Welcome to Leisure Lane today. I hope you’re up for a chocolatey treat.
Yesterday, on Pinterest, I discovered a wonderful 5-ingredient recipe for homemade chocolate syrup. You can find the recipe here. It’s super easy to make, which is why I wasted no time in making my batch, and you can use it on anything – even peanut butter and chocolate syrup sandwiches, which my son ate almost everyday throughout his elementary school years (he never liked jelly). Back then I had to drizzle that store bought stuff with high sugar and who knows what else, but today there are some wonderful alternatives.
Making it yourself takes very little time.
I followed the recipe, but thought it called for way more sugar than I desire, so I used only half of a cup of sugar in the raw. I plan on experimenting with maple syrup, honey and the sugar in the raw. I don’t need things to be too sweet. That’s what I like about making things from scratch; I can always adjust the sugar content and play with the ingredients.
The recipe instructs you to boil the first 4 ingredients for 4 minutes. As you’re boiling the ingredients it may seem lumpy for a while, but keep stirring with the boil and by the time it’s done, it will be very smooth – I promise. Because I used less sugar it made less than the 3 cups recipe claim – mine was about 1-1/2 cups, the same measurement as the water.
I then brought this delightful Chocolate Syrup to a higher power by heating it up with milk to make a yummy-licious and healthy spice drink, as follows:
1. Begin to heat a cup of milk in a saucepan on medium-low.
2. Add as much of the chocolatey goodness as you desire.
3. Add 1/8 tsp. each of ground…cinnamon, ginger, allspice, turmeric, two dashes of ground cloves, and a dash of black pepper.
4. Keep stirring until it’s heated through to your liking and ENJOY!
I stored mine in a reusable glass, cleaned and sterilized, maple syrup bottle. Perfect and Pretty!
If you love chocolate syrup, then I hope you try this recipe. Let me know how it turns out and what exciting and yummy thing you used it for. I will confess, I ate some with a spoon – 😉 – couldn’t resist!
Thank you for strolling by the lane. Find time to create, imagine lovely things, speak lovely words, and…
Until next time, may happy days abound!
Marianne
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