Chocolate Syrup

This chocolate syrup is excellent with ice cream or to use in drinks such as cocktails, smoothies or milkshakes.

Ingredients

½ cup (60 g) cocoa powder

1 cup (220 g) caster sugar

¼ tsp salt

1 cup water (250 ml)

2 tsp vanilla extract

Method

Place all ingredients in a saucepan over medium heat and bring to the boil while stirring with a whisk. Allow boiling for approx. 3 minutes while stirring. Allow cooling before poring into containers, store the syrup in the fridge.

Note: This portion makes 1 cup syrup and I used unsweetened cocoa powder.