I just did a big update of this post and added ten MORE brands! You have no idea how long this detailed post took to create, and now update. Ironically, I devoured quite a bit of dairy-free chocolate as I put it together. It includes all of the white chocolate, dark chocolate, “milk” chocolate, semi-sweet chocolate, butterscotch, minis, chunks, and other vegan and dairy-free chocolate chips we could find. It even includes sugar-free, keto, and paleo options!
You can quickly jump to the sections in this post with these links:
- About this Guide
- Quick List by Chocolate Type
- Full Details by Brand (Ingredients, Allergen Info, How to Buy & More)
About this Dairy-Free Chocolate Chips Guide
To the best of our knowledge, all of the dairy-free chocolate chips listed in this post are vegan. You will need to verify the source of the sugar, if concerned. Most are also gluten-free and nut-free, but we’ve included potential cross-contamination warnings, if given. There are also several soy-free varieties – see the ingredients below and cross-contamination warnings, if needed.
We will update this list of dairy-free chocolate chips as we find new varieties or are notified of changes. Please kindly leave any suggestions with full information in the comments. But before you leave a comment, read all of the information provided in this post. As noted above, it includes TWO BIG SECTIONS: Quick Lists (by Chocolate Type) and Full Details (Ingredients, Allergen Info & More by Brand).
If you prefer homemade dairy-free chocolate chips, enjoy the recipes for white chocolate, semi-sweet chocolate, dark chocolate, and peanut butter chunks in my book, Go Dairy Free: The Guide & Cookbook. They’re from-scratch, easy, vegan, and naturally allergy-friendly. I’ve even included a peanut-free option for the peanut butter chocolate chunks! Homemade chocolate chips are great for no-bake recipes, chocolate coating, snack mixes, cakes, and other baked goods where the chips can melt.
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Dairy-Free Chocolate Chips: Quick List
If you’re searching for a type of dairy-free chocolate chip, then you’ll love this list. Click these jump links if you’re really on a mission: Semi-Sweet, Mini Chips, Chocolate Chunks, Dark Chocolate, Unsweetened Chocolate, “Milk” Chocolate, White Chocolate, Carob Chips, Butterscotch Chips, Other Flavored Chips.
The following are dairy-free by ingredients with all brands in the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Australia as we locate them. Some of these products do have potential cross-contamination warnings for milk and other top allergens. For full ingredient lists, applicable cross-contamination warnings, the important disclaimer, and links to purchase, see the next section with Details.
Traditional Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
- Artisan Kettle Organic
- Bake Believe (Sugar-Free)
- Barry Callebaut / Pure Food
- Better Foods (Sugar-Free)
- California Gourmet
- Camino
- Chatfield’s
- Chocolate Emporium
- Dream
- Equal Exchange Organic
- Free2b
- Gefen
- Gerbs
- Great Value Free From
- Guittard
- Guittard Akoma
- Guittard Super Cookie
- It’s Delish
- It’s Delish (Sugar-Free)
- Kirkland Signature – White Bag (Newer red/white package contains dairy)
- Know Better (Sugar-Free)
- Lieber’s
- MooFree
- Nestle Tollhouse Allergen Free
- Nestle Tollhouse Artisan (please note the Extra Dark contains Milk)
- Pascha Organic
- Paskesz
- President’s Choice (PC)
- Santa Barbara Organic (Sweetened with Coconut Sugar)
- Simple Truth Organic
- Simple Truth Organic Allergy-Friendly
- Simply Balanced Organic
- Sprouts
- Sweet William
- Trader Joe’s
- Wegman’s
Mini Chocolate Chips
- Amanda’s Own
- Artisan Kettle Organic
- Barry Callebaut / Pure Food
- Bloom’s
- California Gourmet
- Camino
- Chocolate Emporium (White)
- Enjoy Life Foods
- Gerbs
- LUV (Sugar-Free)
- Olive Nation
- Paskesz
- Sensato (Sugar-Free)
Chocolate Chunks
- Artisan Kettle Organic (Extra Dark)
- Enjoy Life Foods
- Gerbs
- LUV
- Scharffen Berger (Bittersweet Dark)
- Scharffen Berger (Semisweet)
- Simple Truth Organic (Dark)
- Simply Balanced Organic (Dark)
Dark Chocolate Chips
- Artisan Kettle Organic
- Artisan Kettle Organic (No Sugar Added)
- Bake Believe (Sugar-Free)
- Callebaut (Sugar-Free)
- Camino
- Chatfield’s
- Choc Zero (Sugar-Free)
- Chocolove
- Cocoa Cravings Vegan
- Davis Chocolate (Sweetened with Coconut Sugar)
- Enjoy Life Foods
- Equal Exchange Organic
- Evolved (Sweetened with Coconut Sugar)
- Godiva
- Great Value Free From
- Guittard
- Hu Chocolate (Sweetened with Coconut Sugar)
- King David
- Lily’s (Sugar-Free)
