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Our Best Chocolate Dessert Recipes

Double chocolate cookies, lava cakes, rich puddings and all kinds of brownies to satisfy your sweet tooth. Discover more Valentine's Day ideas here.

Armando Rafael for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Yossy Arefi.

Recipes

Chocolate Raspberry Layer Cake
Yossy Arefi
47 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
47
About 2 hours
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Vegan Chocolate Cupcakes
Pete Wells, Isa Chandra Moskowitz, Terry Hope Romero
1609 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,609
40 minutes
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Easy
Chocolate Layer Cake
Claire Saffitz
935 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
935
2¼ hours
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Chocolate Ganache
Julia Moskin
767 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
767
5 minutes
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Easy
Chocolate Macarons
Claire Saffitz
157 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
157
About 3 ¼ hours, plus at least 24 hours chilling
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Death by Chocolate
Dan Pelosi
367 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
367
3 hours (includes at least 2 hours’ cooling and chilling)
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Easy Chocolate Fudge
Julia Moskin, Michael Chu
1104 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,104
15 minutes
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Chocolate Mousse
Genevieve Ko
1009 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,009
20 minutes, plus overnight chilling
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Chocolate Irish Cream Cake
Yossy Arefi
150 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
150
3 hours
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Chocolate Zucchini Loaf Cake
Jesse Szewczyk
3391 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,391
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Easy
Triple-Chocolate Brownies
Vaughn Vreeland
317 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
317
50 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Chocolate Truffle Tart
Erin Jeanne McDowell
230 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
230
3 hours, plus chilling
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Chocolate Torte (Torta Caprese)
Samantha Seneviratne
137 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
137
1 hour 55 minutes
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Chocolate Soufflés
Claire Saffitz
341 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
341
45 minutes
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Chocolate Sesame Dumplings
Genevieve Ko
83 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
83
1½ hours
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Four-Layer Surprise
Lisa Donovan
732 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
732
6 hours 20 minutes
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Brownies
Lidey Heuck
2973 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,973
45 minutes
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Cheesecake-Chocolate Pudding Bars
Samantha Seneviratne
677 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
677
1 hour, plus 5½ hours’ chilling
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Rocky Road Ice Cream
Scott Loitsch
53 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
53
About 10 hours
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Dubai Chocolate
Caroline Schiff
337 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
337
1 hour 45 minutes
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Chocolate Pudding Cups
Lisa Donovan
91 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
91
5 ½ hours
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Molten Chocolate Muffins
Genevieve Ko
641 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
641
1 hour, plus cooling
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Éclair Cake
Naz Deravian
351 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
351
40 minutes, plus at least 9 hours’ chilling
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Layered Chocolate Mint Bars
Caroline Schiff
71 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
71
2 hours, plus overnight chilling
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Easy Chocolate Cake
Yossy Arefi
711 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
711
About 2 hours
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Flourless Chocolate Cake
Genevieve Ko
4145 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
4,145
1 hour 15 minutes
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Easy
Nutella Tres Leches Cake
Rick A. Martínez
198 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
198
8 hours 50 minutes
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Chocolate Caramel Tart
Amanda Hesser, Gramercy Tavern
2782 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,782
1 hour 15 minutes
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Chocolate Lava Cake for Two
Yossy Arefi
6395 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
6,395
25 minutes
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Easy
German Chocolate Cake
Samantha Seneviratne
1211 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,211
1¼ hours
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Brownies With Coffee and Cardamom
Nargisse Benkabbou
473 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
473
1 hour
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Peanut Butter Hot Fudge Sundaes
Yossy Arefi
472 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
472
10 minutes
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Easy
Chocolate Soufflé Cake
Yossy Arefi
1016 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,016
1 hour, plus cooling
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Chocolate Earl Grey Crème Brûlée
Yossy Arefi
382 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
382
45 minutes, plus 2 hours’ cooling
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Oat Milk Chocolate Pudding
Ali Slagle
5343 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
5,343
15 minutes
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Easy
Chocolate Chip Cookies
David Leite, Jacques Torres
18414 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
18,414
45 minutes, plus chilling
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Chocolate Dump-It Cake
Amanda Hesser, Judith Hesser
7928 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
7,928
1 hour 45 minutes
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Bittersweet Chocolate Mousse With Fleur de Sel
Melissa Clark
2978 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,978
10 minutes
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Salted Chocolate Chunk Shortbread Cookies
Alison Roman
14461 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
14,461
45 minutes, plus chilling
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Skillet Brownie With Chocolate Ganache Frosting
Erin Jeanne McDowell
1000 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,000
About 50 minutes
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Blender Chocolate Mousse
Tejal Rao, Monica Stolbach
2999 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,999
20 minutes, plus chilling
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Easy
Easy Brownies
Mark Bittman
4241 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,241
40 minutes
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Easy
Chocolate Pecan Pie
Melissa Clark
2282 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,282
1½ hours, plus at least 1 hour chilling and 4 hours’ cooling
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The Silver Palate’s Chocolate Cake
Christine Muhlke, "The Silver Palate Cookbook"
3126 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,126
1 hour 15 minutes
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Peppermint Brownie Cookies
Vaughn Vreeland
3491 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,491
40 minutes
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Extra-Bittersweet Chocolate Pots de Crème
Melissa Clark
1140 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,140
55 minutes, plus chilling
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Chocolate-Bourbon Truffles
David Tanis
559 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
559
20 minutes, plus chilling
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Easy
Chocolate Shell Ice-Cream Topping
Melissa Clark, Thomas Keller
743 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
743
5 minutes
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Easy
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