how many grams in a tablespoon of chocolate?

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• How much chocolate is one tablespoon for hot chocolate or affogato?
  About 10 g, or two small squares from a standard bar. Stir a tablespoon of finely chopped 70% chocolate into 200 ml of hot milk for a single mug — it dissolves faster than cocoa powder and leaves a richer body. For affogato, a tablespoon shaved over warm espresso melts as you eat without overpowering the coffee.
• What does a tablespoon of chopped chocolate look like on top of a cookie?
  Around 10 g of shards — enough to crown two or three cookies generously if you press them in just before baking. Bakery-style cookies often use a tablespoon per cookie pressed into the dough top, which gives you visible puddles after baking instead of buried chips. Coarse, irregular pieces photograph and bake better than uniform ones here.
• Is a tablespoon of chocolate enough to thicken a sauce or mole?
  For a single serving, yes. A tablespoon of finely chopped 70% chocolate (about 10 g) stirred into a cup of mole, chili, or red wine pan sauce adds body and a subtle bitter edge without making it taste like dessert. Add it off heat at the end so the cocoa butter emulsifies rather than splits.

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