Dairy-Free Chocolate Chip Guide
Selecting the perfect dairy-free chocolate chip has never been easier thanks to this Dairy-Free Chocolate Chip Guide. Here is a guide to some of the most commonly found chocolate chips on the market including the taste, bake, price, and availability of each dairy-free chocolate chip.
I began baking dairy-free 6 years ago and over the years have found my go-to products. Between when I started and now, there have been a number of products that have come on the market to help make being dairy-free a little easier.
While I have seen some dairy-free chocolate chips come and go over the years, these have been some of the most consistent chocolate chip varieties available on the market.
This is by no means a comprehensive guide. It is merely an overview of the dairy-free chocolate chips I have used over the last 6 years and can still buy today.
For each chocolate chip I will provide notes about the processing and any labels the packaging may carry as well as the:
- Taste– How the chocolate chips taste on their own?
- Shape– What do these chocolate chips look like?
- Bake– How do they hold up in the baking process?
- Melt- Do they melt well for drizzling and dipping?
- Ingredients– What are these chocolate chips made from?
- Price- How much does a bag of these dairy-free chocolate chips cost?
- Availability– Where can you find these chocolate chips?
Dairy-Free Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips
Nestle Toll House Allergen Free Semi-Sweet Morsels
Nestle Toll House is a household name when it comes to making chocolate chip cookies. Their line of dairy-free chocolate chips make it easier to whip up dairy-free chocolate chip cookies at home.
After using these chocolate chips for many years, here are some of my reflections about the allergen free chocolate chips.
- Taste: Strong chocolate flavor without being overly sweet, small aftertaste.
- Shape: Traditional chocolate chip shape with a dainty point at the top.
- Bake: Keeps shape in baking and does not appear to affect the outcome of baked goods.
- Melt: Melt well and can be used for drizzling and dipping.
Nestle Toll House Allergen Free Semi-Sweet chocolate chips are organic, certified vegan, and no GMO while also being free from the 9 major food allergens.
Some other important things to note about these chocolate chips include:
- Ingredients: Organic cane sugar, organic chocolate, and organic cocoa butter
- Price: As of February 2025, they cost roughly $7 for a 10 ounce bag of chocolate chips.
- Availability: Locally we have found these chocolate chips at Kroger, Walmart, and Publix.
Enjoy Life Dairy-Free Semi-Sweet Mini Chips
The Enjoy Life Brand might just be the gold standard when it comes to dairy-free chocolate chips. The brand produces semi-sweet, dark, white, and milk chocolate chip varieties that consistently hold up.
Their line of semi-sweet baking chocolate includes these mini chips and semi-sweet chocolate chunks. Being one of the first dairy-free chocolate chips I have used, I have had ample time to form some thoughts and opinions about these chocolate chips.
- Taste: Strong chocolate flavor without being overly sweet. No aftertaste.
- Shape: Traditional morsel shape available in mini and a regular size.
- Bake: Keeps shape during baking and does not affect the outcome of baked goods.
- Melt: Melt well and can be used for drizzling and dipping.
Enjoy Life chocolate chips are nut free, gluten free, and free from 14 allergens including wheat, dairy, eggs, soy, and more. They are processed in a dedicated nut-free and gluten-free facility.
- Ingredients: Cane Sugar, Unsweetened Chocolate, Cocoa Butter
- Price: A bag of these chocolate chips runs about $6 as of February 2025.
- Availability: These chocolate chips can be obtained at retailers such as Kroger, Walmart, The Fresh Market, and Publix. You can also buy them in bulk on Amazon.
Guittard Semi Sweet Chocolate
The Guittard Brand launched a line of dairy-free chocolate chips that include a 55% extra semisweet chocolate chip, 63% extra dark chocolate chip, and a 46% semisweet chocolate chip. So far, I have only been able to sample and test the 46% semisweet chocolate chip.
- Taste: Smooth and richly chocolate without any lingering aftertaste.
- Shape: Traditional chocolate chip morsel shape.
- Bake: They maintain their shape in the baking process.
- Melt: Smooth melt for dipping and drizzling.
Guittard’s 46% caco semisweet chocolate is listed as being free from 14 allergens and sensitizers as well as NON GMO Project verified with Fair Trade Certified Cocoa. They are manufactured in a peanut-free, tree-nut free, and gluten-free facility.
- Ingredients: Cane sugar, cacao beans, cocoa butter, sunflower lecithin, and vanilla
- Price: A 12 ounce bag of Guittard Dairy-Free Semisweet Chocolate Chips runs about $7 a bag as of February 2025.