- Nestle Tollhouse Allergen Free
- Pascha Organic
- People’s Keto (Sugar-Free)
- Plamil
- Santa Barbara Organic
- Sweet William
Unsweetened Chocolate Chips (100% Cacao)
“Milk” Chocolate Chips
Carob Chips
- Chatfield’s
- Hoosier Hill Farm
- Missy J’s (Sweetened with Coconut Sugar)
- Missy J’s (Unsweetened)
- Olive Nation
- Olive Nation (Unsweetened)
White Chocolate Chips
- Chocolate Emporium
- Cocoa Cravings Vegan
- Dee Best
- Enjoy Life
- Great Value Free From
- King David
- Lieber’s
- Nestle Tollhouse Allergen Free
- Pascha Organic
- Paskesz
- Sweet William
Butterscotch Chips
More Flavored Chips
- Cappuccino – Dee Best
- Caramel – Dee Best
- Caramel – King David
- Coffee – Lieber’s
- Nougat – Dee Best
- Irish Cream – Bailey’s
- Peanut Butter – Davis Chocolate (Sweetened with Coconut Sugar)
- Peanut Butter – Dee Best
Dairy-Free Chocolate Chips: The Details
Ingredients and processes are subject to change at any time, and it is not possible for us to update this list in real time. You must read the label of every product before consumption to ensure that it is safe for your needs. Cross-contamination labels on food products are completely VOLUNTARY. They should never be relied upon. If you are dealing with a severe or life threatening food allergy or have other concerns about potential allergen cross contamination, you MUST contact the company directly to ensure that their ingredients and processes are safe for your needs. This post is for informational purposes only, and should not replace your own due diligence.
The following are listed alphabetically by manufacturer. Some companies do list “non-dairy” cocoa butter in the ingredients of their dairy-free chocolate chips. But cocoa butter is a naturally dairy free food. To avoid confusion, we have removed the phrase “‘non-dairy” in these instances.
Amanda’s Own
- Types: Semi-Sweet Mini
- Ingredients: Cane Sugar, Unsweetened Chocolate, Cocoa Butter
- Cross-Contamination Warning: None; the company says they are processed on dedicated equipment.
- More Information: www.amandasown.com
Artisan Kettle Organic
- Types: Bittersweet, Semisweet, Extra Dark Chunks, Semisweet Minis, No Sugar Added
- Ingredients (Bittersweet & Extra Dark Chunks): Organic Chocolate Liquor, Organic Cane Sugar, Organic Cocoa Butter, Sunflower Lecithin, Organic Vanilla
- Ingredients (Semisweet & Semisweet Minis): Organic Cane Sugar, Organic Chocolate Liquor, Organic Cocoa Butter, Sunflower Lecithin, Organic Vanilla
- Ingredients (No Sugar Added): Organic Chocolate Liquor, Organic Erythritol, Inulin, Organic Vanilla Extract, Organic Stevia Extract
- Cross-Contamination Warning: None that we could see. These products are promoted as “Dairy, Soy and Nut Free,” “Allergen Free,” Vegan, and Kosher Pareve.
- More Information: artisankettle.com
Bailey’s (from Clabber Girl)
- Types: Irish Cream
- Ingredients: Sugar, Chocolate Liquor, Cocoa Butter, Dextrose, Soy Lecithin, Natural Flavor. Contains: Soy. May Contain Milk.
- Cross-Contamination Warning: These have a “May contain milk” warning for potential cross-contamination.
- More Information: www.clabbergirl.com
Bake Believe
- Types: Semi-Sweet No Sugar Added, Dark No Sugar Added
- Ingredients: Chocolate Liquor, Inulin, Erythritol, Cocoa Butter, Sunflower Lecithin, Vanilla Extract, Stevia Leaf Reb M
- Cross-Contamination Warning: Couldn’t find the back packaging to verify, but the do make white chocolate chips with milk.
- More Information: letsbakebelieve.com
Barry Callebaut / Pure Food
- Types: Semi-Sweet, Semi-Sweet Minis
- Ingredients: Sugar, Unsweetened Chocolate, Cocoa Butter, Soy Lecithin, Vanillin
- Cross-Contamination Warning: None. According to the package, this product is certified kosher parve and made in a nut-free facility.
- More Information: www.barry-callebaut.com
Better Foods
- Types: Sugar-Free
- Ingredients: Natural Unsweetened Chocolate, Allulose, Non-Dairy Cocoa Butter, Sunflower Lecithin
- Cross-Contamination Warning: None that we saw.
- More Information: www.shopbetterfoods.com
Bloom’s
- Types: Semi-Sweet Micro, Semi-Sweet Mini
- Ingredients: Sugar, Chocolate Liquor, Cocoa Butter, Soya Lecithin, Vanillin
- Cross-Contamination Warning: None; these chips are certified kosher parve.
- More Information: bloomskosher.com
California Gourmet
- Types: Semi-Sweet, Soy-Free Semi-Sweet, Soy-Free Mini
- Ingredients (Semi-Sweet): Cane Sugar, Unsweetened Chocolate, Cocoa Butter, Soy Lecithin, Natural Vanilla Extract
- Ingredients (Soy-Free): Cane Sugar, Unsweetened Chocolate, Cocoa Butter
- Cross-Contamination Warning: None. They are promoted as “Allergy-Friendly,” “Dairy-Free,” “Nut-Free,” Vegan, and Kosher Pareve.
