Our Best Chocolate Desserts

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Chocolate-Candy Bar Layer Cake

This cake will satisfy a serious chocolate craving (with its chocolate filling, frosting and candy bar topping) and makes for an easy cleanup, with just one bowl needed for the batter. Sweet!

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The Best Chocolate Mousse

The best chocolate mousse must be perfect. It should taste rich, indulgent and not too sweet, with a texture that is both light-and-airy and silky-and-smooth. After many attempts we nailed it and made a dessert that not only exceeded our standards, it’s also quite easy to pull off. Close your eyes and take a bite — you’ll be transported to a 4-star French restaurant.

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Giant Chocolate-Peanut Butter Cookie Cake

Can’t decide between cookies and cake? Oversized, double-chocolate cookies stacked between layers of peanut-butter frosting create an indulgent dessert that doesn’t make you choose.

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Cherry Chocolate Ice Cream

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Chocolate Pound Cake

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Chocolate-Glazed Brownie Cupcakes

Is it a brownie? Is it a cupcake? We don’t care — we just know that this super-chocolatey treat is sure to satisfy any sweet tooth!

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Chocolate Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie

This mammoth super-chocolatey cookie will satisfy any serious chocoholic. Cooking it in a cast-iron skillet makes the edges extra crisp while the inside stays rich and fudgy.

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Chocolate Tart

Calling all chocolate lovers! This stunning chocolate tart is filled with a rich, semi-sweet chocolate ganache-like custard, almost like a chocolate truffle. Yum!

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Chocolate Peanut-Butter No Bake Cookies

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Mocha Chocolate Icebox Cake

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Malted Chocolate Pudding Cake

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Chocolate-Pretzel Cereal Treats

Use chocolate cereal for these marshmallow-bound treats and stir in crushed pretzels. Drizzle with chocolate and chill before serving.

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Flourless Chocolate Cake

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Chocolate Fondue

Few things can satisfy a sweet craving like warm, rich, silky chocolate ganache. We used a combination of chocolate for a nicely balanced fondue that’s perfect for dipping pound cake, fruit or pretzels.

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Chocolate-Banana Ice Cream Pie

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Gooey Chocolate Salted Caramel Pretzel Brownie

Brownies are always a good choice when you’re craving chocolate. Eddie’s are even better — they’re topped with homemade vanilla caramel and salty pretzel crisps.

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Chocolate Ice Cream

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Chocolate Truffles

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Flourless Chocolate-Almond Cake

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Chocolate-Caramel Domes

Chocolate lovers rejoice: Underneath these elegant chocolate shells are pillows of rich mousse topped with sweet caramel.

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The Best Fudgy Brownies

We’ve created the perfect brownie by employing a few tips and tricks. Using both semisweet chocolate and cocoa powder gives us the deep and complex chocolate flavor we crave. Cooking the butter until golden brown adds a toasted nuttiness, while the pop of cream provides luscious texture.

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Chocolate Mini Loaves

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Chocolate-Covered Strawberries

Why pay top dollar for chocolate-covered strawberries when you can easily make them at home — super fresh and at a fraction of the cost? For the best finished look, try to find jumbo berries with stems.

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Chocolate Gelato Sandwich

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Cinnamon-Chocolate Fudge

Giada creates the perfect combination sweet, spicy and salty with her upgraded chocolate fudge.

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Chocolate Pots de Creme

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Marbled Chocolate Brownies

We’re not sure if it’s all that rich, fudgy chocolate or the mesmerizing cream cheese swirl but we can’t take our eyes off these super-decadent brownies!

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A Gooey, Decadent Chocolate Cake

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S’more Brownies

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Chocolate-Hazelnut Macarons

Impress everyone by sandwiching a quick chocolate ganache between cookies made with hazelnuts and cocoa powder you blitz in the food processor.

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Double Feature Cupcakes With Mexican Hot Chocolate Frosting

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The Best Chocolate Lava Cakes

Go ahead and indulge in these perfectly rich and dreamy chocolate lava cakes! Bittersweet chocolate and espresso powder create a luscious and balanced batter that stays molten in the center during baking.

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Peanut Swirl Brownies

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Chocolate, Chocolate-Chip Cookies

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Devil’s Food Cake

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Chocolate-Peanut Pudding

A creamy, dreamy dessert gets a bit of crunch when rich chocolate pudding is topped with salted peanuts.

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Brownie Batter Cookies

Trisha’s crisp yet chewy cookies made with cocoa powder and chocolate chips are ready in less than 40 minutes.

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Dark Chocolate Peppermint Pattie Cake

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Baked Fudge

Ree Drummond’s chocolatey Baked Fudge is a cross between smooth pudding and fudgy brownies — crispy on the outside and gooey on the inside.

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Chocolate Cake in a Mug

Hundreds of 5-star reviews don’t lie — Ree’s version of this microwave chocolate cake for one is a must-try!

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Chocolate Stout Cupcakes

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Chocolate-Marshmallow Pie

If there’s one dessert that we could eat year-round it would be s’mores. When you don’t have access to a campfire, make this tasty treat in pie form, instead. A graham cracker crust, chocolate filling and creamy marshmallow should do the trick!

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Chocolate Sheet Cake

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Chocolate Cheesecake

This over-the-top chocolate cheesecake is surprisingly easy to make. The only catch?The cheesecake needs several hours to cool — so make sure you plan ahead.

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Chocolate-Chocolate Chip Cookies with Coconut

Upgrade your chocolate-chocolate chip cookies in the sweetest way possible. Stir in shredded coconut for a subtly nutty flavor that perfectly complements the cocoa powder and bittersweet chocolate chips.

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Chocolate-Chocolate Chip Cookies with Pecans

These super chunky cookies pack a punch with chocolate chips and pecans in every bite.

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Alton’s Chocolate Fudge

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Double-Chocolate Glazed Doughnuts

Dough-not mess with Giada’s double-chocolate dessert! She goes all out with homemade doughnuts and chocolate glaze (which she makes with grapeseed oil so the icing will be extra smooth and shiny).

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Chocolate Toffee

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Chocolate Cheesecake Candy Cane Bars

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