966 chocolate desert recipes

Chocolate shortcakes made with cocoa powder, cold butter, and buttermilk. A biscuit-style base for strawberry shortcake with chocolate, cream, and a chocolate drizzle.

Chocolate chip meringue kisses that dry in the oven for 5 hours after a brief blast of heat. Light, crisp, melt-in-your-mouth cookies with just six ingredients.

Fig brownie pudding made with crumbled fig cookies, melted chocolate, chocolate chips, and walnuts baked in sweetened condensed milk. A warm, fudgy dessert served with whipped cream.

Chocolate mint rice pudding layered in sherbet glasses, lightened with whipped cream and egg whites, studded with cooked rice and swirls of mint jelly.

Classic French-style chocolate mousse with semi-sweet chocolate, whipped cream, beaten eggs, and a splash of crème de cacao. Silky, airy, and rich enough for any dinner party.

Double chocolate granita with cocoa, semi-sweet chocolate, and warm spices. Italian-style icy frozen dessert that scrapes into chocolate snowflakes.

Tiramisu built from a cooked egg yolk and mascarpone zabaglione folded with whipped cream, layered with brandy-coffee-soaked ladyfingers, and chilled overnight. The classic Italian dessert, fully cooked for safety.

Nondairy chocolate rum mousse melts chocolate chips with water and rum, then folds in beaten egg whites for an airy four-ingredient dairy-free dessert. Keeps a week in the fridge.

White chocolate brownies (blondies) with chunks of semisweet chocolate folded into a tender, butter-rich batter. Sweet, dense and dotted with dark chocolate pockets. Better than the box mix.

Clare's meringue roulade: a soft, marshmallowy meringue rolled around whipped cream, fresh strawberries, and ripe mango. A crackly-crusted, gluten-free showstopper dessert.

Banana split sundae for one with homemade microwave hot fudge, ice cream, peanuts, and a quartered banana. Single-serving solo dessert ready in five minutes.

Minty chocolate mousse blends scalded half-and-half with chocolate chips, an egg, and creme de menthe in the blender. Sets in an hour for a 5-minute date-night dessert.

Frozen ice cream ribbon pie layers fruit ice cream and a melted chocolate-mint drizzle in a crumb crust, topped with mint-studded vanilla. A no-bake summer dessert built in 20 minutes.

Fresh berry tulip with white chocolate ice cream: delicate tuile cookies shaped into edible bowls, filled with mixed fresh berries, whipped cream, and a scoop of white chocolate ice cream. Patisserie-level dessert.

Red pear sorbet grates ripe red pears with their skins on for a delicately pink, naturally textured frozen dessert. Simple syrup and lemon juice amplify the pear flavor. No peeling required.

Cold orange truffle souffles: an airy Grand Marnier orange mousse set in collared ramekins to rise like a baked souffle, each hiding a chocolate truffle in its center. A no-bake, make-ahead showstopper dessert.