Easy Chocolate Simple Syrup for Coffee
This Chocolate Simple Syrup is smooth, rich, and incredibly versatile. This homemade syrup can be adjusted into either a thin coffee syrup or a thicker dessert-style chocolate sauce.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Water
- 1 Cup White Sugar can also use agave, maple syrup, or coconut sugar *see notes
- ⅔ - 1 Cup Cocoa Powder *see notes
- 1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract or Vanilla Bean Paste optional
- Pinch Salt optional
Instructions
- Heat the water and sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir until the sugar dissolves.
- Remove from heat. Add the vanilla and salt. Use a fine mesh strainer to sift in cocoa powder. Whisk well. Adjust the cocoa powder to your desired taste and thickness.
- Let cool before using on ice cream or in iced drinks.
Notes
Sugar: classic simple syrups are made with water and sugar, but I love making syrups with less refined sugar! This recipe also works with agave or maple syrup. You can also use coconut sugar - with coconut sugar you will get a more chocolate + caramel flavor.
Cocoa Powder: you can adjust the amount of cocoa powder you use based on how you prefer your syrup. For a thinner, sweeter syrup, use ⅔ cup of cocoa powder. This creates a traditional simple syrup texture. For a thicker, richer syrup, use up to 1 cup. This creates an ice cream syrup texture.
Nutrition
Calories: 38kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 0.5g | Fat: 0.4g | Saturated Fat: 0.2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 37mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 8g | Calcium: 3mg | Iron: 0.3mg