Drizzle over pancakes or waffles - Transform a simple breakfast into a delightful treat by drizzling chocolate syrup over homemade pancakes or waffles. Top it off with some whipped cream or fresh fruits for an extra touch of sweetness.

Simply warm about 10 oz of milk in the microwave or on the stove. You can use any kind of milk you like or even half and half. The point is to create a hot, creamy base as a mixer for your coffee and chocolate. Although this seems like a lot of milk, it’s actually how coffee shops make lattes and mochas.

Smoothies: Add a few tablespoons of this syrup to any breakfast smoothie or milkshake to easily give it a chocolate flavor, such as this chocolate strawberry banana smoothie. In subsequent centuries, it was discovered that cocoa could be mixed with milk and cocoa butter to make what we now know as chocolate since 1876. Coffee: The most important ingredient! You want to choose a coffee that you already know you love for the best results. You can use strongly-brewed coffee or a shot of espresso. You get a slightly tamer selection here – though I would always go with a selection from somewhere as diverse as Monin, especially as you start out, to get an idea of what you like and what they offer. This gift set contains five, 5 cl bottles includes Amaretto, Caramel, Gingerbread, Hazelnut and Vanilla, all of which are staples of any syrup lover’s cupboard. It’s perfect as intended, as a gift for someone, or simply as a way to treat yourself at home. After this, we’re looking at the flavour itself. Is it natural tasting, or synthetic? Does it blend well with coffee and milk? Is it overly sweet, not sweet enough, or spot on? If it tastes nice and blends well into coffee, it’s a good coffee syrup.

You can also use 50% white and 50% dark sugar, but anything else (like demerera sugar, coconut sugar or coconut sugar alternatives) is going to overpower the cocoa powder and the whole thing might not taste as chocolatey as you’d like it too. Cocoa Powder Traditionally made with a lot of sugar, water and cocoa powder. It’s usually much thinner (runnier) than chocolate sauce, but perfect for drizzling over pancakes or adding to your coffee. Realistically, if you’ve got anything that can take an extra shot of flavour, a coffee syrup can be your best friend. Play around with a few flavours in a few recipes and find out what works best for you. How To Choose The Right Coffee Syrup Cocoa Powder: use 100% unsweetened cocoa (or cacao) powder for this syrup. Find it in the baking aisle of your grocery store. As with most recipes, using a higher-quality cocoa powder like Ghiradelli will result in a more decadent syrup. But the basic Hershey’s cocoa powder will work just fine, too! Add salt to your taste! Sugar is very bland ingredient and it does need salt to bring out the flavourPro Tip: For an even stronger cup of coffee, freeze strongly-brewed coffee in an ice cube tray and use coffee ice cubes to chill your coffee! Variations on Dark Chocolate Coffee Add caramel. A tablespoon of caramel makes this drink even more decadent. Salted caramel is another fantastic choice. The flavour and smell of coconut will instantly add a taste of the tropics to your day, and one that goes surprisingly well with coffee. This chocolate syrup has a good shelf life, so making it up to 1 week in advance will be fine. How to store chocolate syrup