Chocolate SodaTuukka Koski
A refreshing homemade soda that can quench a thirst as well as feed a chocolate fix.
Refrigerate the leftover chocolate syrup for another use.
Recipe information
Yield
Serves 4
Ingredients
Chocolate Syrup (makes 2 1/2 cups)
Water 2 cups
Sugar 1/2 cup
Cocoa powder 1/2 cup
Vanilla bean Seeds scraped from 1/3 bean
Soda
Chocolate Syrup 2 cups
Seltzer 2 cups
Preparation
Make the chocolate syrup
Step 1
1. In a medium saucepan, mix water, sugar, cocoa powder, and vanilla and bring to a boil.
Step 2
2. Take off heat, strain, and let cool.
Make the soda
Step 3
3. Add Chocolate Syrup to seltzer and stir. Divide among tall glasses.
Reprinted with permission from Mast Brothers Chocolate: A Family Cookbook by Rick Mast & Michael Mast. Copyright © 2013 by Rick Mast and Michael Mast; photographs © 2013 by Tuukka Koski. Published by Little, Brown and Company.
