What Are Chocolate chips and How Can I Use Them?
Chocolate chips rewards a little know-how: how to choose them, cook them, store them, and substitute in a pinch. Browse 694 recipes to cook with them.
What are chocolate chips?
Chocolate chips are small chunks of chocolate. They are often sold in a round, flat-bottomed teardrop shape. They are available in numerous sizes, from large to miniature, but are usually around 1 cm in diameter. Many sizes are available depending on preference.
Chocolate chips can be used in cookies, pancakes, waffles, cakes, pudding, muffins, crêpes, pies, hot chocolate, and various types of pastry. They are also found in many other retail food products such as granola bars, ice cream, and trail mix.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 cup chips (6 oz package) (168g)Where found
Chocolate chips are usually found in the baking supplies section or aisle of the grocery store or supermarket.
Food group
Chocolate chips are a member of the Sweets US Department of Agriculture nutritional food group.
How much do chocolate chips weigh?
| Amount | Weight |
|---|---|
| 1 cup chips (6 oz package) | 168 grams |
| 1 cup large chips | 182 grams |
| 1 cup mini chips | 173 grams |
| 1 oz (approx 60 pcs) | 28 grams |
Related
Sweets
| In Chinese: | 巧克力片 | |
| British (UK) term: | ||
| en français: | pépites de chocolat | |
| en español: | chips de chocolate |
Recipes using chocolate chips
There are 694 recipes that contain this ingredient.
Tom's Favourite Chocolate Chip Pancakes
Chocolate chip pancakes from scratch with a hint of cinnamon and vanilla. Fluffy, kid-approved breakfast that hits the table in 30 minutes flat.
Peanut Butter Hot Chocolate
Velvety hot chocolate spiked with creamy peanut butter and dark chocolate chips, creating a decadent fireside drink that tastes like liquid Reese's cups.
Moist & Minty Brownies
Moist mint brownies: dense fudgy chocolate brownies made with mint-flavored chocolate chips and topped with crumbled chocolate cookies. Sixteen squares of mint-chocolate cookie heaven.
Heavenly Delicious Brownies
Fudgy chocolate brownies loaded with two kinds of chocolate chips and topped with toasted almonds. The saucepan method melts butter, sugar, and chocolate together for intense cocoa flavor.
Karen Butler's Banana Bread
Banana bread loaded with chocolate chips, raisins, and chopped nuts in a moist oil-based loaf. A retro family recipe stuffed with extras, perfect for breakfast or dessert.
Mommy's Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Soft-baked oatmeal chocolate chip cookies with warm cinnamon and nutmeg spices, ready in under 30 minutes for chewy or crispy texture
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
Chocolate peanut butter cookies bake brown sugar, peanut butter dough loaded with chocolate chips. Soft chewy centers and crisp edges, ready in under an hour.
Famyly's Favorite Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins
This is my family's absolute favorite banana muffin. To make an awesome banana bread, pour the prepared batter into a greased 9x13 loaf pan instead of muffin tins and bake for 45-60 minutes at 350 degrees.
Favorite Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
Chewy chocolate chip oatmeal cookies combine the best of both classics. Quick oats and butter-flavored shortening make 40 soft, hearty cookies perfect for lunchboxes or after-school snacks.
Chocolate Chip - Pop'T Wheat Cookies
Chocolate chip pop't wheat cookies fold puffed wheat cereal and quick oats into a honey-sweetened batter loaded with chocolate chips. Light, crackly edges with a chewy oatmeal center.
Chocolate Mint Ice Cream
Rich, churned chocolate mint ice cream made with real mint chocolate chips, heavy cream, and egg yolks. A swirl of melted chocolate ribbon runs through every scoop.
Almost Whole Wheat Choco Banana Peanut Cookies
Almost Whole Wheat Choco Banana Peanut Cookies recipe
Low-Fat Nilla-Nana Chocolate Chip Muffins
These scrumptious muffins are perfect to enjoy while tanning outside on a hot summer day.
Tom's Oatmeal Peanut Butter Chocolate Cookies
Tom's oatmeal peanut butter chocolate cookies are chewy oat cookies with creamy peanut butter and a melted chocolate dab on top. Three classic cookie flavors in one. Drop, flatten, bake, top.
Lighter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Lighter chocolate chip cookies use less butter and just one egg for a slightly less rich version of the classic Toll House cookie. Soft, chewy, and ready in 25 minutes.
Mom's Best Chocolate Chip Cookies
Mom's chocolate chip cookies built thick and crunchy with dark brown sugar and a full pound of real chocolate chips. Big, generous, and unapologetically old-school.
Roni's Chocolate Chip Cookies
Oatmeal chocolate chip cookies you can bake chewy or crunchy just by watching the clock. Two cups of rolled oats give them real heft while shortening keeps them tender. Pull them early for chew, longer for crunch.
Double Chocolate Chip Muffins
There is never too much chocolate! These delicious muffins are perfect for breakfast, brunch, or an afternoon treat!
Almost Whole Wheat Chocolate Banana Muffins
Chocolate banana muffins built from a homemade whole-wheat-and-bran muffin mix you keep on the shelf. Mashed banana, chocolate chips, and a banana slice on top finish each one.
Coral Chocolate Chip Cookies
Coral chocolate chip cookies with both white and brown sugar, optional pecans, and a chilled-dough trick for thicker, chewier cookies. A classic recipe with bakery-style results.
Very Chocolaty Cookies
Loaded double-chocolate cookies in the style of the famous Neiman Marcus recipe: oatmeal blended to a fine powder, plus both chocolate chips and a grated chocolate bar melted right through the dough. Rich, chewy and intensely chocolaty.
Best Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
Soft pumpkin chocolate chip cookies with cinnamon and a tender, cake-like crumb. A fall favorite that turns one cup of pumpkin puree into 36 chewy, spiced cookies.
Charles Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
Banana chocolate chip muffins loaded two ways with banana, mashed for moisture and diced for fruity chunks, plus chocolate chips and walnuts. Brown sugar makes them rich, bakery-style, and tender.
Easiest Chocolate Chip Cookies
Easiest chocolate chip cookies use mostly brown sugar plus a splash of milk for a soft, chewy crumb loaded with chocolate chips. A no-chill, one-bowl drop cookie ready in about 20 minutes.
Buttery Chocolate Chip Cookies
Simple chocolate chip cookies made with unsalted butter for pure, buttery flavor. Quick 25-minute recipe yields 24 tender cookies with crispy edges and soft centers.
