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15 Times We Didn't Hate White Chocolate

This pale chocolate (-ish) food can surprise you.

When it comes to white chocolate, there are a lot of haters. We recently asked our readers if they felt that white chocolate's bad reputation was deserved and the responses revealed just how little people respected this pale chocolate (-ish) product. Between scores of snickering that white chocolate is not real chocolate and the rest who complained about its cloyingly sweet quality, we began to feel bad for white chocolate.

We know that white chocolate isn't technically chocolate because the cocoa solids have been removed during production. We also admit that there are a lot of bad white chocolate bars in circulation, but there are also many companies that make white chocolate into something we take pleasure in eating. Also, there are white chocolate macadamia nut cookies which will forever make white chocolate okay in our book.

Plus, we found these 15 recipes that we're pretty sure will turn all you haters into fans. It's time to give white chocolate another chance.

1.

Sandwich Cookies With White Chocolate Creme Filling

Two Peas and their Pod
2.

Salted White Chocolate + Toasted Cardamom Bar With Coconut + Limequat Zest

Elizabeth Howes/Food52
3.

White Chocolate Fennel Truffles

James Ransom/Food52
Get the White Chocolate Fennel Truffles recipe by Sophie R. via Food52
4.

White Chocolate Buttermint Ice Cream

How Sweet It Is
5.

Shortcut White Chocolate Covered Cinnamon Rolls

Bell'alimento
6.

Matcha-White Chocolate Mousse

Lisa Muller/Food52
Get the Matcha-White Chocolate Mousse recipe by Lisa Muller via Food52
7.

White Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies

How Sweet It Is
8.

White Chocolate Whipped Cream

James Ransom/Food52
Get the White Chocolate Whipped Cream recipe by Alice Medrich via Food52
9.

White Chocolate And Fresh Grated Coconut Cake

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Get the White Chocolate and Fresh Grated Coconut Cake recipe by frogincottage via Food52
10.

Chewy Black + White Chip Oatmeal Sandwich Cookies With Marshmallow Buttercream Filling

How Sweet It Is
11.

Valrhona's Caramelized White Chocolate

James Ransom/Food52
Get the Valrhona's Caramelized White Chocolate recipe by Genius Recipes via Food52
12.

Lemon Blueberry Pudding Cookies

Two Peas and Their Pod
Get the Lemon Blueberry Pudding Cookies recipe by Two Peas and Their Pod
13.

White Hot Chocolate

astrofiammante/Food52
Get the White Hot Chocolate recipe by astrofiammante via Food52
14.

White Chocolate Chunk Lavender Ice Cream

How Sweet It Is
15.

Red Velvet Roll Cake With White Chocolate-Cream Cheese Filling

Brown Eyed Baker

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