you freeze the syrup for several months in the freezer but, it changes its consistency but is still edible and can be used like normal.