Showing posts with label Chocolate. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chocolate. Show all posts

Saturday, July 6, 2013

Homemade Chocolate Syrup

     Having GP makes it very important to get as much nutrition into each bite as possible. Now with that being said, some days a girl just needs her chocolate fix! Being on a gluten and dairy free diet makes that pretty tough though, so I went on a hunt for a chocolate recipe and after a couple recipe trial and errors, found one that was just what I was looking for. The first recipe that I tried claimed the chocolate would be a nice sauce at room temperature and a spreadable consistency once refrigerated. No matter how long I refrigerated that chocolate it never thickened, very disappointing. It was also very bitter, and I am not a dark chocolate kind of person so that didn't sit very well for me.

     The idea of a chocolate sauce that could also be used as an icing was very appealing to me though, so I kept looking and ran across this recipe for a Allergen Free Chocolate Syrup from a website called Allergy Free Cooking Baby. Since the recipe was for a syrup, I decided to cut the liquid back by half hoping it'd thicken up in the refrigerator and it did not disappoint. Even my grandma, who is not a sweets person, loved it! So without further au due, I present all of you chocolate lovers with...

Allergen Free Chocolate Syrup

 From: Allergen Free Cooking Baby!

Ingredients
  • • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • • 1 cup Cacao powder or Cocoa powder
  • • 1 cup water ( I used only a 1/2 cup of water to achieve a thicker consistency)
  • • ¼ tsp salt
  • • 2 tsp vanilla
Instructions
  1. In a medium saucepan combine the sugars, cacao powder, & salt, just until mixed.
  2. Add in water and vanilla and stir over medium heat.
  3. Bring to a boil and lower heat to a simmer.
  4. The mixture will start to stick to the spoon.
  5. Mixture will thicken a little more in the refrigerator.
  6. Use for chocolate dairy free milk, or as a topping on your favorite dairy free ice cream.
*As a caution, be careful to mix everything well before heating as any dry ingredients stuck to the bottom will burn very easily!