Looking for delicious chocolate dessert recipes? These 20 recipes are sure to make any chocolate lover happy everything from chocolate cupcakes to chocolate mousse.
While I enjoy cooking, my real love is baking. My grandmother taught me to bake and to love baking. She also shares my major sweet tooth. While our favorite thing to bake was peanut butter cookies, we also baked with chocolate every once in a while. And we both love chocolate!
Since I was a kid I have loved baking for others, especially when they needed some cheering up. One time I baked chocolate chip cookies for the local college ministry during finals week. This is the same place I met my husband. Coincidence?
Baking a chocolate treat is a simple gesture but one that can really brighten someone’s day. I can’t wait to try these recipes. The hard part is deciding which to try first!
The Best Chocolate Dessert Ingredients
Before you get started baking these chocolate dessert recipes you need to gather your ingredients. Using high-quality ingredients can help you make sure you make the best desserts possible.
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Chocolate Dessert Recipes
Try these delicious chocolate dessert recipes, one of them may be your new favorite dessert.
These salted dark chocolate cupcakes are rich, moist, and crazy good.
Make homemade mini chocolate donuts in just 7 minutes! This recipe is for einkorn donuts but can easily be made using regular flour and can even be made dairy-free.
The most decadent dark hot chocolate recipe that tastes just like the French hot chocolate found in Paris cafés. Intense, rich, and absolute heaven for any chocolate lover.
You’ll love these quick microwave cupcakes that are full of chocolate peanut butter flavor but contain no refined white sugar! They are topped with an easy peanut butter magic shell sauce. Add your favorite ice cream and you are in dessert heaven!
Make a soft and fluffy homemade chocolate soufflé dusted with powdered sugar, simply delicious and heavenly!
Chocolate sprinkle donuts with chocolate chips and a chocolate ganache top! The ultimate chocolate baked donuts.
Baileys Chocolate Mousse is a deliciously light, fluffy chocolate mousse, infused with the sweet flavor of Baileys Irish Cream.
Battenberg cakes are a British classic! The traditional flavour is almond with a chequerboard pattern of yellow and pink. For a modern upgrade to this classic cake, this chocolate Battenberg cake will not disappoint!
This chocolate cake recipe originates from the Great Depression, when such things as eggs and milk were scarce. Unlike most chocolate cake recipes, it calls for neither!
Chocolate Covered Cheesecake Bites are made with mini bite-size pieces of cheesecake covered in a delicious chocolate shell coating. They are the perfect party treat!
This flourless chocolate torte is a middle ground between a traditional chocolate cake and a molten chocolate lava cake. This rich, dark and creamy torte is incredibly decadent.
Dark Chocolate Mocha -Dark chocolate mocha with an easy recipe. Hot creamy mocha, this tutorial shows you how to get great flavor and a DIY drink from your own coffee machine.
Deliciously moist and fudgy, this Double Chocolate Coca Cola Cake recipe is inspired by Cracker Barrel’s fan-favorite dessert. It’s easy to make and perfect for any occasion. Enjoy this chocolatey treat with a big scoop of ice cream and a cherry on top for an unforgettable dessert.
These brownie crinkle cookies are everything you want in a chocolate cookie. They’re rich and fudgy, made with three forms of chocolate. And the powdered sugar coating makes that gorgeous crackle you want in a crinkle cookie.
Very rich, chocolaty, ooey gooey lava cake.
This Flourless Chocolate Orange Cake is a stunning, 7 ingredient dessert made entirely in your blender.
Delicious chocolatey cookies you have to try!
Double chocolate peppermint cookies are rich and delicious. They are made using a chocolate cake mix and are extremely easy to make and perfect for the holidays.
These double chocolate muffins are easy to make and delicious!
A delicious and simple cake that everyone will love.
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Victoria says
You had me at “chocolate”… Yum!!! Oh man, I want to try all of these!!
Lisa Sharp says
Me too!
Allison Jones says
These all look absolutely amazing. I wish I could try them all in honor to National Chocolate Day. Thanks for sharing.
LiveLifeWell,
Allison
Lisa Sharp says
I do as well. But I’d be a bit sick ha. Maybe one small bite for each? 🙂
Rebecka says
These look delicious!! And hooray for National Chocolate Day… it never hurts to have an extra excuse to eat chocolate!!
Lisa Sharp says
I agree!
Deanna says
How would I even begin to choose? Those all look wonderful. And thanks for sharing my chocolate chip cookie recipe. 🙂
Lisa Sharp says
It would be hard! You’re welcome.
Rae says
I can’t pick just one. I pick all.
At the end of this article is my mother-in-law’s go-to chocolate tart recipe. Seriously, you can’t beat it!
http://www.insolenceandwine.com/blog/2015/10/13/autumn-themed-wine-tasting-party
Lisa Sharp says
Yum, sounds delicious.
Cherie says
I’m not a huge chocolate fan – but those recipes look delicious! Don’t forget to encourage people to buy fair trade chocolate.
Lisa Sharp says
Very good point. I did share a lot about Fair Trade products in a newsletter I sent out earlier this month. I’ve also been sharing on social media. 🙂 I wish more companies would make the switch.
Kelsie says
Yes yes yes!! I have the biggest chocolate sweet tooth ever!! Thanks so much for linking up with The Alder Collective! We would love to have you again this week on Tuesday at 8 pm EST!
Lisa Sharp says
It’s the best! Thanks for hosting. 🙂
giulia lombardo says
It is always a good idea, because chocolate doesn’t judget, chocolate understands