Do you like Hershey's Chocolate Syrup?

My son was just asking me tonight if I had any Hershey's chocolate syrup so he could have a glass of chocolate milk. I said no, but maybe it wouldn't be hard to make. Well, tonight I go online and what did I see... a recipe for just that! And best yet... only 5 ingredients to do so!  Needless to say I called him and said I'd send a recipe on over to him. But I'm also sharing it with you!


While I was trying to decide if I really needed to add the Hershey’s Syrup to my cart, I took a minute to flip over the bottle and read the ingredients: high fructose corn syrup, salt,  monoglycerides, diglycerides, polysorbate 60, artificial flavors…yes, cocoa and water were also included, but I decided I wasn’t going to spend $5 to buy all those chemicals.

. . . how to make homemade Hershey’s Chocolate Syrup. You’re not going to believe how easy and delicious it is!

 Courtesy of BabySavers.com

Homemade Hershey’s Chocolate Syrup Recipe

  Makes about 16 ounces (2 cups)

Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup cocoa powder
• 1 1/4 cups water
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• Dash salt

Directions:

• Use a big saucepan – at least 2 quarts. This will expand when boiling, and overflows will make a big mess on your stovetop!
• Combine the cocoa powder, water, sugar and salt in a saucepan over medium heat. Mix with a whisk until smooth.
• Stir constantly with a whisk or a wooden spoon until it boils.
• Allow it to boil for 1-2 minutes.
• Remove from heat.
• Add vanilla.
• Syrup will be very thin/watery. Allow to cool completely and it will thicken to about the same consistency as Hershey’s syrup.

Store the syrup in a mason jar or any other container. It will keep for several weeks in the fridge. If you want to be really sneaky, pour the cooled syrup into an empty or almost-empty Hershey’s syrup container and see if anyone notices the difference!  As for the brand-name chocolate syrup, you can experiment with the proportions to get the taste you’re looking for.