- More Information: californiagourmet.net
Callebaut
Callebaut is a major chocolate manufacturer that produces chocolate for various other brands. So you might discover additional dairy-free dark or semi-sweet chocolate chips made by them under other brand names.
- Types: Sugar-Free
- Ingredients: Unsweetened Chocolate, Maltitol, Cocoa Butter, Soy Lecithin, Natural Vanilla Flavor
- Cross-Contamination Warning: We were unable to see the full packaging to view any potential labels.
- More Information: www.callebaut.com
Camino
- Types: Semi-Sweet, Semi-Sweet Mini, Bittersweet, Unsweetened
- Ingredients (Semi-Sweet): Cane Sugar, Cacao Mass, Cacao Butter
- Ingredients (Bittersweet): Cacao Mass, Cane Sugar, Cacao Butter
- Ingredients (Unsweetened): Cacao Mass, Cacao Butter
- Cross-Contamination Warning: None; their website states, “Ingredients manufactured and transformed in a gluten-free and allergen-free facility.”
- More Information: camino.ca
Chatfield’s
- Types: Semi-Sweet, Double Dark, Carob
- Ingredients (Double Dark Semi-Sweet): Chocolate Liquor (non-alcohol), Dehydrated Cane Sugar, Cocoa Butter
- Ingredients (Semi-Sweet): Dehydrated Cane Sugar, Chocolate Liquor (non-alcohol), Cocoa Butter
- Ingredients (Carob): Beet Sugar, Palm Kernel and Palm Oil, Carob Powder, Soy Lecithin.
- Cross-Contamination Warning (Semi-Sweet Varieties): None; they are labeled as nut, dairy, and soy free.
- Cross-Contamination Warning (Carob): Produced in a facility that also produces milk.
- More Information: www.chatfieldsbrand.com
Choc Zero
- Types: Dark
- Ingredients: Dark Chocolate (Unsweetened Chocolate, Cocoa Butter), Soluble Corn Fiber, Sunflower Lecithin, Monk Fruit Extract, Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla Beans.
- Cross-Contamination Warning: The packaging states, “produced in a facility that processes peanuts, tree nuts and dairy. May contain traces.”
- More Information: www.choczero.com
Chocolate Emporium
- Types: Butterscotch, Semi-Sweet, White, Mini White
- Ingredients (Butterscotch): Sugar, Palm Fat, Soy Flour, Emulsifiers (mono & diglycerides, polyricinoleate), Soy Lecithin. Cocoa Butter, Salt Flavors, Vanillin, Food Coloring (Tartrazine – FD&C, yellow 5, Allura Red, and FD&C red 40)
- Ingredients (Semi-Sweet): Sugar, Cocoa Liqueur, Cocoa Butter
- Ingredients (White): Sugar, Vegetable Fat, Cocoa Butter, Soy Stabilizer, Soy Lecithin, Vanillin, Salt, Flavor
- Cross-Contamination Warning: The Butterscotch variety states, “Processed on shared equipment for peanuts and tree nuts.” They did not have any such statement for the Semi-Sweet and White varieties.
- More Information: www.chocolate-emporium.com
Chocolove
- Types: Dark
- Ingredients: Cocoa Liquor*, Sugar, Cocoa Butter*, Soy Lecithin, Vanilla.
- Cross-Contamination Warning: The packaging states, “May contain traces of milk, wheat, peanuts or other nuts.”
- More Information: www.chocolove.com
Cocoa Cravings Vegan
- Types: Rice Milk Chunks, Rice Milk White Chunks, Dark Minis
- Ingredients (Rice Milk White): Raw Cane Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Rice Milk Powder, Soy Lecithin.
- Ingredients (Rice Milk): Raw Cane Sugar,Cocoa Butter, Rice Milk Powder,Cocoa Mass, Soy Lecithin.
- Ingredients (Dark): Sugar, Chocolate Liquor, Cocoa Butter, Soya Lecithin (An Emulsifier), Vanilla Extract.
- Cross-Contamination Warning: This company does make regular white chocolate chips and uses dairy, soy, and nuts in their facility.
- More Information: www.esutras.com
Davis Chocolate
- Types: Dark, Peanut Butter
- Ingredients (Dark): Organic Roasted Cacao, Organic Coconut Sugar, Organic Cocoa Butter, Organic Sunflower Lecithin
- Ingredients (Peanut Butter): Organic Partially Defatted Peanut, Fair Trade Certified Organic Cocoa Butter, Fair Trade Certified Organic Coconut Sugar, And Sea Salt
- Cross-Contamination Warning: Their website states that the Peanut Butter Chips are “manufactured on equipment that processes nuts.” The Dark variety is kosher parve, but states “manufactured on equipment that also processes peanuts, tree nuts, and milk.
