Dark Chocolate Dessert Recipes

Staff Picks

Chef John's Chocolate Souffle

These visually impressive individual chocolate soufflés are perfect for your special someone. If you're serving more people, the recipe should scale up just fine.

By Chef John

Pecan Carmel Clusters

Chocolate candy that tastes great!

By Barbara

Chef John's Chocolate Lava Cake

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Legend has it that this dessert was the result of a major catering disaster. The dessert for this particular event was to be individual chocolate cakes, but someone took them out of the ovens too soon and the centers were not cooked enough and still liquefied. Well, there was no time to take them off the plates and bake them more, so the chef simply had his wait staff introduce the dessert as Chocolate 'Lava' Cake! Brilliant!

By Chef John

Chocolate Protein Balls

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Great for after-school snack.

By Sarah Gadacz

Easy OREO Truffles

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These truffles are very easy and delicious. You can't go wrong with OREO, cream cheese and chocolate!

By Baker's

Dark Chocolate Cake I

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This recipe features an icing made with cream cheese, cocoa, and cinnamon frosts this dark chocolate cake for an elegant dessert.

By Carol

Puppy Chow

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This recipe can be served as an appetizer or dessert.

By Nicky

Ghirardelli® Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies

The classic chocolate chip cookie just got better! This indulgent cookie made with Ghirardelli’s® Bittersweet 60% Cacao Baking Chips is delicious with every cookie bite!

By Ghirardelli

Chef John's Dark Chocolate Mousse

This has a pinch of chile pepper as the secret ingredient. It's firm yet unbelievably light and airy. The little bit of chile pepper is in there just to bring out the flavor of the chocolate and add a tiny bit of delicious heat. Garnish each serving with a dollop of whipped cream and a sprinkle of shaved chocolate.

By Chef John

Homemade Melt-In-Your-Mouth Dark Chocolate (Paleo)

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Homemade chocolate that melts in your mouth. Made without artificial ingredients or waxes, this wholesome treat is ideal for the health conscious individual who enjoys an indulgent treat. Sweetness can be tweaked to taste, and add-in ingredients and combinations are endless. Enjoy!

By Linda

Saltine Toffee Cookies

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This is an easy to make but wonderfully delicious treat. We pack them in tins and give as gifts during the holidays. Use your favorite nuts to top the cookies.

By Tracy

Triple Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Large or small, these triple chocolate cookies are crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside. Refrigerating the batter for 48 hours before baking is ideal, as this allows the dough to fully form its flavor.

By Josh Graham

Inspiration and Ideas

Dark Chocolate Cake I

"This is seriously the best chocolate cake ever. It is dense, but moist, and very chocolaty." – Heather Bricker

Dark Chocolate Bacon Cupcakes

"WOW! If you LOVE Chocolate and you LOVE Bacon you have to try this!" – Jillian

Chef John's Chocolate Lava Cake

15 Dark Chocolate Desserts We Adore

5-Ingredient Easy Chocolate Chip Cookies

Kirsten's Dark Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

Classic Ghirardelli Chocolate Brownies

Everyone loves brownies! This classic simple and delicious recipe is all you need to satisfy your family's brownie cravings.

Red Velvet Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Chef John's Chili Chocolate Cookies

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Coconut Flour Chocolate Brownies

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Copycat Moon Pies
Triple Chocolate Roll Cake

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More Dark Chocolate Dessert Recipes

Melt In Your Mouth Toffee

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This is the easiest, best toffee I have ever made. Everyone who tries it wants the recipe.

By Ruth Denton

Chocolate-Dipped Coconut Macaroons

Even first-time cookie makers can pull off super moist, tender, chewy macaroons. Using sweetened condensed milk streamlines the operation and produces a very nice texture. Simple to make and easy to transport, these are the ultimate cookies to bring to any potluck. Just stick an almond inside each macaroon if you want to relive that chocolate-coated coconut-filled candy bar of your childhood.

By Chef John

Dark Chocolate Cake II

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The absolute best, richest, and easiest one-bowl chocolate cake recipe ever! It's great topped with chocolate cream cheese frosting!

By Kelly Smith

Gluten-Free Dark Chocolate Cupcakes

Deep, dark, satisfying, and seriously addictive. They are best when cooled down to firm up the chocolate chips inside to give a burst of flavor. Our co-op grocer sells stevia-sweetened dark chocolate chips which are very good. Freeze some cupcakes for a fast snack on the go.

