Guittard Chocolate Company's bittersweet chocolate baking wafers offer a 74% cacao dark baking chocolate in a flat, solid disc form. These chocolate wafers are formulated for even melting and consistent tempering in culinary applications. As a versatile pantry staple, these bittersweet wafers can be melted down for rich ganaches, glazes, and chocolate sauces. The flat discs are also suitable for folding directly into cookie doughs, brownie batters, and muffin mixes in place of standard chocolate chips. When making ice cream, the melted chocolate can be drizzled into the churning base to create stracciatella-style shards. The wafers can also be used for dipping truffles, coating fresh fruit, or molding into homemade chocolate confections.
Guittard Chocolate CompanyGuittard Chocolate Co...
San Francisco, CA
Guittard is a family-owned American chocolate maker founded in San Francisco in 1868 by Étienne Guittard. More than a century later, the company remains family-run, with multiple generations involved in carrying the business forward. That continuity shows up in a steady commitment to craft rather than trend-driven chocolate making.
Guittard’s process is rooted in traditional methods, including careful cacao selection, controlled roasting, blending, and extended conching to develop balanced flavor and smooth texture. The goal is consistency and depth, whether the chocolate is being used by professional bakers or home cooks.
Across their lineup, Guittard emphasizes clean, straightforward ingredient lists and lets cacao flavor lead. Their chocolate is known for reliability and restraint, built for real cooking and baking rather than novelty. It’s a producer that values tradition, ingredient integrity, and doing things well over doing them fast