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Chocolate and coffee go so beautifully together; chocolate gives a deep, rich flavor while coffee gives just enough acid to help cut through the richness. Is it any wonder why mocha is one of the most popular coffee flavors?
Speaking of mocha, we love the Starbucks version of mocha syrup. It’s a delicious blend of rich, sweet chocolate with the perfect amount of coffee kick. If you love mocha syrup as well, you should do yourself a favor and learn how to make a copycat mocha syrup at home!
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What’s the difference between mocha syrup and mocha sauce?
How to store mocha syrup?
How long does mocha syrup last?
Our CookingChew Cooking Tips:
Starbucks Mocha Syrup Copycat
Starbucks Mocha Syrup Recipe (Copycat)
Do I Need to Use Decaf Coffee?
Why Do I Need to Use Imitation Vanilla Extract?
What’s the difference between mocha syrup and mocha sauce?
While people tend to use mocha syrup and sauce interchangeably, there is a difference when it comes to the consistency and use of these two ingredients.
Syrups are thinner and more liquid compared to sauces and are more suited for use in cold drinks because it blends into the drink better. If you add a sauce to a cold drink, it will most likely clump at the bottom of the glass.
Sauces, while more concentrated in flavor, are more suited for hot drinks because the heat will disperse the sauce into the liquid. They are also used to add more “body” to a drink.
How to store mocha syrup?
To store mocha syrup, allow the syrup to cool to room temperature before transferring to container. The container must be made from a non-porous substance such as glass so that it does not get stained from the dark syrup. Non-porous substances will also prevent the syrup from leaching into the glass and leaving the smell or scent of the syrup.
Personally, we love using Mason jars to store mocha syrup because they are airtight, easy to use, and they look pretty!
How long does mocha syrup last?
Homemade mocha syrup will last up to 1 week in the fridge when stored in an airtight container.
Our CookingChew Cooking Tips:
- Use dark cocoa powder! Keep in mind that mocha is a syrup that has strong flavors, so you want to use a chocolate that can stand up to the strong flavor of the coffee.
- Use unsweetened cocoa powder. Sweetened cocoa powder already contains sugar/sweeteners, so if you add the recommended amount of sugar in the recipe, you might end up making the syrup too sweet and sickly. You can always add a little bit more sugar afterwards if you want to make it sweeter.
Starbucks Mocha Syrup Copycat
If you love decadent drinks and desserts, a tablespoon or two of this luscious syrup will do the trick! It brings together the best of two worlds: rich chocolate and strong coffee. Mix it in with your favorite coffee, tea, or use it as a topping on ice cream.
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Starbucks Mocha Syrup Recipe (Copycat)
Yield: 1 cup
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Starbucks Mocha Syrup Copycat Recipe – If you love mocha syrup as well, you should do yourself a favor and learn how to make a copycat mocha syrup at home!
Ingredients
- 1 c. decaf coffee strongly brewed
- 1 c. dark cocoa powder
- 1 c. of sugar
- ¼ t. of salt
- 1 T. imitation vanilla extract
Instructions
- In a large bowl, whisk together decaf coffee, dark cocoa powder, sugar, and salt until sugar and salt have dissolved slightly.
- Place saucepan on stove. Add decaf coffee mixture.
- Boil until mixture starts to thicken, stirring continuously, around 10 minutes.
- Once mixture begins to thicken and cocoa, sugar, and salt have dissolved completely, remove from heat.
- Allow syrup to cool to room temperature.
- Transfer to serving containers and use as desired.
Notes
Equipment:
- Saucepan
- Large bowl
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 1Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 1147Total Fat: 8gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 594mgCarbohydrates: 251gFiber: 16gSugar: 202gProtein: 16g
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Do I Need to Use Decaf Coffee?
In this recipe, we used decaf coffee to control the amount of caffeine in the syrup, Remember, cocoa also contains caffeine!
Why Do I Need to Use Imitation Vanilla Extract?
Imitation vanilla extract has a stronger vanilla flavor compared to pure vanilla extract. Mocha syrup has strong flavors because of the coffee and cocoa so you want a vanilla flavor that can stand up to those flavors. If you use pure vanilla extract, you will need to use more in order to get the vanilla flavor to be noticeable.
Make sure that you keep the consistency somewhat loose. You want a pourable syrup, instead of a sauce that you need to spoon out!
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