Chocolate, chopped Substitutes — Tested Swaps & Ratios

Chocolate, chopped substitutes

Tested swaps for chopped chocolate, with ratios and sources.

1 cup chopped chocolate = 1 cup chocolate chips (King Arthur Baking)
1:1 swap by volume or weight. Chips hold their shape due to stabilizers; chopped chocolate melts into puddles with smoother pockets.
← Chocolate chips converter
1 oz chopped chocolate = 3 tbsp cocoa powder + 1 tbsp fat (butter^A/oil) + 1 tbsp sugar (What's Cooking America)
Use only when the chocolate is being melted into a batter; not suitable for chunks or chips in the finished bake.
← Cocoa powder converter
← Butter converter

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Measure substitutes by weight where you can. The Chocolate, chopped converter gives the grams.

Note: our substitutions are direct, not chained — we don't recommend substituting a substitute.