Pour the chocolate chips into a microwave-safe bowl.

Transfer bowl to microwave and heat on medium power for 45 seconds at first. 

Remove bowl from microwave with hot pads.

Stir the chips gently and place bowl back in microwave.

Heat for 30 seconds. Repeat steps 2 and 3. Sometimes the chips or chunks hold their shape but are very soft and will meld when you stir it; this is why stirring is so important to not overheating the chocolate chips.

If you can still see whole chocolate chips that aren’t smooth, heat again in cycles of 15 seconds, stirring, until the chocolate becomes smooth and creamy throughout.