- Availability: These chocolate chips are listed at retailers such as Kroger, World Market, and Amazon. Locally, I secured a bag at The Fresh Market.
Uses for Dairy-Free Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
Once you have picked out your favorite/go to semi-sweet chocolate chip the next step is to decide what to make with them. Here are a few of my favorite recipes using semi-sweet chocolate chips.
- No Churn Vegan Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
- Chocolate Dipped Banana Bites
- Dairy-Free Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookie Bars
- Healthy Banana Oatmeal Bars with Chocolate Chips
- Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
Dairy-Free Dark Chocolate Chips
Ghirardelli Non-Dairy Dark Chocolate Chips
Oh my dark chocolate loving heart is beside itself with these dairy-free dark chocolate chips from Ghirardelli.
- Taste: Rich dark chocolate flavor consistent with traditional dark chocolate.
- Shape: Large chocolate chips with the morsel like shape.
- Bake: These chocolate chips retain their shape in baking.
- Melt: Melt well for drizzling and dipping.
The Ghirardelli Non-Dairy Dark Chocolate Chips are labeled plant-based, kosher and non-dairy. It is important to note these chocolate chips are manufactured on equipment that also processes milk and therefore may contain milk.
- Ingredients: Unsweetened Chocolate, Cane Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Soy Lecithin, Vanilla Extract
- Price: As of February 2025 a 10 ounce bag costs $6.
- Availability: Previously I was able to buy them at Kroger, maybe my location simply stopped supplying them but you can also pick them up at Walmart.
Endangered Species Oat Milk Premium Baking Chips
Endangered Species offers two varieties of oat milk based dark chocolate chips, a 55% cocoa dark chocolate and a 75% cocoa dark chocolate.
- Taste: 55% cocoa dark chocolate chips have a more pronounced chocolate flavor. The 75% cocoa chips were much more subdued. No noticeable aftertaste to mention.
- Shape: Shaped like flat round dots and lack the pointed tip of a traditional chocolate chip. I find these baking chips to be less uniform in shape and often have trails of connected dots.
- Bake: Retain their shape well during baking without impacting the overall bake of the dessert.
- Melt: Melts well for drizzling and dipping.
Both 10 oz varieties of Endangered Species chocolate chips are certified vegan, non-gmo, and Fairtrade.
- Ingredients: Chocolate Cane Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Whole Grain Oat Flour, Soy Lecithin, Vanilla
- Price: A bag of Endangered Species baking chips runs about $6 as of February 2025.
- Availability: These chocolate baking chips are stocked at Walmart and Target. Additionally, Amazon carries the chocolate chips.
Nestle Toll House Allergen Free Dark Chocolate Morsels
Netle Toll House Allergen Free Dark Chocolate Morsels take after their semi-sweet companions. These chocolate morsels make an excellent replacement for dark chocolate chips.
- Taste: Strong chocolate flavor with a subtle aftertaste.
- Shape: Traditional morsel shape with a defined tip.
- Bake: They bake into recipes effortlessly without impacting the outcome of the desert.
- Melt: Easy to melt for dipping and drizzling.
Like the semi-sweet variety, these dark chocolate morsels are USDA Organic, certified vegan, no gmo, and gluten-free.
While being free from 9 major food allergens, they are also processed at a facility that is free from the 9 major food allergens.
- Ingredients: Organic Chocolate, Organic Cane Sugar, Cocoa Butter
- Price: As of February 2025, they cost roughly $7 for a 10 ounce bag of chocolate chips.
- Availability: Locally we have found these chocolate chips at Kroger, Walmart, and Publix.
Enjoy Life Dark Chocolate Morsels
Up next in the Enjoy Life line up are the Dark Chocolate Morsels. These 69% cacao morsels pack in the flavor.
- Taste: A rich dark chocolate with no lingering aftertaste.
- Shape: Traditional morsel size and shape.
- Bake: They bake well in recipes without disturbing the overall bake quality of the recipe.
- Melt: Smooth melt perfect for dipping and drizzling.
Consistent with the Enjoy Life Brand, these dark chocolate Morsels are free from 14 allergens and produced in a nut-free and gluten-free facility.
- Ingredients: Unsweetened chocolate, cane sugar, and cocoa butter
- Price: The price runs about $6 for a 9 ounce bag in February of 2025.
- Availability: These morsels can be obtained at retailers such as Kroger, Walmart, Publix, Target, The Fresh Market, and Ingles.
Uses for Dairy-Free Dark Chocolate Chips
Selected your go-to dark chocolate chip? Here are a few of my favorite recipes using dairy-free dark chocolate chips.
