Can I substitute chocolate chips for cacao nibs in a cookie recipe?
I found a recipe for Chocolate Brownie Cookies and am wondering whether I can substitute semi-sweet chocolate chips for the 3 TB cacao nibs? I'm going to be serving this at a party so I don't want a bitter taste.
Chocolate Brownie Cookies Recipe
3 cups gluten-free powdered sugar
¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon kosher salt
2 large egg whites
1 large egg
4 oz. bittersweet chocolate, chopped
3 tablespoons cocoa nibs
I saw that this question was asked previously but the answers all assumed that the bitter taste of the nibs was preferred. I tried to post a comment but don't have 50 points!
Best Answer
You can.
It will be a different cookie, but chocolate chips are conventional in chocolate cookies -- more so than cocoa nibs in fact. I assume they're simply stirred in to the mix after the other ingredients. The texture of the surrounding cookie (and the cooking time) may be affected a little, but only within normal batch-to-batch variation.
If the bittersweet chocolate is added in the same way (as opposed to melted), I'd just scale that up. You may instead want to use a contrasting chocolate. You could even replace the nibs with chopped nuts.
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Can you use chocolate chips instead of cacao nibs?
Absolutely you can as long as they're not being melted into the dough. Cocoa nibs are smaller than chocolate chips, if you use chips you'll run into bigger chunks of chocolate. Cocoa nibs are also a slightly different flavor, more complexity and less powerful chocolate flavor, so you'll get a different result.What can I substitute for cacao nibs?
2 Answers- Simply omit them.
- Chopped or coarsely ground roasted coffee would have a similar profile, although not as fatty, and of course, coffee flavored.
What is a substitute for cacao?
Carob is the best non-cocoa substitute. The flavor isn't quite the same, but it's close enough that it works as an alternative, and it does have a similar appearance to chocolate. Use carob powder measure for measure to the cocoa powder.Can you substitute chocolate chips for cocoa?
Yes, it's possible to substitute chocolate pieces for unsweetened cocoa powder, but you'll have to make some adjustments.Substitute for chocolate chips in cookies
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Absolutely you can as long as they're not being melted into the dough. Cocoa nibs are smaller than chocolate chips, if you use chips you'll run into bigger chunks of chocolate. Cocoa nibs are also a slightly different flavor, more complexity and less powerful chocolate flavor, so you'll get a different result.
If you don't have cocoa nibs but you want to replicate the consistency and shape you could shave some chocolate on a grater, or chop it into small chunks with a knife.
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