I want to drink it now.
-Well, just make some faux quik mix.
But I don't want THAT kind of chocolate milk. The mix kind has little foamy floaties. That's great and all, but I want the smooth and rich sort of chocolate milk.
-So go get some chocolate syrup from the store.
But I'm too lazy to go to the store. That would require putting on jeans and a bra and that is way too much effort. Ack! What's a lazy creamy chocolate milk craver to do?
-Shut up and make this Chocolate syrup from Dough Puncher.
Boom.
Problem solved.
Go about your daily chocolatified milky day.
Seriously, this syrup took 5 minutes to make. Much less time than it takes me to go to the grocery store, let alone get dressed.
The above photo is a half batch. A half batch is enough to fill one of those 8 oz freezer jam jars.
Chocolate Syrup (full recipe) from Dough puncher
1 c water
1/2 c unsweetened cocoa powder ( I like penzey's cocoa)
2 c sugar
1/4 t vanilla
pinch salt
Mix water, cocoa, and sugar in med pan (a larger pan is better than one you think is just the right size. This stuff will bubble up.) Over med heat, dissolve cocoa and sugar with whisk. Bring to boil and cook 3 min, watching carefully to make sure it doesn't boil over-- turn down the heat if necessary (You don't want to clean this molten lava off your stovetop.) After 3 min, remove from heat. Add vanilla and salt.
Store in fridge up to 2 months. It will thicken to similar consistency of store bought syrup as it sets up in refrigerator, if you can wait that long.
Thank you! I'll bet it's good on ice cream too!
ReplyDeleteI didn't have any ice cream, so I can't verify that 100%. I should probably get some ice cream and test it out. I did have some leftover biscuits and this syrup tasted amazing on them. The biscuits were on the stale side, but microwaved with some chocolate sauce made them taste like crumbled chocolate cake. My family thought I was insane, but that just meant I didn't have to share!
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