Which chocolate chips can I use for gluten free recipes?
Posted by Saskia on Nov 19, 2009 · Member since Jan 2007 · 1976 posts
I'd like to bake some gluten brownies using brown rice flour, but what chocolate chips are OK to use for gluten free recipes? Are the Enjoy Life chocolate chips my only option or is it okay to use other brands?
I'm trying to bake for someone who is gluten free and am still trying to educate myself in gluten free baking. Thank you for your help.
All chocolate is Gluten Free!!
Really? I thought I could only use the Enjoy Life brand.
So the Trader Joe's semi-sweet, Ghiradelli semi-sweet and Sunspire brands that are vegan are gluten-free too?
to the best of my knowledge, yep.
Look on the back, read the ingredients, corn is gf, so even corn syrup is okay....really there's no reason why there'd be gluten in 'em. Some just like to advertise it so they can charge more ;)
Also, cocoa is gf.
Check the bags, always, most are GF. I know that Sunspire often uses malt and malted barley syrup as a sweetener, and that is NOT GF!
I just had that realization....and was gonna come on to add that
Thanks vegmom!
If your chocolate chips contain ingredients that you have to question whether or not they are gluten free , then they might be poor quality/sketchy (:P) and I wouldn't be buying them for regular baking ...let alone GF baking.
Enjoy Life are the best chips out there. But expensive. I use them anyway because they're so good.
Thank you so much. This is so helpful. I did not know that about Sunspire. I question which chocolate chips are gluten-free, not because of a poor quality brand, but because I'm not gluten-free and am baking for those who are. Just being extra careful as I would want someone to be if she/he were baking vegan for me. Having said that, I'm thrilled that I found the enjoy life chips on sale for about $3.50 a bag!
Off-topic: Sunspire taste dis-gust-ing.
1.) make sure it's not processed in a facility that processes wheat, too (or barley, or rye, or oats)
2.) i think sunspire is delicious.