What Is Chocolate unsweetened and How Can I Use It?
If unsweetened chocolate has turned up in a recipe or caught your eye at the store, here's what you need to use it with confidence and how to choose it, cook it, store it, what to substitute, and 769 recipes to try it in.
What is unsweetened chocolate?
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 cup, grated (132g)Where found
Unsweetened chocolate is usually found in the baking supplies section or aisle of the grocery store or supermarket.
Food group
Chocolate unsweetened is a member of the Sweets US Department of Agriculture nutritional food group.
How much does unsweetened chocolate weigh?
| Amount | Weight |
|---|---|
| 1 cup, grated | 132 grams |
| 1 square | 29 grams |
Related
Sweets
| In Chinese: | 不加糖的巧克力 | |
| British (UK) term: | ||
| en français: | chocolat non sucré | |
| en español: | chocolate sin azúcar |
Recipes using unsweetened chocolate
There are 769 recipes that contain this ingredient.
Quickand Easy Fudgey Brownies
Quick fudgy brownies made with unsweetened chocolate and butter melted in the microwave, with optional marshmallow chocolate frosting. The classic from-scratch fudgy brownie in one bowl.
Quickand Easy Fudgey Brownies
Quick fudgy brownies made with unsweetened chocolate and butter melted in the microwave, with optional marshmallow chocolate frosting. The classic from-scratch fudgy brownie in one bowl.
Very Yummy Brownies
Fudgy chocolate brownies: dense, rich brownies built on six squares of unsweetened baking chocolate and real butter. The bake-sale champion that crackles on top and stays gooey inside.
Super Chocolate Truffles
Super chocolate truffles use semi-sweet and unsweetened chocolate, butter, and orange liqueur for a rich, boozy ganache cut into squares and rolled in cocoa. Classic French confection, dressed up with Cointreau.
Dad's Chocolate Nut Brownies
Old-school sugar-free chocolate nut brownies sweetened with liquid artificial sweetener instead of sugar, made with unsweetened chocolate, butter, eggs, and chopped nuts. A low-carb take on a classic brownie.
Chocolate Coffee
Chocolate coffee melts unsweetened chocolate into strong instant coffee with milk and sugar for a frothy stovetop mocha. Old-fashioned cafe au lait meets chocolate, finished with whipped cream and cocoa.
Olive Oil Brownies with Coconut
Olive oil brownies with coconut, made dairy-free with fruity olive oil instead of butter, deeply chocolatey from cocoa and two chocolates, with a layer of shredded coconut baked right through the middle and on top.
Ravine Brownies
Ravine brownies are old-fashioned, fudgy chocolate brownies made with melted unsweetened chocolate, butter, eggs, and chopped nuts. Classic seven-ingredient recipe in 40 minutes.
Chocolate Raisin Poppyseed Cookies
Eastern European chocolate poppyseed cookies with milk-soaked poppy seeds, melted unsweetened chocolate, raisins, lemon zest, and warm cinnamon-clove spice. A tea-time treat unlike any other cookie.
Charlies Delicious Brownies
Charlie's brownies are one-bowl easy: dump, beat for a minute, and bake, then top with a glossy chocolate fudge icing. Brown sugar and melted unsweetened chocolate make them rich, and the icing seals the deal.
Charlies Delicious Brownies
Charlie's brownies are one-bowl easy: dump, beat for a minute, and bake, then top with a glossy chocolate fudge icing. Brown sugar and melted unsweetened chocolate make them rich, and the icing seals the deal.
Saucepan Fudge Brownies
Saucepan fudge brownies come together in one pot, with no mixer and barely any cleanup. Melt the butter and unsweetened chocolate, stir in the rest right in the pan, and bake fudgy, nutty squares from scratch.
Oh So Good Brownies
Unsweetened chocolate melts into butter and sugar for intensely fudgy brownies that bake in just 18 minutes at high heat.
Marry's Yummy Brownies
Unsweetened chocolate melts into butter for simple brownies with walnuts that bake low and slow into fudgy squares.
First Classic Brownies
Classic from-scratch brownies made with real melted unsweetened chocolate for deep, bittersweet flavor. Rich, fudgy squares studded with optional walnuts, no boxed mix in sight.
Mom's Favorite Brownies
Dark chocolate, corn syrup, and crunchy walnuts bake into fudgy brownies with crackly tops that taste like Mom's kitchen in every bite.
Double Chocolate Peanut Butter Surprise Cookies
Double Chocolate Peanut Butter Surprise Cookies recipe
Chocolate Rum Ice Cream
Homemade chocolate rum ice cream with unsweetened baking chocolate and rum extract. The custard base comes together in the microwave in under 5 minutes. Serves 8.
Ann's Chocolate & Nut Brownies
Old-fashioned chocolate nut brownies built on melted unsweetened chocolate, butter, and a single bowl. Dense, fudgy bars dusted with powdered sugar, no cocoa powder shortcuts.
Canal Street Brownies
Canal Street brownies are dense, fudgy chocolate squares baked with unsweetened chocolate, optional walnuts, and a single 8-inch pan. A from-scratch brownie that beats any boxed mix in 40 minutes.
Simple Chocolate Truffles
Cream cheese chocolate truffles, no heavy cream needed. Melt unsweetened chocolate into a tangy powdered-sugar base, chill, roll in cocoa or nuts. Four ingredients, makes 30.
Mary's Fudgey Brownies
Fudgey brownies recipe with melted unsweetened chocolate, butter, and chopped nuts baked into rich, chewy squares with a glossy crackle top.
Spirited Truffles
Spirited chocolate truffles blend milk and dark chocolate ganache with your choice of liqueur (raspberry, almond, peppermint, or orange), then dip in melted chocolate and dust with cocoa.
Spirited Truffles
Spirited chocolate truffles blend milk and dark chocolate ganache with your choice of liqueur (raspberry, almond, peppermint, or orange), then dip in melted chocolate and dust with cocoa.
Spirited Truffles
Spirited chocolate truffles blend milk and dark chocolate ganache with your choice of liqueur (raspberry, almond, peppermint, or orange), then dip in melted chocolate and dust with cocoa.
