Chocolate Egg Cream

Used with permission from The Naptime Chef, by Kelsey Banfield

Makes 1 serving

1/2 cup 2% milk
3 tablespoons chocolate syrup
1/4 cup seltzer water

Pour the milk and chocolate syrup into a tall glass and whisk the ingredients together with a fork. Then pour the seltzer in and whisk everything together as the glass is filled up. Serve with a straw!

Fuji Mama’s Chocolate Syrup

Makes about 1 3/4 cups syrup

1 cup water
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup honey
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1. Whisk together the water, sugar, honey, cocoa powder, and salt in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat.

2. Once the mixture has just begun to boil, remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla extract. Let cool then transfer to a jar and store in the refrigerator.