The controversial chocolate – creamy, super sweet white chocolate – made without any cocoa solids, London chefs either embrace it fully or use it in more subtle, ingenious ways. From buttery-soft blondies to desserts with a savoury punch, try a white chocolate babka swirled with tahini, the capital’s most captured miso cookie or stick to the real deal – dark chocolate cake or brownie – covered in white chocolate sauce.
White chocolate & tahini babka: Honey & Spice
A big chunk of soft, white chocolate and tahini-swirled babka, it’s so spongy and moist inside, sweet with a subtle savoury touch.
52 Warren St, London W1T 5NJ. Open for take-away.
White chocolate blondie: The Alberts Deli
A simple, unpretentious blondie – no added chocolate chunks, just pure blondie batter – it’s crispy around the outside, dense in the middle and not too sweet.
2 Worple Way, London TW10 6DF. Open for take-away.
Miso white chocolate cookie: Crème
London’s chunkiest cookie with miso and white chocolate chips – always melted – it’s sweet with a salty hit, crunchy to start yet so soft and gooey within.
4 D’Arblay St, London W1F 8DJ. Open for take-away and nationwide delivery.
White chocolate cookie cup: Whipped
A cupcake-inspired cookie topped with a swirl of torched meringue, white chocolate flakes and a white chocolate drizzle, it’s full of creamy, vanilla cheesecake at the base. A special from back in the day but Whipped has just brought the cookie cups back.
49 Endell St, London WC2H 9AJ. Open for take-away and nationwide delivery.
White chocolate cranberry brownie: Outsider Tart
American-style blondies – massive and generously stuffed – with dried cranberries and white chocolate chunks, it’s super soft and sweet, a little chewy and so more-ish.
83 Chiswick High Rd, London W4 2EF. Open for take-away and nationwide delivery.
Caramelised white chocolate & pecan cookie: Le Choux
Finely chopped pecans with flaky Fleur de Sel and melted, caramelised white chocolate in the middle, this cookie is delicate – thin, not chunky – more nutty than sweet.
332 Ladbroke Grove, London W10 5AH. Open for take-away and local delivery.
Blondie: The Brownie Box
Thin, buttery-sweet blondies with big chunks of white chocolate – sometimes warm from the oven, always plentiful – or extra treats from Smarties to red velvet, these little squares melt in your mouth.
247 Old Brompton Rd, London SW5 9HP. Open for take-away and nationwide delivery.
White chocolate cheesecake: Ottolenghi
White chocolate cheesecake tart with raspberry compote, powdered sugar and a thick, crunchy pastry crust shell, it’s sweet and small, not too rich and so creamy.
Multiple locations. Open for take-away and local delivery.
White chocolate brownie: Flavourtown Bakery
Two brownie layers – dense, not cakey – with a thick, white chocolate coating on one side and creamy white chocolate ganache in between, it’s bitter with a balanced sweetness.
771 Fulham Rd, London SW6 5HA. Open for take-away and delivery in SW London.
Chocolate cake: SAID Dal
Dark chocolate sponge with silky, super rich ganache in the middle and the most generous extravagant pouring of SAID Dal’s signature sauce – dark, milk and white chocolate – it’s made for sharing.
41 Broadwick St, London W1F 9QL or 29 Rathbone Pl, London W1T 1JG. Open for take-away and local delivery.
White chocolate & cranberry cookie: Ben’s Cookies
Sweet cranberries and the iconic mix-in of big white chocolate buttons – not chips – Ben’s cookie is best when still warm with a slightly melted, soft centre.
Multiple locations. Open for take-away and nationwide delivery.