- More Information: davischocolate.com
Dee Best (by Classic Confections)
- Types: White, Caramel, Nougat, Cappuccino (ingredients not available), Peanut Butter (ingredients not available)
- Ingredients (Dark): Sugar, Cocoa Mass, Cocoa Butter, Soy Lecithin, Vanilin
- Ingredients (White): Sugar, Palm Kernel Oil, Tapioca Starch, Soy Lecithin, Artificial Flavoring, Salt
- Ingredients (Caramel): Sugar, Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil, Tapioca Starch, Cocoa Powder, Soy Lecithin, Flavorings, Vanillin, Salt
- Cross-Contamination Warning: “May contain traces of sesame, nuts and peanuts.” All varieties are certified kosher parve.
- More Information: classicnyc.com
Dream (now produced under the Sunspire brand)
- Types: Semi-Sweet
- Ingredients: Evaporated Cane Sugar, Unsweetened Chocolate, Cocoa Butter, Soy Lecithin, Ground Vanilla Beans
- Cross-Contamination Warning: None that we could see online; according to the company website, these baking chips are “produced in one of the few facilities in the world that can guarantee chocolate that dairy and gluten free.”
- More Information: www.sunspire.com
Endangered Species
- Types: Oat Milk
- Ingredients: Chocolate Liquor, Cane Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Whole Grain Oats, Soy Lecithin, Vanilla
- Cross-Contamination Warning: Produced on equipment that also processes product containing milk, peanuts and tree nuts.
- More Information: www.chocolatebar.com
Enjoy Life Foods
- Types: Dark Morsels, Semi-Sweet Chunks, Semi-Sweet Mini, Ricemilk, and White
- Ingredients (Semi-Sweet Mega Chunks and Mini): Cane Sugar, Chocolate Liquor, Cocoa Butter
- Ingredients (Dark Chocolate Morsels): Unsweetened Chocolate, Cane Sugar
- Cross-Contamination Warning: None; the company says it is produced on dedicated equipment.
- More Information: enjoylifefoods.com
Equal Exchange
- Types: Organic Semi-Sweet and Organic Bittersweet
- Ingredients (Semi-Sweet): Organic Raw Cane Sugar, Organic Chocolate Liquor, Organic Cocoa Butter
- Ingredients (Bittersweet): Organic Chocolate Liquor, Organic Raw Cane Sugar, Organic Cocoa Butter
- Cross-Contamination Warning: None; the packaging actually states “Produced in a facility that does not process peanuts, tree nuts, milk, eggs, wheat and soy.” This is different from their bars.
- More Information: equalexchange.coop
Evolved
- Types: Cashew Milk, 72% Cacao, 85% Cacao, 100% Cacao
- Ingredients (Cashew Milk): Organic Cacao, Organic Coconut Sugar, Organic Cashews, Organic Cacao Butter, Organic Nutritional Yeast
- Ingredients (72% Cacao and 85% Cacao): Organic Cacao, Organic Coconut Sugar, Organic Cacao Butter
- Ingredients (100% Cacao): Organic Cacao, Organic Cacao Butter
- Cross-Contamination Warning: Their packaging states, “Manufactured in a facility that processes various tree nuts.”
- More Information: eatingevolved.com
Free2b
- Types: Semi-Sweet
- Ingredients: Unsweetened Chocolate, Sugar, Cocoa Butter
- Cross-Contamination Warning: None; their website states, “Top 12 Allergen Free means our food and facility are free from peanuts, tree nuts, dairy, gluten, soy, eggs, corn, sesame, coconut, mustard, fish and shellfish.”
- More Information: www.free2bfoods.com
Gefen
- Types: Semi-Sweet, Dark, Sugar-Free, Sugar-Free Mini
- Ingredients (Semi-Sweet): Sugar, Chocolate Liquor, Cocoa Butter, Soy Lecithin, Vanilla
- Ingredients (Other Varieties): We have not been able to locate them, but all varieties appear to be labeled as Dairy-Free and Kosher Parve.
- Cross-Contamination Warning: Select varieties might state, “Produced in a facility that may contain peanuts and/or tree nuts.” But at least one variety has a “nut-free” label.
- More Information: www.kedem.com
Gerbs
- Types: Dark Semi-Sweet, Dark Semi-Sweet Jumbo Chunks, and Dark Semi-Sweet Minis
- Ingredients: Organic Cane Sugar, Unsweetened Chocolate, Non-Dairy Cocoa Butter
- Cross-Contamination Warning: None; it is packaged on dedicated equipment.
- More Information: www.mygerbs.com
Guittard
- Types: Akoma Semisweet, Extra Dark, Semisweet, and Super Cookie
- Ingredients (Akoma Semisweet): Cacao Beans, Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Sunflower Lecithin, Vanilla
- Ingredients (Extra Dark): Cacao beans, Sugar, Sunflower Lecithin, Vanilla
- Ingredients (Semisweet and Super Cookie): Sugar, Cacao Beans, Cocoa Butter, Sunflower Lecithin, Vanilla
- Cross-Contamination Warning: All varieties state, “Made on equipment also used to make milk chocolate; not suitable for individuals with milk allergies.” Labeled as peanut free and gluten free.
