Chocolate Egg Cream

Serves: 5

Catharine Rutherford

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

47

Spice

54

Sweetness

53

Sourness

41

mins

Prep time (avg)

3.9

Difficulty

Ingredients:

90 g

Skim Milk

140 g

Soda Water

1 cup

Cocoa Powder

1 tsp

Kosher Salt

1 cup

Water

Directions:

1

I find using melted ice cream with milk and chocolate sauce adds extra flavor and richness to an egg cream

2

I drank these as a kid and really found them to be the perfect blend of sweet and bubbly

3

I come from a house where my father would keep the champagne for New Years in the freezer until we were ready to drink it

4

There were always little ice chips in it and I have really grown to love ice cold drinks of any kind

5

This recipe is no different

6

For me, all of the ingredients have to be very cold for optimum results

7

; Pour the syrup into the bottom of a glass

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Add the skim milk and stir to blend slightly

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Add the seltzer

10

; In a small bowl, combine and whisk the cocoa powder, sugar, and salt with the water and vanilla extract

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Transfer to a small saucepan and simmer over low heat until the ingredients meld together, 2 to 3 minutes

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Set aside to cool

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Refrigerate

14

Use as needed

15

Cook's Note: Use a wider glass to get more froth from the soda