semisweet chocolates

Moderately sugared cacao

Semisweet chocolates are chocolate products with moderate sugar content—sweeter than bittersweet but less sweet than milk chocolate.

The term appears most often in baking contexts: The recipe calls for semisweet chocolates.

Semisweet chocolate chips are a staple ingredient in American cookie recipes.

Related

rich · ganache · smooth · morsels · cookie dough · cacao · conching · cocoa solids · brownies · lecithin · truffles · aftertaste · tempering · cakes · bonbons · candy bar · baking · double boiler

Opposites
sweetness level

semisweet chocolatesbaking chocolate

Unsweetened chocolate for recipes

milk chocolate · white chocolate · sugar-free chocolate · cocoa nibs · cocoa powder

chocolate type/category

semisweet chocolatesmilk chocolates

Cocoa confections containing dairy

white chocolates · dark chocolates

Family

semisweet, chocolate, sweet, chocolatey, sweeten, sweetly, sweetness, sweeter, sweetest

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G