Chocolate chips conversion to baker's chocolate square?

Answer 1

1 ounce (1 square) unsweetened Baking Chocolate is equal to 3 ounces or ½ cup of semi sweet Chocolate Chips. You can substitute it in recipes by decreasing the shortening by 1 tablespoon and decreasing the sugar by ¼ cup.

¼ cup of unsweetened cocoa powder is equal to 3 ounces or ½ cup of semi sweet chocolate chips. You can substitute it in recipes by decreasing the shortening by 1 tablespoon and decreasing the sugar by ¼ cup.

Answer 2

Three level Tablespoons of cocoa powder, plus one Tablespoon of butter (marked on the butter stick wrapper) is the standard substitute for a single one-ounce square of unsweetened baking chocolate according to my vintage Better Homes & Gardens Cookbook.

This isn't an exact substitution, you understand, because the fat in baking chocolate is cocoa butter; but it's a perfectly acceptable (and delicious) substitute.

Answer 3

1 Oz. chocolate square= 3 Tbsp. cocoa powder + 1 T. fat

Answer 4

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