First off, let me (again) apologize for not posting for so long. It's been a long, hectic summer, but the end result is pretty awesome: our son, Simon, was born September 13, weighing 9 lbs 5 oz and measuring 21-1/4 inches!
This is Simon at 6 weeks old!
And, unfortunately, that's the only picture you'll be seeing this post because I didn't even think to take photos of the recipe. D'oh! Still, it's a simple recipe and y'all are smart, so I'm sure you can figure it out.
Now, for the yummy goodness of chocolate syrup....
Adam is currently on a chocolate milk kick and I've been buying him Hershey syrup up until now. I recently joined Pinterest and stumbled across a recipe for homemade chocolate syrup. It seemed easy enough and hey! I have all the ingredients here at home. No need to spend money to fuel Adam's chocolate milk addiction! Score!
You will need:
- 1-1/4 cup of sugar (The recipe called for organic sugar, do with that what you will. I'm using the regular, non-organic sugar I have in my pantry. So there.)
- 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 cup water
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Here's what you do:
1) In a saucepan, whisk (yup, I finally bought a whisk!) the sugar and cocoa to remove the lumps
2) Stir in the water and salt
3) Bring to a oil over medium heat, stirring frequently. I stirred pretty much the entire time as I was worried about the chocolate burning.
4) Once boiling, cook for a few minutes, still stirring frequently. Supposedly the sauce should thicken; mine didn't.
5) Remove from heat and let cool 5 minutes.
6) Stir in vanilla extract.
7) Store in an air tight container in the fridge and use within 2-4 weeks. Don't worry, you'll use it all. It's yummy!
It did turn out thinner than commercial syrups, but it is MUCH richer. Use sparingly until you get used to it - it's very different from store bought syrups. And just think, you can even try to jazz it up by using different extracts - peppermint or orange spring to mind. DISCLAIMER: I haven't tried using different flavors, so if you do try it and it sucks, don't blame me!
Enjoy! It's taking all my willpower to not go into the kitchen and drink the whole batch of it.
