Decadent desserts and simple treats are just minutes away when you know how to melt chocolate chips with any of these methods! Once melted, you can dip, drizzle, whip, and spread to make any number of fantastic desserts!
1cupchocolate chips(milk chocolate, semi-sweet, dark chocolate, or white chocolate morsels)
sprinkles(optional, decor)
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Instructions
Double Boiler: Use either a double boiler or a homemade version (make sure your glass bowl is heat-safe) and place it over a small amount of water in a saucepan.Simmer the water in your double boiler or saucepan and heat the chocolate slowly in the top of your double boiler, or in the glass bowl set atop the saucepan.
Microwave: Use a microwave-safe bowl heat the chocolate in 30-second intervals to start, stir, and continue heating in short intervals of 10-15 seconds.
(With the double boiler or microwave method) Stir until the chocolate is almost completely melted then remove from heat and stir vigorously until smooth.
Slow Cooker/Crockpot: Place chocolate chips in a bowl or heat-safe container (a jar works too). Set the bowl or container into your slow cooker that has about 2 inches of hot water. The water should come up to no more than 2-3 inches high on your container of chocolate chips. Heat on high, uncovered, between 20-30 minutes. Stir and use. Or reduce heat and hold your melted chocolate for up to 2 hours at the warm setting.
Dip, drizzle, and decorate as desired.
Notes
Chocolate chips are ideal for melting, as they are already small and uniform in size.
You can cheese milk chocolate, semi-sweet, dark chocolate, or even white chocolate chips.
If you only have chocolate bars on hand, chop them into small bits that are close to the same size for easy melting.
Do not add water (and make sure that your bowl and utensils are completely dry before using). Water can seize the melted chocolate up, making it clump.
Be patient and melt at the lowest heat possible, removing your chocolate from heat as soon as possible. This also means that once your chips almost completely melted, you should remove from heat and stir vigorously to finish melting any remaining tiny bits.
Use silicone spatulas when melting chocolate. Wooden utensils can retain water in them (which can cause seizing of the chocolate).