Serious Eats Homemade 'hershey's Syrup' Recipe Recipe

Total time: 5 minutes

Keto Friendliness Gauge

Net Carbs are 22% of calories per serving, at 46g per serving. The amount is close to the maximum number of net carbs allowed for the keto diet and much higher than the standard recommendation of 25g Net Carbs. You'll have little flexibility to consume additional foods that contain carbs.

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Keto & Health Insights for Serious Eats Homemade 'hershey's Syrup' Recipe Recipe

  • Net Carbs are 22% of calories per serving, at 46g per serving. This food is at the upper limits (extremely risky) of what's considered keto-friendly and much higher than standard net carb guidelines for the keto diet. You risk kicking yourself out of ketosis and there's little flexibility to eat more foods that contain carbs. It's recommended that you track the macros of your daily food consumptions—this makes it easier to avoid overconsumption.
  • This food's %DV (daily value percentage) for sodium is 5%. At 112mg, it's considered low in sodium according to the FDA's standard for %DV (daily value percentage), which considers any food with %DV of less than 5% as low sodium. The organization recommends 2300mg of sodium as the daily limit. High sodium is believed to be associated with health problems such as heart disease, strokes, high blood pressure, and kidney malfunctions. Too much low sodium is also associated with health problems. For most adults, a healthy range for daily maximum sodium consumption is between 1500-2300mg; foods should have 5%-20% DV per serving.

Serious Eats Homemade 'hershey's Syrup' Recipe Recipe Nutrition Label

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 6 servings   ( 78 g )
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 205
Total Fat: 2g
Saturated Fat: 1g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 0g
Monounsaturated Fat: 1g
Trans Fat: 0g
Cholesterol: 0mg
Sodium: 112mg
Total Carbohydrates: 49g
Dietary Fiber: 3g
Sugar: 44g
Protein: 2g
Calcium: 47mg Iron: 1mg
Potassium: 187mg Vitamin A: 0mcg
Vitamin C: 0mg Vitamin D: 0mcg

Ingredients

  • 9 ounces brown sugar
  • 4 1/2 ounces water
  • 1 1/2 ounces cocoa powder, preferably natural
  • 3/4 ounce bittersweet chocolate (see headnote), chopped
  • 3/4 tsp instant coffee powder
  • heaping 1/4 tsp salt
  • 3/4 ounce vanilla extract

Instructions

Visit Serious Eats's website to view the recipe instructions. (Via Edamam)