Out of semisweet chocolate
Semisweet chocolate from unsweetened chocolate and sugar
Both charts print the same swap: unsweetened chocolate with sugar added, standing in for a slightly larger weight of semisweet chocolate. The card below shows the one figure they agree on.
The odd-looking amount on the left is how the charts print it. Scale both parts together if the recipe needs more.
Replaces 1⅔ oz semisweet chocolate
Unsweetened (baking) chocolate + granulated sugar
| Amount | Ingredient | ≈ grams |
|---|---|---|
| 1 oz | unsweetened (baking) chocolate | |
| 4 tsp | granulated sugar | 17 g |
- Colorado State University Extension, Ingredient Substitutions (web page) — checked 2026-09-27
- Mississippi State University Extension, Ingredient Substitutions and Equivalents (Publication 1690, 2024), p. 3 — checked 2026-09-27
✓ 2 sources match Colorado State Extension, Mississippi State Extension list the same amounts.
Grams are volume-to-weight estimates from USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy): Sugars, granulated — 1 tsp = 4.2 g. Blank means the chart does not say which kind to use, or the unit is not a volume.
Before you swap
- Semisweet chocolate chips are a separate line in both charts, with a different swap. That one is not on this page.
How these ratios are checked: our method. Spotted a mismatch with a chart? Tell us and we will recheck the original.