Not all pareve white chips are made equal
Just a quick something I learned when making several batches of dried-cranberry cookies in the past month: not all pareve white baking chips are made equal. Specifically, the Lieber’s “Decorating Chips” available at many kosher shops should be avoided entirely. They have no flavor to speak of, and actually detract from the quality of the cookie.
We did manage to find an alternative with decent vanilla flavor — Oppenheimer-brand Shoko-Chips Lavan from Israel.
Perhaps in other parts of the kosher world there are more pareve chip varieties?
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I didn’t know that there were parve white chips. What are they made of?
Cocoa butter, sugar, and vanilla, mostly. When I get another bag of the good chips, I’ll share more details.
I’ve always just assumed that I can’t make anything with white chocolate if it’s pareve. Something about white chocolate screams dairy to me.
Actually, white chocolate is pretty decent pareve.
Trader Joe’s is dairy, but worth making a dairy meal around. Seriously. They are that good. Their semi-sweet chocolate chips are also kosher, AND parve, and the best out there.
I personally thought these chips were gross, tasted like wax to me! :(
That’s funny. I used these exact chips to make oatmeal cranberry white chocolate cookies!
I also use the ones pictured, but only in cookie recipes. If you eat them plain they taste gross.
6/06
We carry Kosher, semisweet chocolate chips that taste wonderful!
has anyone tried these made into white chocolate bark? i’m thinking of trying it. thanks!
Seriously~~~looking for Parve Butterscotch Chips
for baking…tried Food Club (milk now)
or does someone have a recipe to make them?
I would be willing to do that even! They have to be free of milk, whey tho. Thanks for any possible help with this one. 12/2/07
I may have a source for you
I too found the parve butterscotch chips that were Food Club have gone dairy. I am in real need of parve. If anyone has a source it would be very helpful
In Monsey, at the Rockland kosher supermarket, there is a whole line of baking chips, bars, fillings, etc that are pareve. I think the brand name is Bakers Choice, but I’m not sure. They have pareve butterscotch mini-chips.