Chocolate Sauce

Sauce And CondimentSauceSweetenerChocolateySweetCocoaBittersweetRichMalty

Nutrition (per 100 g)

Calories: 274
Protein (g): 1.3
Fat (g): 1
Carbs (g): 65
Fiber (g): 1.6
Sodium (mg): 95

Primarily sugar and cocoa with minimal fat and protein. Sodium varies by recipe; small fiber contribution comes from cocoa solids.

Storage

Room temp: up to 365 days
Refrigerated: up to 180 days
Frozen: up to 0 days

Chocolate sauce is a glossy, pourable condiment made from cocoa or chocolate, sugar, and liquid. It flows smoothly and clings to cold surfaces with a silky sheen, delivering sweet cocoa flavor from milk-chocolate mellow to bittersweet; common uses include topping ice cream, finishing plated desserts, and blending into milk, coffee, or milkshakes, and it is sold in squeeze bottles or jars at varying viscosities.

Modern chocolate syrups emerged in late-19th-century American soda fountains, while European pastry kitchens developed parallel sauces for plated desserts. Industrial bottling spread the product globally through the 20th century, and it remains common across North American and European dessert traditions.