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21 Dark Chocolate Recipes for Extra-Decadent Cakes, Puddings, Waffles, and More

Our hearts belong to rich, luscious dark chocolate. Here are 21 sweet recipes to embrace the dark side.
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Alex Lau

We'll never turn down a handful of the milk chocolate chips we keep in the pantry for baking (and snacking) emergencies, but our hearts really belong to rich, luscious dark chocolate. In waffles, cookies, cheesecake, and more, it can do no wrong. Here are 21 sweet reasons to embrace the dark side.

  • Alex Lau
    5/21

    Chocolate Éclairs

    The éclairs will begin to get soggy as soon as they are filled, so be sure to wait until just before you're ready to make the chocolate fondant to add the pastry cream.

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  • Alex Lau
    6/21

    Spiked Hot Chocolate

    Any dark caramel-flavored liquor will work with this; it’s particularly good with rye whiskey or rum.

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  • Peden & Munk
    7/21

    Nana's Brownies

    These deep, dark brownies, a Lauren family favorite, are from Ricky Lauren's The Hamptons: Food, Family, and History.

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  • Eva Kolenko
    8/21

    Dark Chocolate Semifreddo

    The texture of this airy semifreddo is somewhere between frozen chocolate mousse and gelato. In other words: You’re going to love it.

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  • Danny Kim
    19/21

    Spicy Orange Hazelnut Chocolate Bark

    Dark chocolate is an antioxidant-rich treat that rounds off a day of hard work and good eating. Here, we’ve made things a bit spicier with a pinch of cayenne pepper. If you prefer your chocolate without spice, feel free to leave it out.

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  • 20/21

    Deep Dark Chocolate Cookies

    These crackly, flourless cookies call for little more than good chocolate, sugar, and egg whites.

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  • Alex Lau
    21/21

    Chocolate Soy Vegan Ice Cream

    Using soy lecithin-free chocolate is essential; the additive will cause the base to separate (we learned this the hard way). We developed this recipe using Alter Eco Dark Blackout Chocolate.

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As the senior food editor at Bon Appétit, Christina spends her days in the BA Test Kitchen dreaming up recipes for home cooks (Chocolate-Matcha Butter Mochi Cake and Green Curry Lentil Soup are favorites). She also oversees the brand’s digital recipe content, working with freelancers and test kitchen staff to... Read more
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