THE CHOCOLATE FAMILY
Unsweetened Chocolate
Made with solid chocolate liquor with nothing added. Too bitter to eat but lends a great chocolate flavor to brownies and cakes. It is made from a blend of fine cocoa beans that are roasted, crushed and ground between large heated rollers. Unsweetened is the purest form of chocolate. It is satin smooth, rich in cocoa butter and best for baking.
Semi-Sweet Chocolate
This is made using the same method as unsweetened chocolate, but with just a pinch of sugar, cocoa butter and vanilla to give it a rich, sweet taste. Semi-sweet is perfect for garnishes and fondues.
Bittersweet Chocolate
Contains chocolate liquor, additional cocoa butter and sugar but with a darker more pronounced European chocolate flavor, due to the higher chocolate liquor content.
Sweetened Chocolate
Rich and creamy with a milder chocolate flavor and a larger amount of additional cocoa butter and sugar. Often used in commercial candies or bars.
Milk Chocolate
Made from milk solids, cocoa butter and sugar, milk chocolate is most often eaten as a candy bar. The first milk chocolate bar was invented by Swiss candy-maker Daniel Peter in 1876 when he devised the process of adding condensed milk to chocolate.
White Chocolate
Technically not even chocolate, it is made with cocoa butter, milk and sugar, but doesn’t contain cocoa solids. As a result, it is creamy white in colour and mild and sweet in flavor. This is often used as a coating or decorative garnish.
Remember, never substitute one chocolate for another in a recipe as this will affect the flavor and may cause the dessert to fail. For best results do not substitute chocolate chips for squares either. Chips are formulated with less cocoa butter to enable them to hold their shape. Squares are specially formulated with quality ingredients to melt easier than chocolate chips.
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