We often receive emails from our web visitors asking us why bother creating homemade chocolate syrup, when there are so many delicious premade brands available for purchase. The best way to answer that question is with a question itself. Would you rather eat warm and gooey fresh baked chocolate chip cookies, or prepackaged chocolate chip cookies? Most people would agree that homemade cookies are better hands down, and such is the case with homemade chocolate syrup. Once you smell that cocoa powder, cinnamon, chocolate, and nutmeg aroma radiating from the syrup, there really is no turning back. So to answer the question directly, homemade chocolate syrup tastes better than store bought syrup. And better yet you can custom tailor your homemade syrup exactly to your own personal taste preferences.
Another reason you should make your own chocolate syrup, is that it only takes about ten minutes from start to finish. It's really that quick and easy. You just place your ingredients into a saucepan, melt them down to a creamy and rich consistency, then it's just a matter of choosing whether or not to eat it hot, or chill it in the refrigerator. The process is so easy in fact, that you can whip up some delicious chocolate syrup, while baking something else in the kitchen at the same time. I often bake chocolate cake while simultaneously making a batch of homemade chocolate syrup to go along with it. Then I get to treat the family to warm chocolate cake, drizzled with hot homemade chocolate syrup. If the thought of that doesn't convince you that creating your own syrup is the way to go, then nothing will.
When making chocolate syrup, I will often use store bought chocolate syrup as the main flavor base, then lace it with cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, vanilla extract, cocoa powder, or any other ingredients I feel are needed. Obviously the premade chocolate syrup already has some of these ingredients in it, but a long shelf life can often lead to dulled flavor notes. For example I will often whip up some chocolate syrup using Hershey's chocolate syrup as the base, then I will add spices, cocoa, water, and some sugar. The difference in taste between plain heated store bought syrup, and store bought syrup heated along with fresh ingredients, is very noticeable. If you aren't convinced, experiment with a small portion, and you will really notice the difference.
So in conclusion, we really recommend creating your own homemade chocolate syrup. You can really get creative with the type of ingredients that you add to the syrup as well. I like to incorporate locally grown raspberries, strawberries, and blackberries into the chocolate syrup. If you have any questions about the creation process, please don't hesitate to drop us an email. If you happen to create a chocolate syrup recipe that you would like to share with our guests and web visitors, then please forward us a copy of it at your earliest leisure. We would also like to encourage you to bookmark our website, as we plan to add hundreds of more unique chocolate syrup recipes in the very near future. Thanks again for stopping by, do be sure to check out the remaining portion of our website.