- More Information: www.guittard.com
Godiva
- Types: Bittersweet
- Ingredients: Chocolate (processed with alkali), Sugar, Cocoa Powder, Soy Lecithin.
- Cross-Contamination Warning: The package states, “May Contain Milk”
- More Information: www.godiva.com
Great Value (Walmart)
Types: Semi-Sweet, Dark, White
- Ingredients: See all ingredients here.
- Cross-Contamination Warning: None
- More Information: www.walmart.com
Hoosier Hill Farm
- Types: Carob
- Ingredients: Sugar, Partially Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil, Carob Powder, Soy Lecithin
- Cross-Contamination Warning: The packaging states, “packaged in a facility shared by tree nuts, peanuts, dairy, soy, and wheat products.”
- More Information: hoosierhillfarm.com
Hu Chocolate
- Types: Dark Gems
- Ingredients: Organic Cacao, Unrefined Organic Coconut Sugar, Organic Fair-Trade Cocoa Butter
- Cross-Contamination Warning: The packaging states, “May contain traces of almond, cashew, & hazelnut. Allergen cleans made prior to production, but beware that product is produced using equipment that also processes tree nuts, soy, peanuts, milk, & wheat.”
- More Information: hukitchen.com
It’s Delish
- Types: Semi-Sweet, Sugar-Free
- Ingredients (Semi-Sweet): They are not listed, but we have contacted the company.
- Ingredients (Sugar-Free): Maltitol, Chocolate Liquor (processed with alkali), Cocoa Butter, Sorbita Tristerate and Soy Lecithin, Vanilla
- Cross-Contamination Warning: None, but the OU-D certification on the Sugar-Free variety implies it is made on shared equipment with dairy-containing chocolate. The “Real” Semi-Sweet variety is labeled as dairy-free and is certified Kosher Pareve.
- More Information: itsdelish.com
King David (by Oppenheimer)
- Types: Dark, White, Caramel, Butterscotch
- Ingredients (Dark): Sugar, Cocoa Mass, Cocoa Butter, Soy Lecithin, Vanilin
- Ingredients (White): Sugar, Vegetable Fat (palm), Soy Flour, Emulsifiers (mono- & diglycerides), Polyglicerol, Polyricinoleate, Soy Lecithin, Cocoa Butter, Salt, Flavors, Vanillin
- Ingredients (Caramel and Butterscotch): Sugar, Palm Fat, Soy Flour, Emulsifiers (mono- & diglycerides, polyglicerol, polyricinoleate), Soy Lecithin, Cocoa Butter, Salt, Flavors, Vanillin, Food Colorings (Tartrazine – FD&C Yellow 5, Allura Red – FD&C Red 40)
- Cross-Contamination Warning: The Dark and White Choco Chips both said “may contain traces of nuts, almonds, peanuts, and sesame.” The White also said, “may contain gluten.” We’re not sure why the other two varieties had no disclaimer. All varieties are certified Kosher Parve.
- More Information: oppenheimerusa.com
Kirkland (Costco store brand)
This is their old formula sold in the white bag. The new formula is sold in a red and white bag and contains dairy. We’re leaving the white bag ingredients up for now, because this product is still readily available online, and some report that Costco will still carry it.
- Types: Semi-Sweet
- Ingredients: Chocolate Liquor, Sugar, Soy Lecithin, and Vanilla
- Cross-Contamination Warning: The package states, “Processed on equipment that also packages products that may contain peanuts, tree nuts, wheat, soybeans, milk, and eggs.”
- More Information: www.costco.com (also sold on Amazon)
Know Better
- Types: Sugar-Free
- Ingredients: Natural Unsweetened Chocolate, Allulose, Non-Dairy Cocoa Butter
- Cross-Contamination Warning: None that we saw.
- More Information: knowfoods.com
LC Foods
- Types: Dark Sugar-Free
- Ingredients: Unsweetened Dark Chocolate, Inulin Chicory Root Fiber, Erythritol, Cocoa Butter, Organic Soy Lecithin, Organic Stevia Rebaudiana Leaf Natural Herbal Extracts, Vanilla Extract
- Cross-Contamination Warning: The package states, “Processed in a facility that uses wheat gluten and nuts.”
- More Information: www.holdthecarbs.com
Lieber’s
- Types: Semi Sweet, White, Butterscotch, Coffee
- Ingredients (Semi Sweet): Sugar, Chocolate Liquor, Cocoa Butter (some packages also state Vanilla)
- Ingredients (White): Sugar, Partially Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil, Sorbitan Monostearate, Vanilla And Soy Lecithin.
- Ingredients (Butterscotch): Sugar, Hydrogenated Palm Oil, Soy Flour, Soy Lecithin, Cocoa Powder, Natural Vegan Flavorings, Salt, Natural Food Color
- Ingredients (Coffee): Sugar, Cocoa Mass, Cocoa Butter, Coffee, Salt
- Cross-Contamination Warning: The Butterscotch variety states, “This item is manufactured in a facility that also processes soy, nuts, and sesame.” The White Chocolate / Decorating variety states, “Packaged in a facility that processes products containing nuts, eggs & milk.” The Semi Sweet variety states, “Packaged in a plant that manufactures products containing: peanuts, tree nuts, eggs, and milk.” And we didn’t see a warning on the Coffee. However, their packaging seems to vary – some contain cross-contamination warnings, some don’t.
