The chocolate chip has matured since its birth in 1933 when it was merely known as a cookie ingredient. Now the sweet morsels are used to dot a variety of desserts.
Claim Jumper
Irvine, CA
Chocolate Chip Calzone: Baked fresh to order with white and bittersweet chocolate chips, vanilla bean ice cream & homemade whipped cream; $7.50
Rice to Riches
New York, NY
Chocolate Chip Flirt: Vanilla rice pudding with chocolate chips; $8
Dish Restaurant
Lincoln, NE
Chocolate Hazelnut Cake: Chocolate chip and chopped hazelnut brownie, frangelico ganache, house-made vanilla ice cream; $5.95
Twin Lakes Seafood Restaurant
Sunset Beach, NC
The Beached Whale: Two fudge brownies and scoops of vanilla ice cream covered in chocolate chips, chocolate syrup, whipped cream and topped with a cherry; $6.29
JiRaffe
Santa Monica, CA
Brioche Bread Pudding with chocolate chips, cranberries and homemade white chocolate ice cream; $9
Sage Restaurant
Newport Beach, CA
Hawaiian Chocolate Chip Bread Pudding: Rum soaked King’s Hawaiian sweet bread, studded with chocolate chips, served with homemade caramel sauce and sweet cream (dessert option in 4-course tasting); $42/four course lunch
The Sun House Restaurant and Bar
Bradenton Beach, FL
Banana Sachet: Baked banana, baby chocolate chips, toasted pecans and brown sugar wrapped in a delicate pastry and drizzled with chocolate sauce; $7
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