{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"HappyCow","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog","author_name":"cookiem","author_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/author\/cookiem\/","title":"Vegan White Chocolate Chips - HappyCow","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"pRlnCr0nLo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/vegan-white-chocolate-chips\/\">Vegan White Chocolate Chips<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/vegan-white-chocolate-chips\/embed\/#?secret=pRlnCr0nLo\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Vegan White Chocolate Chips&#8221; &#8212; HappyCow\" data-secret=\"pRlnCr0nLo\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"For many people, the most difficult transitional item to replace in a vegan diet is cheese.\u00a0 Thankfully, the market is chock full of many substitutes.\u00a0 However, perhaps one of the most noticeably absent, yet-to-be-artfully-replaced-as-a-vegan-version sweet food items is white chocolate!\u00a0 Oh where oh where can it be? The on-line vegan merchants certainly have versions, like Pangea&#8217;s own Vegan Sweets brand of white chocolate chips (http:\/\/www.veganstore.com\/809.html), \u00a0an imported version from Vegan Essentials (http:\/\/www.veganessentials.com\/catalog\/dairy-free-white-chocolate-chips.htm), and Cosmo Vegan Shoppe&#8217;s kosher version (http:\/\/www.cosmosveganshoppe.com\/Merchant2\/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&amp;Product_Code=OWCC).\u00a0 While it is comforting to know that alternatives to &#8220;white chocolate&#8221; are out there, there needs to be a greater variety!\u00a0 More variety will hopefully lead to higher standards.\u00a0 No doubt the use for these white chocolate chips can be successful when mixed into other items (i.e. to detract from the ersatz vegan version of white chocolate)\u00a0or used as a coating (which is usually waxy anyhow), but the discernible palate will likely be left reminiscing of a happier mouth feel. Yet our convictions keep us away from the dairy versions, even if it is to the detriment of our palate.\u00a0 Supply and demand for vegan white chocolate will surely follow the footsteps of vegan ice cream, milks and cheeses, but how [&hellip;]","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/wcc1.jpg"}