- More Information: No website
Lily’s
- Types: No Sugar Added Dark
- Ingredients: Unsweetened Chocolate, Erythritol, Inulin, Stevia Extract, Organic Soy Lecithin, Vanilla
- Cross-Contamination Warning: The package states, “Produced on equipment that also processes product containing milk, peanuts and tree nuts.”
- More Information: lilyssweets.com
LUV
- Types: Sugar-Free Dark Chips and Chunks
- Ingredients: Chocolate (Cacao Liquor, Cacao Powder & Cacao Butter), Organic Stevia, Chicory Root Inulin, Plant Polyols, Organic Sunflower Lecithin
- Cross-Contamination Warning: The package states, “Processed in a facility that also uses tree nuts and dairy.”
- More Information: luvicecream.com
Missy J’s
- Types: Carob Chips, Unsweetened Carob Chips
- Ingredients (Carob): Organic Palm Oil, Organic Australian Carob Powder, Organic Coconut Sugar, Organic Sunflower Lecithin, Sea Salt
- Ingredients (Unsweetened Carob): Organic Carob Powder, Organic Palm Oil, Organic Inulin, Organic Sunflower Lecithin, Organic Cinnamon, Salt
- Cross-Contamination Warning: The package states, “Produced in a facility that handles peanuts, sunflower and tree nuts (almonds, coconuts, hazelnuts, pecans, walnuts). Incidental traces of these allergens may be present.”
- More Information: missyjs.com
MooFree
- Types: Semi-Sweet “Baking Drops”
- Ingredients: Organic Cocoa (cocoa butter, cocoa mass), Organic Sugar, Organic Rice Powder, Sunflower Lecithin, Natural Flavouring
- Cross-Contamination Warning: The package states, “May contain traces of HAZELNUTS.” According to their website, “All of our dairy free, gluten free and vegan chocolate is made in Moo Free’s UK factories that do not manufacture or handle any products that contains milk, gluten or soya so that we can ensure that there is no chance of any cross contamination of these food allergens.”
- More Information: www.moofreechocolates.com
Nestle Tollhouse Allergen Free
- Types: Semi-Sweet, Dark, White
- Ingredients: See all ingredients here.
- Cross-Contamination Warning: None
- More Information: www.verybestbaking.com
Nestle Tollhouse Artisan Collection
- Types: Semi-Sweet (the Extra Dark contains Milk)
- Ingredients (Semi-Sweet): Cane Sugar, Unsweetened Chocolate, Cocoa Butter, Vanilla Extract, Soy Lecithin
- Cross-Contamination Warning: We have not seen the label.
- More Information: www.verybestbaking.com
No Whey
- Types: Milk-Like
- Ingredients: Vegan Cane Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Cocoa Mass, Maltodextrin (From Corn), Sunflower Lecithin, Tragacanth Gum (Natural Thickener), Titanium Dioxide (A Mineral For Color), Dextrose, Natural Vanilla
- Cross-Contamination Warning: None that we know of.
- More Information: www.nowheychocolate.com
Olivenation
- Types: Semisweet Mini, Carob, Unsweetened Carob
- Ingredients (Semisweet): Sugar, Chocolate Liquor, Cocoa Butter, Dextrose, Soy Lecithin, Vanillin
- Ingredients (Carob): Sugar, Partially Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil, Carob Powder, Soy Lecithin
- Ingredients (Carob Unsweetened): Carob Powder, Partially Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil, Soy Lecithin
- Cross-Contamination Warning: At least one variety is, “Manufactured in a facility that processes products containing milk.”
- More Information: www.olivenation.com
Pascha Organic Chocolate Chips
- Types: White, Rice Milk, Semisweet, Bittersweet, Unsweetened
- Ingredients (White): Organic Cocoa Butter, Organic Rice Milk Powder (rice syrup powder, rice starch, rice flour), Organic Cane Sugar, Organic Vanilla
- Ingredients (Milk): Organic Cane Sugar, Organic Cocoa Butter, Organic Rice Milk Powder* (rice syrup powder, rice starch, rice flour), Organic Cocoa Mass, Sunflower Lecithin
- Ingredients (Semisweet): Organic Cane Sugar, Organic Cocoa Mass, Organic Cocoa Butter, Organic Vanilla
- Ingredients (Bittersweet): Organic Cocoa Mass, Organic Cane Sugar, Organic Cocoa Butter, Organic Vanilla
- Ingredients (Unsweetened): Organic Cocoa Mass
- Cross-Contamination Warning: None; according to their website, their semisweet, bittersweet, and unsweetened chips are made in a dedicated allergen-free facility. Their white and rice milk chips are made in a facility that handles soy, but on a dedicated soy-free line.
