Chocolate Calculator for Ice Cream – Ask the Ice Cream Queen

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🍫 Chocolate Calculator for Ice Cream

(Adjust Chocolate & Sugar)

Switching from 70% to 85% chocolate? This calculator shows exactly how much chocolate and sugar to use so your ice cream stays balanced and just as delicious.

Original recipe

Cocoa solids % (original):

Enter cocoa solids % (50% to 100%) of the chocolate your recipe calls for.

Chocolate (in grams, original):

Enter the quantity of chocolate (grams, >0) your recipe calls for, in grams.

Sugar (in grams, original):

Enter the quantity of sugar (grams, >0) your recipe calls for, in grams.

Your chocolate’s cocoa % (target):

Enter cocoa solids % of the chocolate you want to use (50% to 100%)

Your Chocolate

New sugar (in grams):

145

This is how much sugar you need to get the recipe right.

New chocolate (in grams):

145

This is how much of your chosen chocolate you need to get the recipe right.

Works best for the dark chocolate (50-100% cocoa). Assumes sugar = 100 - cocoa %. Milk chocolate not supported.

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