What can I use instead of Semisweet chocolate chips?

Chopped semisweet bar: 1 cup, chopped from a bar. Bittersweet chips + sugar: 1 cup bittersweet chips + 1 Tbsp sugar.

What changes when you substitute Semisweet chocolate chips?

Melts smoother. Deeper, less sweet.

Substitute for Semisweet chocolate chips

What it does in a recipe: Bake-stable sweet chocolate bits for cookies and pancakes.

2 substitutes, ranked by what's already in your pantry. Amounts are dataset values — US and metric where a ratio exists.

Chopped semisweet bar

per 1 cup chips

US1 cup, chopped from a bar

Metric170 g, chopped

Pantry stapleBaking-safe ✓Alcohol-freeFish-freeGluten-freeNut-freePeanut-freeShellfish-free

Melts smoother — chips hold shape by design.

What changes: Melts smoother

Bittersweet chips + sugar

per 1 cup chips

US1 cup bittersweet chips + 1 Tbsp sugar

Metric170 g bittersweet chips + 12 g sugar

CommonBaking-safe ✓Alcohol-freeFish-freeGluten-freeNut-freePeanut-freeShellfish-free

Deeper, less sweet.

What changes: Deeper, less sweet

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Common questions

What can I use instead of Semisweet chocolate chips?: Chopped semisweet bar: 1 cup, chopped from a bar. Bittersweet chips + sugar: 1 cup bittersweet chips + 1 Tbsp sugar.
What is the exact ratio to substitute Semisweet chocolate chips?: Chopped semisweet bar (per 1 cup chips) — US: 1 cup, chopped from a bar. Metric: 170 g, chopped.
What changes when you substitute Semisweet chocolate chips?: Melts smoother. Deeper, less sweet.

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