What Is White chocolate and How Can I Use It?

White chocolate is easier to cook with than it looks. Here's how to choose, use, and store it, what to substitute, and 210 recipes to get you started.

What is white chocolate?

White chocolate is a confection of sugar, cocoa butter, and milk solids. The melting point of cocoa butter is high enough to keep white chocolate solid at room temperature, yet low enough to allow white chocolate to melt in the mouth.

White chocolate is made of cocoa butter, milk, and sugar.

Most often, the cocoa butter is deodorized to remove its strong and undesirable taste that would negatively affect the flavor of the finished chocolate.

In the United States, since 2004, white chocolate must be (by weight) at least 20% cocoa butter, 14% total milk solids, and 3.5% milk fat, and no more than 55% sugar or other sweeteners.

White chocolate can be difficult to work with. When melted, the cocoa butter can occasionally split and create an oily compound that can be recovered by re-emulsifying.

White chocolate can be used for decoration of milk or dark chocolate confections or in any way chocolates might be used. Vanilla fudge is also marketed as white chocolate fudge.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 cup chips (170g)

Amount per Serving

Calories 916Calories from Fat 490

% Daily Value *

Total Fat 54.6g 84%

Saturated Fat 33.0g 165%

Trans Fat 0.0g

Cholesterol 23mg 8%

Sodium 153mg 6%

Total Carbohydrate 100.7g 34%

Dietary Fiber 0g 0%

Sugars 100.4

Protein 10.0g

Vitamin A 1% Vitamin C 1%

Calcium 34% • Iron 2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your caloric needs.

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Where found

White chocolate is usually found in the baking supplies section or aisle of the grocery store or supermarket.

Food group

White chocolate is a member of the Sweets US Department of Agriculture nutritional food group.

How much does white chocolate weigh?

Amount	Weight
1 cup chips	170 grams
1 bar (3 oz)	85 grams

Sweets

Butterscotch chips 89 Caramels (candy squares) 101 Chocolate unsweetened 769 Chocolate chips 694 Chocolate, semi-sweet 994 Mini chocolate chips 76 Chocolate chips (semi-sweet) 635 Chocolate, bittersweet 123 Chocolate curls 28 Chocolate 384

In Chinese:	白巧克力
British (UK) term:
en français:	le chocolat blanc
en español:	el chocolate blanco

Recipes using white chocolate

There are 210 recipes that contain this ingredient.

White Chocolate Scones

White chocolate scones with heavy cream, cold butter, and generous chunks of white chocolate that go soft and creamy in the oven. Flaky, layered, and tender from keeping the butter cold.

White Chocolate Goat Cheese Frosting

If you enjoy a cream cheese frosting, you must try it with goat cheese! It adds a subtle tang to the frosting but complements the sweetness of the chocolate just perfectly!

So Good Chocolate Nut Biscotti

Chocolate four-nut biscotti loaded with walnuts, pecans, cashews, and almonds, plus mini chocolate chips. Twice-baked Italian cookies, optional white chocolate dip.

Raspberry Cream Brownie Wedges

Decadent layered brownies with raspberry cream cheese filling and white chocolate glaze. Elegant Chambord-spiked dessert that slices into beautiful wedges for special occasions.

Chocolate White Treasure Brownies

Chocolate white treasure brownies hide creamy white chocolate chunks inside a fudgy semi-sweet brownie base. Boiled-sugar method gives a glossy, papery top and a dense, brownie-shop chew.

Valentine's Day Raspberry Cream Brownie Wedges

Top and bottom layers are brownies, the middle layer is made with raspberry jam and cream cheese. Make this delicious raspberry cream brownies for your Valentine's Day.

Decadent White Chocolate Cheesecake

White chocolate cheesecake folds melted white chocolate into a cream cheese filling laced with apricot brandy, set on a buttery pound cake crust. A sophisticated upgrade on the classic.

Almost Cherry Garcia Cookies

Cherry-studded cookies loaded with white and dark chocolate, inspired by the iconic ice cream. Kirsch-soaked cherries deliver a boozy punch in every bite.

Macadamia Nut & White Chocolate Cookies

Buttery, crisp-edged cookies loaded with creamy white chocolate chunks and crunchy macadamia nuts. A classic Hawaiian-style treat that’s easy to make and always a crowd-pleaser

Debbie's White Chocolate Cheesecake

White chocolate cheesecake with an almond-oatmeal-graham crust, folded with whipped egg whites for an airy, mousse-like texture. Slow-cooled in the oven for a crack-free finish.

Creme De Cassis Cheesecake

Cassis cheesecake with white chocolate folded into the filling, creme de cassis liqueur, and a tangy sour cream topping with almond. A French-inspired cheesecake with subtle blackcurrant and almond notes.

Creme De Cassis Cheesecake

Almond-Apricot Biscotti

The biscotti turned out delicious, by adding white chocolate really enhanced the depth of the flavor, and also gave the biscotti a softer and creamier texture, which also made these yummy biscotti highly additive. Almond and dried apricots added the rich nuttiness and sweet-sour juicy bites.