- More Information: paschachocolate.com
Paskesz
- Types: White, Semisweet, Lecithin-Free Semisweet, Mini Semisweet, Real, Real (for Passover), Mini Real, Teeny Real
- Ingredients (White): Sugar, Kernel Palm Fat, Soy Flour, Emulsifiers (E-471 mono and diglycerides of fatty acids, E-476 polyglycerol polyricinoleate), Soy Lecithin, Cocoa Butter, Vanillin, Salt, Vegan Flavors
- Ingredients (Semisweet): Sugar, Chocolate Liquor, Cocoa Butter (some varieties might contain lecithin; ingredients may vary by type)
- Ingredients (Real): Chocolate (sugar, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, Soya Lecithin, Pure Vanilla (ingredients may vary by type)
- Cross-Contamination Warning: We could not locate and did not see any cross-contamination warnings.
- More Information: paskesz.com
People’s Keto (formerly Wholesome Provisions)
- Types: Dark
- Ingredients: Unsweetened Chocolate, Erythritol, Cocoa Butter, Stevia Extract, Sunflower Lecithin.
- Cross-Contamination Warning: We could not locate and did not see any cross-contamination warnings.
- More Information: wholesomeprovisions.com
Plamil
- Types: Bittersweet Drops
- Ingredients: Cocoa Mass, Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Sunflower Lecithin
- Cross-Contamination Warning: The packaging states, “may contain traces of soya. Manufactured under controlled conditions in our own factory in which no nuts are every used. Gluten-Free – Suitable for celiacs.”
- More Information: www.plamilfoods.co.uk
President’s Choice (PC)
- Types: Semi-Sweet
- Ingredients: Unsweetened Chocolate, Sugar, Soy Lecithin, Vanilla Extract
- Cross-Contamination Warning: According to their website, these chips “May contain milk.”
- More Information: www.presidentschoice.ca
Santa Barbara Organic
- Types: Unsweetened, Dark, Paleo Semi-Sweet
- Ingredients (Unsweetened): Organic Unsweetened Chocolate
- Ingredients (Dark): Organic Unsweetened Chocolate, Organic Sugar, Organic Cocoa Butter
- Ingredients (Paleo Semi-Sweet): Organic Unsweetened Chocolate, Organic Coconut Palm Sugar, Organic Cocoa Butter
- Cross-Contamination Warning: According to their website, this chocolate is, “Manufactured in a facility that handles milk and dairy products and may contain traces.”
- More Information: www.santabarbarachocolate.com
Scharffen Berger
- Types: Bittersweet Chunks, Semisweet Chunks
- Ingredients (Bittersweet & Semisweet): Cacao Beans, Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Soy Lecithin, Whole Vanilla Beans
- Cross-Contamination Warning: None, but the OU-D certification implies that they are made on shared equipment with dairy-containing chocolate.
- More Information: shop.scharffenberger.com
Sensato
- Types: Sugar-Free Mini
- Ingredients: Maltitol, Chocolate Liquor (processed with alkali), Cocoa Butter, Sorbita Tristerate and Soy Lecithin, Vanilla
- Cross-Contamination Warning: The label states, “Manufactured in a plant that processes milk, eggs, wheat, peanuts, and soybeans.”
- More Information: sensatofoods.com
Simple Truth (Kroger store brand)
- Types: Semi-Sweet, Semi-Sweet Allergy-Friendly, Dark Chunks
- Ingredients (Semi-Sweet): Organic Sugar, Organic Chocolate Liquor, Organic Cocoa Butter, Organic Soy Lecithin
- Ingredients (Semi-Sweet Allergy-Friendly): Organic Chocolate Liquor, Organic Cane Sugar, Organic Cocoa Butter, Organic Sunflower Lecithin (an Emulsifier), Organic Vanilla Extract.
- Ingredients (Dark Chunks): Organic Unsweetened Chocolate, Organic Cane Sugar, Organic Cocoa Butter
- Cross-Contamination Warning: The “Allergy-Friendly” ones state, “Made without milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, soy, wheat, fish and crustacean shellfish.” The other two have a “may contain milk” warning.
- More Information: www.simpletruth.com
Simply Balanced Organic (Target store brand)
- Types: Semi-Sweet, Dark Chunks
- Ingredients (Semi-Sweet): Organic Sugar, Organic Unsweetened Chocolate, Organic Cocoa Butter, Organic Vanilla Extract
- Ingredients (Dark Chunks): Organic Unsweetened Chocolate, Organic Cane Sugar, Organic Cocoa Butter
- Cross-Contamination Warning: They have a “may contain milk” warning.
- More Information: www.target.com
Sprouts
- Types: Semi-Sweet
- Ingredients: Sugar, Chocolate Liquor, Cocoa Butter, Soya Lecithin
- Cross-Contamination Warning: The packaging states, “may contain peanuts, tree nuts and milk solids.”
