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This economical homemade chocolate syrup has many uses, drizzle over ice cream, flavor milk or, add 1/4 cup to packaged brownie mixes to make the bars more rich and moist. About the only change I made to Grandma Flo's original recipe was to add the light corn syrup to prevent the sugar from crystallizing during storage.

Grandma Flo's Cocoa Syrup

1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1 1/2 cups granulated sugar

1 cup hot water

1/8 teaspoon kosher or coarse salt

2 tablespoons light corn syrup

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1. In a small saucepan bring the cocoa, sugar, water, salt and corn syrup to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Cook for 3 minutes.
2. Remove from heat and add vanilla, stirring to mix well. Cool to room temperature and then store in a tightly covered container in the refrigerator until ready to use. Keeps well for months.

Makes about 2 1/2 cups or 20 (2 tablespoon) servings.

Cook's Tip: Save money by purchasing large quantity packaged unsweetened cocoa powder at warehouse retail stores such as Costco.

Nutrition Facts (per serving: 2 tablespoons): 74.4 calories; 3% calories from fat; 0.6g total fat; 0.0mg cholesterol; 15.8mg sodium; 66.2mg potassium; 19.0g carbohydrates; 1.4g fiber; 16.7g sugar; 17.5g net carbs; 0.8g protein.

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