Chocolate syrup

A variety of flavoring additives greatly improve the gastronomic qualities of many dishes, while often acting as excellent decor. The varieties of such products today stand out just a hefty amount - various sweet sauces, toppings and, undoubtedly, syrups.

One of the most popular and beloved by many sweet tooth is chocolate syrup. This sweet treat has an eye-catching dark brown colour, excellent taste and a thick, viscous consistency. It is noteworthy that you can buy chocolate syrup in almost any grocery store. In addition, the choice of this product is really wide - various manufacturers, all kinds of brands, various taste shades. . .

Recently, however, more and more people have become disillusioned not only with the taste of industrial chocolate syrup, but also in particular with the composition of this product. The fact is that many ingredients in such chocolate syrup, which are designed to improve taste characteristics and extend shelf life, negatively affect human health. That is why many hostesses prepare chocolate syrup on their own.

Moderately sweet, home-made chocolate syrup has a subtle taste and delicate aroma. In addition, depending on the choice of raw material, i. e. cocoa powder, the mustard in such chocolate syrup can range from subtle to pronounced.

It is clear that to make homemade chocolate syrup, you need to choose the highest quality cocoa that you can afford. It is then that the taste of the finished product will definitely please. Indeed, in home chocolate syrup, the taste quality is 99 percent dependent on cocoa, and not on artificial flavors and flavors. By the way, the taste and aroma of cocoa powder from different manufacturers are often very different.

To make chocolate syrup at home, you need to thoroughly mix water and cocoa powder in a saucepan. Stirring constantly, the liquid mass is brought to a boil, after which granulated sugar is poured in and the chocolate syrup is boiled until the necessary consistency is obtained. Cooled chocolate syrup shimmers into tightly closing dishes and in this form is stored in a cool place for quite a long time - up to several months.

Chocolate syrup gives dessert dishes a gorgeous chocolate mustard and a superb sweet taste. It can be used as topping for ice cream, sorbets, soufflé and other sweet dishes. In addition, chocolate syrup is great with waffles, pancakes and pancakes. Just do not forget that the nutritional value of this product is quite high, so you should not indulge yourself in chocolate syrup too often.