- More Information: www.sprouts.com
Sweet William
- Types: Semisweet Chips, Semisweet Buttons, Dark Buttons, White Buttons
- Ingredients (Semisweet): Raw Cane Sugar, Vegetable Oil, Soy Flour, Cocoa Powder (8%), Emulsifiers (Sunflower Lecithin, E476), Natural Vanilla Flavour
- Ingredients (Dark): Raw Cane Sugar, Vegetable Oil, Cocoa Powder (27%), Emulsifiers (Sunflower Lecithin, E476), Natural Vanilla Flavour
- Ingredients (White): Cane Sugar, Vegetable Oil, Soy Flour, Emulsifiers (Sunflower Lecithin, E476), Natural Vanilla Flavour
- Cross-Contamination Warning: None
- More Information: www.sweetwilliam.com.au
Trader Joe’s
- Types: Semi-Sweet
- Ingredients: Cane Sugar, Unsweetened Chocolate, Cocoa Butter, Soy Lecithin, Vanilla Extract
- Cross-Contamination Warning: The packaging states, “may contain traces of milk.”
- More Information: www.traderjoes.com
Wegman’s
- Types: Semi-Sweet
- Ingredients: Sugar, Chocolate, Cocoa Butter, Soy Lecithin, Vanilla
- Cross-Contamination Warning: None listed online; see the packaging states
- More Information: www.wegmans.com
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I love how thoroughly you researched this to make sure we had safe dairy free chocolate! Great job Alissa.
…but what a DELICIOUS post to write! and such a resource – I am saving this for future reference. I use chocolate a lot, and having this information will help! there are several brands I will be looking for.
do you have any information about the best melting ones? and ones that don’t melt so well? 🙂
I don’t. I’ve only tried a handful of these brands and haven’t had any melting issues with the ones that I’ve used. However, I haven’t used any of the specialty varieties – like the white or peanut butter chips. I do hope to trial those in the future as I expect more variation in performance with those.
This is quite an extensive list. Thank you for putting it together. We purchase Private Selection Brand 62% Cacao Dark Chocolate Chunks from Kroger (and the product is distributed by Kroger). My daughter has a dairy allergy and can eat these chunks without any problems (and she reacts to the slightest bit of dairy). The ingredients are: Belgian unsweetened chocolate, sugar, anhydrous dextrose, soy lecithin. Contains: Soy. May contain: milk.
Thank you Kathy! I appreciate you mentioning this and including the ingredients. We’ll add it!
I randomly stumbled on this when pinning in our group and I love this post!! So much great info and I had no idea there were so many other types of vegan chips! Totally going to experiment with some in baking.
And the list is growing … Thanks Sophia!
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Such a list Alisa! I love being able to see the comparison of companies with their allergen statements since we have so many to worry about.
Happy to help Nicole! I think it’s interesting how different they’re all written – such a confusing landscape.
Wow! I didn’t realize there were so many dairy-free chocolate chips. Definitely sharing this with some of my dairy-free friends.
You know, I didn’t either. I’ve sort of gone down a rabbit hole with this one!
Glad to hear I wasn’t the only one eating chocolate chips while writing about them. All in the name of research, of course!
Haha, yep. In fact, it got me in a taste testing mood – I started comparing the ones I had in the cupboard 🙂
I’d love to hear about the taste comparisons! Thanks for this great round up of info. This site is a wonderful resource.
Hi Natalie, there are just too many brands! We might be able to compare subsets in the future. People are welcome to leave notes in the comments though!
I have tried many of these brands and have always been disappointed. However, I recently tried Artisan Kettle brand and they were incredible. Both the bittersweet ( dark ) and semisweet were delicious. Were on sale, so I treated myself to a bag of each. I don’t work for them nor was I paid to post this.
This is such a helpful list! In Germany finding allergy friendly chocolate is so challenging. I am going to have to get my mom to pack a suitcase full of good stuff when she visits at New Years!
I am trying to add European ones, too – I’ve got Plamil on my list. But unfortunately, my German is nicht so gut 🙂
Trader Joe’s semi sweet chips are dairy free!! (Their semi sweet chunks strangely aren’t though).
I’ll add them – thanks Shelby!
Wow!! This is incredibly informative. Thank you so much for putting this together!
Happy to – it just seemed like helpful idea!
I love that dairy free white chocolate chips are becoming more common, and so many options in general! Such a great guide, thank you for sharing!
I know! I’m dying to test several of them in baked goods. Homemade white chocolate chips are delicious, but without the proper emulsification, they melt into baked goods!
This is a great list Alisa. I’m just so sad that Lily’s is the only one who doesn’t use sugar. I do like their chocolate, but just wish a few others would follow suit!
I’m still gathering chocolate chips, and might have a couple more sugar-free and low sugar options up soon! I’m still on the hunt.
I had no idea there were so many options. Some, I’m not familiar with, but I will do some research and see which stores near me carry any of these brands. Thanks for such a detailed resource.
There are more even! I’ve already got some more to add.
I had NO clue there were this many options!! Thank you for a great round-up!
Yep, and the list keeps on growing …
Wow! This is a terrific resource. I know I will be referring to it often.
So happy! Glad it can help you and hopefully many others Amanda.