Homemade Chocolate Syrup Recipe

My kids can go through a bottle of Hershey Chocolate Syrup before you can finish reading this post!  Penguin's 3rd grade teacher gave me this recipe the other day.  It is so yummy and fast to make that I never have to worry about going to the store to buy more!

Yields about 5 cups

Ingredients1 1/2 cups water
2 1/2 cups sugar
1 1/2 cups cocoa
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt

1. In a medium size pot, mix the cocoa powder and the water.

2. Heat and stir to dissolve the cocoa.

3. Add the sugar and whisk to dissolve.

4. Boil for for about 3 minutes over medium heat. Watch it to make sure it doesn’t get too hot and boil over.

5. Remove from heat and add the salt and the vanilla.

6. Let cool.

7. Store in the refrigerator.