Italian Chocolate Cream Soda
Italian chocolate cream soda is a sweet and bubbly drink. Made with homemade chocolate simple syrup that is mixed with cream and club soda.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
Chocolate Simple Syrup
- ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 ½ cups sugar
- 1 cup water
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Soda
- 2 cups club soda
- ½ cup 1/2 and 1/2
- ½ cup chocolate simple syrup
- ice
- whipped cream optional
Instructions
Chocolate Simple Syrup
- Place the cocoa powder, sugar, water, and vanilla extract in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
- Stir to combine ingredients and let it heat until it just starts to bubble and sugar dissolves, about 5 minutes.
- Remove the saucepan from the heat. Let the mixture cool and then store in the refrigerator until it chills.
Soda
- Fill 4 glasses with ice. Pour 3 tablespoons of chocolate simple syrup into each glass.
- Pour in 3 tablespoons of half and half in each glass and then top with club soda.
- Give the drink a gentle stir. Optional, top with whipped cream and serve.
Notes
- You can easily adjust the amount of simple syrup and half and half to your taste.
- Try garnishing with a maraschino cherry or chocolate shavings on top.
- This recipe is used for 4 servings.
Nutrition
Calories: 346kcal | Carbohydrates: 80g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 11mg | Sodium: 49mg | Potassium: 153mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 76g | Vitamin A: 107IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 50mg | Iron: 1mg