Chocolate-flavored condiment used as a topping or ingredient
Chocolate syrup
, sometimes called
Chocolate Sauce
, is a sweet,
chocolate
-flavored
condiment
. It is often used as a topping or
dessert sauce
for various
desserts
, such as
ice cream
, or mixed with
milk
to make
chocolate milk
or blended with milk and ice cream to make a chocolate
milkshake
. Chocolate syrup is sold in a variety of consistencies, ranging from a thin liquid that can be drizzled from a bottle to a thick sauce that needs to be spooned onto the dessert item.
Chocolate syrup is also used to top
puddings
and cakes. Some restaurants use an artistic drizzling of chocolate syrup to decorate servings of cheesecake or cake, along with other decorations such as cocoa powder, powdered sugar or chocolate shavings. Some brands of chocolate syrup are marketed as chocolate milk syrup (e.g.,
Nesquik
). Other brands are marketed as
ice cream sundae
toppings.
Ingredients
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A simple chocolate syrup can be made from unsweetened
cocoa powder
, a sweetener such as
sugar
, and
water
. Recipes may also include other ingredients, such as
corn syrup
,
malt
, and
flavorings
like
vanilla extract
.
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Industrial recipes may contain ingredients such as:
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Other uses
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Beginning in the 1890s, chocolate syrup was marketed as a treatment for ailments, including for infants suffering from
colic
. In part due to the passage of the
1906 Pure Food and Drug Act
, which required clear and accurate labeling, chocolate syrup began to transition from primarily medical application to commercial use.
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Chocolate syrup was often used in
black-and-white movies
to simulate blood, because it was safe for the performers to swallow, easy to get out of clothing, and cheap to buy. It also has an effective-looking
viscosity
on film. The effect was used in many movies, including
The Wasp Woman
and
Psycho
.
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