I love chocolate syrup, and so do my kids but we don’t have it very often because of the HFCS in pretty much all chocolate syrups. Recently, I found out how easy it was to make homemade chocolate syrup with no high fructose corn syrup! In fact, this costs less than $.50 a jar!
Homemade Chocolate Syrup Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup of cocoa (I used Nestle cocoa found in the baking aisle at Walmart for around $2.50)
- 1 cup of water
- 1 cup of granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon of Vanilla
- pinch of salt
This recipe CAN be doubled!
*Very Important Tip: Watch the saucepan the entire time as this can boil over quickly.

- Pour water and cocoa into saucepan, over medium heat stir and dissolve the cocoa.
- Bring to a small boil, slowly add sugar.
- Mix well then bring to a small boil on medium heat, continuously stirring for about 3 minutes.
- Remove and add salt and vanilla.
Pour into a sterilized jar and refrigerate! Enjoy! This actually tastes like chocolate, not like a sugary syrup!

I LOVE YOU for this!!!
Thanks, Sara!
Wow- Great idea! Thanks for posting
Brilliant! So much better than processed store junk! How long would you say it keeps in the fridge?
This looks so good!
Thank you! It really is 🙂
This looks SO good! Pinning!
Thanks, Laura! Let me know if you try it!