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Product Review: Krisda’s Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips

March 30, 2015 by Suzie the Foodie 8 Comments

Product Review: Krisda's Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips

As I unveiled in my Krisda Mystery Box Video, the exciting new product they sent me is their semi-sweet chocolate chips.

Product Review: Krisda's Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips

This means you can now, “Enjoy premium chocolate without the sugar or artificial sweeteners“. Which I thought was super exciting and I immediately knew the recipe I wanted to test them with. 

The product contains chocolate without sugar or artificial sweeteners. They have been replaced with an all-natural sweetener comprised of dietary fibres; natural sugar alcohol erythritol and Stevia extract. 

Product Review: Krisda's Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips

I started testing with nibbling. I did not notice the Stevia (natural low calorie sweetener) taste at first. What I noticed is that the chips were quite bitter. They did not taste semi-sweet to me at all.

I compared them with the brand of semi-sweet that I normally buy and there was a huge difference. They were sweet. Krisda’s were not at all in comparison. As I ate more, the more I could detect the Stevia flavour. I am quite sensitive to it. I hoped that when I baked the cookies I would not be able to discern it when they came out of the oven.

Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

Product Review: Krisda's Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips

I baked 1 cup of them into our favourite chocolate chip oatmeal cookies, which I have been making for a decade now. 

Product Review: Krisda's Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips

The cookies turned out perfectly as always (one of the reasons I ADORE that recipe) and I did not notice a huge difference in flavour, other than the chips were more bitter than usual. 

Product Review: Krisda's Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips

I would not use these to make ganache but for cookies? I guess it depends on how sensitive you are to sugar and how expensive the product is. I have not seen it in my store yet. 

Foodie Conclusion

Product Review: Krisda's Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips

Coming up with an artificial-sweetener-free chocolate that is also high in fibre is quite fascinating. In 1 tbsp of chocolate chips there are only 53 calories. In the brand I normally buy, there are 80 calories, which is quite the jump. The problem? Krisda’s taste more like baker’s chocolate. Dark chocolate. I do not find them very sweet at all. If they were as sweet as the semi-sweet I bake with, I would have been much more impressed but there was no comparison. For me, they did not deliver on the sweetness scale.

Most dark chocolate seems to be around 70 calories per tablespoon so you are saving in calories there and in baking, those tablespoons add up pretty quickly when you need a cup of chocolate chips. For those who really need to cut down on sugar and can not live without chocolate, give these a try. For you I would give these a four out of five wooden spoons. 

Personally? I am going to stick with regular chocolate chips and skip these entirely. It was a great idea but they are just too bitter for me and the Stevia taste is too strong. What a shame, I was so excited!

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  1. Debra She Who Seeks says

    March 30, 2015 at 1:16 pm

    I knew it must be too good to be true, LOL!

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    • suziethefoodie says

      March 30, 2015 at 6:56 pm

      Well, for those who are on a restricted diet, they will be happy. Me? I’m going with classic chocolate chips.

      Reply
  2. Luna says

    June 18, 2015 at 9:08 pm

    Well I just bought these yesterday and as someone who hates stevia but loves dark chocolate and can’t have sugar, these are AWESOME! I find that I don’t generally eat more than a tbsp at a time, and I really do love these even though I can taste the stevia a bit. I put them on top of some banana ice cream I made and they were amazing. I will definitely buy them again!

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    • suziethefoodie says

      June 20, 2015 at 12:03 am

      Hi Luna! Oh these are totally perfect for you then. Wonderful! Yes, if you have just a few you will be OK and not overwhelmed by the Stevia place. So glad you found and liked them! 🙂

      Reply
  3. Sue Sheriff says

    July 9, 2015 at 2:42 pm

    I love chocolate chips and I am using Foodsaver V4880 to preserve chocolate chips. It is so amazing that it can help me to save money and time. Thanks for your helpful reviews!

    Reply
    • suziethefoodie says

      July 14, 2015 at 12:54 am

      Well there you go Sue! Perfect! 🙂 The FoodSaver is so much fun, isn’t it? So glad my reviews help!

      Reply
  4. Abigail says

    May 4, 2016 at 5:38 pm

    Chocolate is always great and any recipes with chocolate are worth trying, thanks for sharing !

    Reply
    • Suzie the Foodie says

      May 4, 2016 at 7:32 pm

      My pleasure Abigail!!!

      Reply

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