By gem bee

Chef John's Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Crispy around the edges, chewy and chocolaty in the middle, and thin, oh so thin. My 'secret' formula has been adapted from Alton Brown's famous, 'The Thin' recipe, and is fairly foolproof. The only real variable is the baking time, since we all scoop slightly different amounts. And yes, of course you can add nuts to yours!

By Chef John

Dark Chocolate Bacon Cupcakes

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Dark Chocolate. Bacon. What's not to love? Take yourself on a taste adventure and give these a go. They were a challenge by friends that turned into a great success.

By mkecupcakequeen

Homemade Valentine's Chocolates

Find yourself a nice decorative box to put these in. It doesn't hurt if it has the word 'love' on it. And then you present these as your gift for Valentine's Day. The flavor profile for these is just perfect: dark chocolate with just a hint of warmth.

By Chef John

Teddy Bear Hot Tub S'Mores

Mini teddy bears chill out in toasted marshmallow hot tubs filled with super-easy chocolate bourbon ganache and edged in graham cracker crumbs. If these sassy s'mores don't own your party, you're not having enough fun.

By foodelicious

Dulce de Leche Brownies

A moist and gooey chocolate brownie with pockets of dulce de leche inside and caramel on top. Truly amazing! If you have enough willpower, try and leave them overnight. They are even better and more moist the next day.

By Roxybc

Black Bottom Butterscotch Fudge

Classic fudge gets a snazzy makeover - butterscotch and dark chocolate are a match made in heaven!

By RusticJoyfylFood

Chocolate-Mixed Berry Baked Custard

A lightly sweetened, chocolatey, baked dessert that's somewhere between a clafouti, a baked custard, and a Dutch baby. You can use any fresh or frozen berries you like (thaw and drain them first), and any kind of chocolate you wish (I've used both 72% and 86% dark chocolate with great results). This can be served immediately out of the oven, or cooled completely.

By Kim

Cream Puff "Crack Buns" (Choux au Craquelin)

These gorgeous cream puff "crack buns" were inspired by the Great British Baking Show, which is currently my favorite thing on television. Speaking of favorite things, Boston cream pie is one of my all-time favorite desserts, and this was basically an individually portioned, probably superior version of that. These would be great filled with all kinds of things, but it's hard to beat vanilla bean pastry cream (see footnote).

By Chef John

Kentucky Bourbon Balls

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Try this smooth, delicious, and authentic Kentucky bourbon ball candy.

By KY Piano Teacher

Lava Cake

The best chocolate lava cake recipe I've ever had. Serve topped with powdered sugar or vanilla ice cream.

By Nikki Bell

Simple Chocolate-Covered Strawberries

Simple chocolate-covered strawberries, great for any occasion.

By hschwarz

Pumpkin-Chocolate Layer Cake

This cake was born after I adapted Sue Case's Pumpkin Cake III from this site. I made a lot of changes to come up with this creation, which received raving reviews in this house. I was pretty excited, this won a contest over at Mixing Bowl last year. I'll be making it for Thanksgiving every year!

By amandascookin

Valentine Chocolate Souffle with Mocha Sauce

Make a fun Valentine's Day project out of this recipe for dark chocolate souffles drizzled with a marvelous mocha sauce.

By Smart Cookie

Dark Chocolate Almond Rocks

Dark chocolate almond rocks for a mouthful of sweet nutty goodness!

By Artystique

Peanut Butter Easter Eggs

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My Mom made these chocolate-dipped peanut butter eggs for many years. She would put our names on them in frosting and decorate with bunnies and flowers. They bring back wonderful memories.

By Valerie Cain Cuff

Flourless Chocolate Lava Cake

So decadent yet so simple, you'll be saying 'flour who!?' when you let this sweet lava flow.

By Chateau Ste Michelle

Rocky Road Candies

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It couldn't be easier to make this treat. Just melt chocolate chips and stir in peanuts and marshmallows.

By sal

Chocolate Cavity Maker Cake

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Chocolate, chocolate, chocolate. This cake is so moist and rich there's absolutely no need for frosting. This cake made me an instant star with my clients. I quickly became known as 'that incredible chocolate cake lady!'

By Caitlin Koch

World's Easiest Peanut Butter Blossoms

These are truly the easiest peanut butter blossom cookies ever - just four ingredients. They turn out perfectly every time. Have a glass of milk ready! Perfect to bring to holiday parties.

By Jacquita

Bonbons

This recipe was made by my mother only around Christmas time. Now, I carry on the tradition of this sweet confection.

By Diane

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Dark Chocolate Dessert Recipes

Staff Picks

Chef John's Chocolate Souffle