Date Chocolate Syrup

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GUUUUYS – this Date Chocolate Syrup is exactly what you need for your ice cream sundaes this summer. Just two ingredients and no sugar added!

I have been craving all things chocolate, like chocolate milk and especially chocolate syrup over my homemade vanilla ice cream. But both those things require Hershey’s Chocolate Syrup. I found some dates in the back of our pantry and I remembered dates can be made into syrup. Date syrup + cacao and boom – Date Chocolate Syrup was born.

To make this syrup just takes 2 ingredients, dates and cacao or cocoa powder.

How to Make Chocolate Syrup

• To make the syrup, start with about a cup of dates, pitted and opened.
• Bring a kettle of water to a boil and once it’s hot, pour the hot water over the dates.
• Let the dates sit for TWO HOURS. This is important to get the dates as soft as possible and to rehydrate them, so don’t skip this!
• Once the dates are softened, mash them with a potato masher or a fork. Mash until they’re really mushy and haven fallen apart.
• Using a cheese cloth (I use a clean, old, cut half of a pillow case. Works like a charm!), squeeze the dates until all the liquid is out of them.
• Take the date water and add it to a heavy bottomed pan. In separate small bowl, mix a small amount of the cacao with a small amount of the date water. Repeat this step until the cacao is fully incorporated – it should look smooth like chocolate mousse.
• Add the chocolate mix to pot with the rest of the date water. Bring to a boil, stirring consistently so the bottom of the pot doesn’t burn. Keep watch of the pot, so it doesn’t over flow. Keep cooking until the syrup until it has a honey-like consistency.

• Remove from heat and pour the date chocolate syrup into a jar and let it cool, uncovered.

Does Syrup Need to be Refrigerated?

Yes! highly recommend refrigerating the syrup so it stays fresh. Don’t worry – it will keep its liquid consistency in the fridge.

Use it for sundaes, chocolate milk or even in your morning coffee!

Print Recipe

Date Chocolate Syrup

2 ingredient, no sugar added, chocolate syrup made from dates and cacao!

Prep Time2 hrs

Cook Time30 mins

Total Time2 hrs 30 mins

Course: Snack, Sweet Treats

Keyword: Chocolate, syrup

Servings: 2 ounces

Equipment

• Heavy Bottomed Pot
• Cheesecloth

Ingredients

• 1 Cup Dates, pitted and cut open
• Hot Water
• ¼ Cup Cacao Powder or Cocoa Powder

Instructions

• Bring a kettle of water to a boil and once it's hot, pour the hot water over the dates. Let the dates sit for TWO HOURS.
• Once the dates are softened, mash them with a potato masher or a fork. Mash until they're really mushy and fallen apart.
• Pour the dates through a cheese cloth and squeeze the dates until all the liquid is out of them. Discard the date pulp.
• Take the date water that you just squeezed and add it to a heavy bottomed pan.
• In a separate bowl, mix a small amount of the cacao with a small amount of the date water. Repeat this step until the cacao is fully incorporated - it should look smooth like chocolate mousse.
• Add the chocolate mix to the pot with the rest of the date water. Bring to a boil, stirring consistently so the bottom of the pot doesn't burn. Keep watch of the pot, so it doesn't over flow. Keep cooking until the syrup until it has a honey-like consistency.
• Remove from heat and pour the date chocolate syrup into a jar. Let it cool, uncovered. Once cooled completely, place in the fridge for up to 1 month. Enjoy!