how many grams in a teaspoon of chocolate?

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• How many teaspoons of grated chocolate do I need to dust a tiramisu or cappuccino?
  One teaspoon (about 3.5 g) covers a single cappuccino or one slice of tiramisu lightly. For a full 9-inch tiramisu, plan on 4-5 teaspoons — roughly 15-18 g — grated fine on a Microplane just before serving. Pre-grated chocolate dulls within an hour, so do this at the last moment.
• Can I add a teaspoon of chocolate to coffee or tea?
  Yes — a teaspoon of finely chopped 70% chocolate (about 3.5 g) stirred into a hot espresso makes a quick mocha without syrup. For tea, it works best with chai or rooibos: drop the shavings into the cup before pouring, and they melt into the surface as you stir. Avoid this with delicate green teas; the cocoa butter coats the palate.
• How much chocolate is a teaspoon when scaling down a ganache for one serving?
  A teaspoon of chopped chocolate is about 3.5 g, so a single-serve ganache truffle or filling for one molten cake works out to roughly 2 teaspoons of chocolate to 2 teaspoons of cream. Chop it as fine as you can — small volumes lose heat fast, and large shards won't fully melt before the cream cools.

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