Homemade Chocolate Sauce
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Let’s get back to basics with this rich, chocolate-y, and seriously delish Homemade Chocolate Sauce! Made with simple ingredients, ready in less than 10 minutes, and has TWO kinds of chocolate. Yes, really. It’s so simple, but truly so delicious. Perfect for mixing into your morning cup of coffee, spooning over some vanilla ice cream, or just making yourself a glass of chocolate milk! There’s really no limit to what you can do with this deliciously simple chocolate sauce. SO. GOOD.
About The Recipe
We’re calling all the chocolate lovers! This recipe is for YOU!
As a self proclaimed chocoholic, I can tell you that this is the only chocolate sauce recipe you’ll ever need. No more going out and having to buy it. No more kinda chemically flavors. Just real, extra delicious chocolate for all your chocolate-y dessert needs.
My mom and I have been been mixing this chocolate sauce into almost any dessert we can find! From using it to top ice creams, to mix into ice cream pies, and even into our coffee’s! There’s been so many chocolate-y desserts around our house that I think I might actually be in heaven.
Trust me though, this chocolate sauce recipe is the finishing touch you’ve been looking for! It’s SO good.
These Are The Ingredients You Need
- Cocoa Powder and Chocolate Pieces – We use two kinds of chocolate to make this sauce extra chocolatey, providing a deep, rich flavor.
- Sugar and Water – These ingredients combine to make a simple syrup, which sweetens the recipe and helps to dissolve the cocoa powder smoothly.
- Heavy Cream and Corn Syrup – Heated together to ensure the corn syrup mixes well with the other ingredients. Corn syrup prevents the chocolate sauce from crystallizing, ensuring a smooth texture.
Instructions
Combine sugar and water in a small pot. Place over medium low heat and cook until sugar has dissolved, stirring constantly.
Pour the simple syrup over the cocoa powder and mix until smooth. Set aside.
In a clean pot, heat milk and corn syrup over medium low heat until it starts to bubble around the edges. Pour over the chocolate pieces and let stand for 2 minutes. Mix together.
Stir in the cocoa mixture.
Chocolate Sauce vs Hot Fudge Sauce… What’s The Difference?
This recipe is for a chocolate sauce. The difference between the two are the ingredients and the thickness. A hot fudge sauce is generally made from cream and butter, whereas a chocolate sauce is made from water and sugar (simple syrup!). This recipe thickens slightly as it cools, but it doesn’t need to be heated up to enjoy like a hot fudge sauce.
What Kind of Chocolate Should I Use?
With so many types of chocolate on the market, it’s easy to get overwhelmed. No worries! We’ve tested and found the best. We highly recommend using semisweet or bittersweet chocolate that is at least 64% cacao.
If you’re unfamiliar with what that means, the percentage tells you how much of the bar is made from pure cacao. A 64% bar means that 64% of the bar consists of cacao mass (the actual chocolate). The rest of the bar is made up of cocoa butter, sugar, vanilla, and a preservative, usually soy lecithin. If you see a lot of other ingredients on the label, it’s not high-quality chocolate.
A higher quality chocolate provides a pure chocolate flavor. I promise, it’ll make all the difference!
Chocolate Sauce Troubleshooting
Chocolate Pieces Didn’t Melt: Either the milk wasn’t hot enough or you didn’t let it stand long enough before stirring. This can be remedied by placing the chocolate mixture in the microwave for a few seconds.
My Chocolate Sauce Is Lumpy: Lumpiness can be caused by a few things. Either all the chocolate wasn’t melted, the cocoa powder wasn’t sifted before adding it to the simple syrup, or the milk was overheated and curdled.
The Chocolate Sauce Thickened After Refrigerating: This is gonna happen and isn’t actually a problem! If you feel like it’s a little to thick to use, try microwaving it for a few seconds!
What To Make With This Chocolate Sauce
The better question is what NOT to make with this! But, here are a few of our favorite things.
- Chocolate Milk
- Pouring it over ice cream (specifically vanilla!)
- Turtle Ice Cream Pie
- Drizzled over hot chocolate
- Making a cafe mocha
How To Store
Once you’ve made the sauce, you can store it in a jar and keep in the fridge, or you can even store it in about 2 tablespoon servings! Whatever works best for you. Just remember it will thicken.
When you make this Homemade Chocolate Sauce, leave a comment down below! We love hearing from you and answering any questions you might have! Also, be sure to tag us on social media and hashtag it #BakersTable.
Homemade Chocolate Sauce
Ingredients
- ⅛ cup cocoa powder, sifted
- 1 cup chocolate pieces
- ½ cup sugar
- ¼ cup water
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 4 teaspoons corn syrup
Instructions
- Dump cocoa powder in a small bowl that is big enough to mix in the simple syrup. Set aside.
- Pour chocolate chips in a medium bowl. Set aside.
- Combine sugar and water in a small saucepan.
- Cook, stirring constantly, until sugar has dissolved.
- Pour over cocoa powder.
- Whisk together. Set aside.
- In a small saucepan, heat heavy cream and corn syrup until it is just starting to bubble around the edges.
- Pour over chocolate pieces.
- Let stand for 2 minutes.
- Stir together using a spatula or a wooden spoon.
- Stir in bloomed cocoa powder.
Notes + Tips!
- Make sure you let the chocolate stand for at least 2 minutes in the heated cream.
- Don’t whisk the chocolate and cream mixture! Only use a rubber spatula or wooden spoon to stir them together.
- Don’t overcook the simple syrup!
- This recipe will thicken in the refrigerator. If you would like a thinner consistency, heat it in the microwave for a few seconds.
- Use a high quality semisweet or bittersweet chocolate for this recipe. Dark chocolate may make this recipe too bitter. Milk chocolate will be too sweet.
- This sauce also works as a dip for fruits!