- Espresso Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Vegan Chocolate Peanut Butter Ritz Cookies
- Dark Chocolate Oatmeal Craisin Cookies
- Chocolate Covered Graham Crackers with Sea Salt
- Cowboy Cookies
Dairy-Free White Chocolate Chips
In my personal experience, I have found the process of finding dairy-free white chocolate chips to be the most difficult. While I have two go-to white chocolate chips now, I have had my fair share of terrible vegan white chocolate chips.
The two brands I am sharing with you today are the only two I would personally recommend using.
Enjoy Life White Baking Mini Chips
As a brand that covers all three styles of baking chips it should come as no surprise that Enjoy Life has mastered the art of the white chocolate chip.
- Taste: Tastes sweet like white chocolate.
- Shape: Small mini morsels with the classic chip tip.
- Bake: They bake well in recipes without impacting the overall bake.
- Melt: Easy to melt for drizzling and dipping.
Produced in a dedicated nut-free and gluten-free facility, these white baking chips are free from 14 allergens including, but not limited to, gluten, dairy, soy, and eggs.
- Ingredients: Cane Sugar, Palm Kernel Oil, Brown Rice Syrup Solids, Sunflower Lecithin, Vanilla Extract
- Price: Currently running about $7 a bag in February 2025.
- Availability: I have been able to pick these up locally at The Fresh Market but typically have to order them from Amazon.
King David White Choco Chips
I feel like I went out on a limb ordering these dairy-free white chocolate chips but was glad with the results. It is worth noting that I have had bags melt in the delivery process and typically reserve those bags to use for dipping chocolate.
- Taste: Smooth and creamy like a traditional white chocolate chip.
- Shape: Morsel shaped, when they don’t melt into the corners of the bag.
- Bake: They worked well in each bake I tried with them and retained their shape without impacting the final product.
- Melt: Melt and drizzle well.
Labeled vegan friendly and Kosher, these white choco chips also come with a processing disclaimer. “Contains soy lecithin. May contain gluten, traces of nuts, almonds, peanuts, and sesame.”
- Ingredients: Sugar, vegetable fat (palm), soy flour, Emulsifiers (Mono & Diglycerides), polyglicerol Polyricinoleate, soy lecithin, cocoa butter, salt, flavors, vanillin.
- Price: Roughly $5 a bag when you buy in bulk as of February 2025.
- Availability: I have only been able to source these chocolate chips from Amazon. I appreciate that they are able to come in a 4 pack as I do not often need 6-10 bags of dairy-free chocolate chips at a time.
Uses for Dairy-Free White Chocolate Chips
Looking for deliciously dairy-free dessert recipes you perfect for either white chocolate chip variety? Here are a few of my favorite recipes using non-dairy white chocolate chips.
- Dairy-Free Raspberry White Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Pumpkin Spice White Chocolate Dipped Graham Crackers
- White Chocolate Craisin Oatmeal Cookies
- Valentine’s Day Chocolate Chip Cookies
Frequently Asked Questions about Dairy-Free Chocolate Chips
Are all dark chocolate chips dairy-free?
No. As with every chocolate product I would highly recommend checking the ingredients list before buying to ensure they are dairy-free.
Traditionally dark chocolate is made from unsweetened chocolate, a sweetener, and cocoa butter. In these instances yes, the chocolate chip is dairy-free.
That said, not all dark chocolate chips are created equal. Many brands slip milk into the ingredients to soften the bitterness of dark chocolate and provide a smoother texture.
Can you order dairy-free chocolate chips online?
Yes. Many of the brands listed above ship directly from their websites as well as from Amazon.
That said, one of the risks in ordering your chocolate chips online is that they might melt and re-solidify during transport. I have had this happen with a 6-pack of chocolate chips and had to scrap my recipes and only use the chocolate for melting and dipping.
One of the ways I work around this is to stock up on my chocolate chips in the cooler months so I am less likely to have to ship chocolate during the heat of summer.
Are there any dairy-free chocolate chips you do not recommend?
I would like to consider myself lucky to only have encountered one dairy-free chocolate chip I would never buy again.
My experience with Pascha’s White Chocolate Chips tainted me from trying their semi-sweet or dark chocolate morsels so I cannot vouch for the quality of those varieties but when I used the white chocolate morsels I was extremely disappointed.
The flavor of the chocolate reminded me of wax, the chocolate melted so substantially during the baking it ruined the cookie dough I was using, and when I tried using it to use it as a chocolate coating it clumped.
I hope this guide helped provide you with some helpful information about the various dairy-free chocolate chips on the market.
Let me know in the comments below what your favorite dairy-free chocolate chip to use in baking is and if there are any additional uses you have for these non-dairy chocolate chips.
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