| When your recipe calls for: milk chocolate chunks
Use this ingredient instead: 1/2 the amount of mini milk chocolate chips or finely chopped dark chocolate
Best used for: baking
Why substitute? Using mini chocolate chips means that every bite still has the sweet flavor, but by using less overall you cut the calories. If you sub dark chocolate (with 70 percent cocoa and cocoa powder) you gain flavonoids that help keep blood vessels clear and flowing. Dark chocolate also can increase levels of HDL, or “good” cholesterol, by up to 10 percent, according to a 2006 study in Finland.
Recipes:
Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Zucchini-Banana Squares
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