12 healthy holiday baking substitutions

Cacao nibs

Recipe substitutions: Sugar

Use cacao nibs instead of chocolate chips.

Cacao nibs are bits of dried, roasted and crushed cacao beans. They haven’t yet been ground and mixed with sugar to become chocolate, but they have an intense chocolate flavor.

If you need a little more sweetness, use half chocolate chips and half cacao nibs.

Read: 7 more reasons you need cacao in your life

Joyce Hollman

By Joyce Hollman

Joyce Hollman is a writer based in Kennebunk, Maine, specializing in the medical/healthcare and natural/alternative health space. Health challenges of her own led Joyce on a journey to discover ways to feel better through organic living, utilizing natural health strategies. Now, practicing yoga and meditation, and working towards living in a chemical-free home, her experiences make her the perfect conduit to help others live and feel better naturally.

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