Homemade Chocolate Syrup (no refined sugar!)

One of my favorite drinks as a kid was chocolate milk. All kids love chocolate milk and once they get a little older and understand that there's actually a chocolatey syrup that you can put in your milk and make it so much more delicious!

Here is a recipe that has no refined sugars, is great to mix with a small cold glass of organic milk (a great grass-fed brand is Nature's Way).

You'll need:

1/2 C cocoa powder

1/4 C pure maple syrup

1/3 C water

1/2 TSP vanilla extract 

Directions:

- over med heat, mix water and maple syrup in small stainless steel saucepan 

- once heated, turn to low

- whisk in cocoa powder

- remove from heat

- add vanilla

- let cool in small bowl or mason jar