Homemade Chocolate Syrup (caffeine-free, safe for kids!)

Easy recipe for home made chocolate syrup that has wealthy chocolate-y taste with no caffeine. Safe for children!

My current submit Sarah’s Favorite Things 2025 generated feedback from readers concerning why I don’t use chocolate syrup however my husband does.

The purpose is that I’m very delicate to caffeine, so I hardly ever eat something chocolate (I don’t drink espresso both, though I do make scrumptious home made espresso ice cream with decaf espresso).

For these of you who’re equally delicate or want to have a caffeine-free chocolate syrup for youngsters (they love to combine it into uncooked milk!), the recipe beneath might resolve your dilemma.

Chocolate syrup made with roasted carob as a substitute of cocoa (by no means uncooked cacao!) tastes nearly the identical…not less than to my style buds (particularly in the event you embody the elective chocolate extract).

Give it a strive! I believe you may be delighted how scrumptious it’s and the way simple it’s to keep away from the cocoa portion.

If you might be weaning off of chocolate syrup, I recommend making the recipe beneath with 3/4 cocoa powder and 1/4 carob powder to start after which slowly ramp up the carob to 100% (eliminating all of the cocoa powder) over a number of batches.

My guess is that your loved ones received’t even discover in the event you do it steadily.

Shout out to Weed ‘Em and Reap’s chocolate syrup recipe, which gave me the inspiration to do this recipe utilizing caffeine-free carob powder as a substitute of roasted cocoa (or high anti-nutrient uncooked cacao, which is even worse).

Need a thicker sauce? Try this no-cook chocolate sauce recipe that’s GAPS Legal too!

healthy chocolate syrup in a glass of milk

Homemade Chocolate Syrup (caffeine-free)

Easy recipe for home made chocolate syrup that has wealthy chocolate-y taste with no caffeine. Safe for children!

Instructions

Mix all elements collectively in a medium glass bowl till nicely blended. If you employ uncooked honey as a substitute of date syrup, the elements will combine in higher in the event you use heat water (not too sizzling which can destroy the uncooked honey enzymes!).
Pour right into a one pint glass mason jar with a tight-fitting lid.
Enjoy! This simple syrup will final many months within the fridge.