FAQ...Baking...Melting Chocolate Chips in Microwave
Q: How do you melt chocolate chips in the Microwave?
A: It depends on what "kind" of chips they are. The Nestle Company gave the following recommendations...
1...Topic/Question: Melting NESTLE's TOLL HOUSE Butterscotch Morsels, Mint-Chocolate Morsels and Milk Chocolate Morsels in a Microwave
Answer: Microwave 1 c (6 oz) morsels in small, microwave-safe bowl on medium-high (70% power) for 1 minute; stir. Microwave at additional 10- to 20-second intervals, stirring until smooth.
2...Topic/Question: Melting NESTLE's TOLL HOUSE Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels,Chocolate Chunks and Semi-Sweet Chocolate Mini Morsels in a Microwave
Answer:Microwave 1 c (6 oz) morsels in a small microwave-safe bowl on high (100% power )for 1 minute; stir.- Microwave at additional 10- to 20-second intervals, stirring until smooth.- To melt 2 c morsels, microwave a few seconds longer.
3...Topic/Question: Melting NESTLE's TOLL HOUSE Premier White Morsels in a Microwave
Answer: Microwave 1 c (6 oz) morsels in small, microwave-safe bowl on medium-high (70% power) for 1 minute; stir. Microwave at additional 10- to 20-second intervals, stirring until smooth.
Robin Bagwell
Nutrition/Family Life
McLean County Unit
402 North Hershey Road
Bloomington, IL 61704
Phone: 309-663-8306 FAX: 309-663-8270 bagwell@uiuc.edu