2,872 chocolate desert recipes

Classic French chocolate mousse with Cognac, semi-sweet chocolate melted with coffee, and stiff egg whites folded in for airy richness. Unmolded and served with whipped cream.

Foolproof chocolate mousse made with just two ingredients: instant chocolate pudding folded into whipped cream. A 5-minute no-bake dessert that's light, fluffy, and impossible to mess up.

Brownie mousse delight layered in a glass bowl with crumbled brownies, chocolate mousse pudding, and whipped topping. A no-fuss trifle dessert using simple pantry mixes.

Chocolate truffle tart with raspberries: a cocoa-rich press-in pastry shell filled with silky dark chocolate ganache and topped with fresh raspberries. Elegant and simple.

French chocolate pots de creme: silky individual chocolate custards made with heavy cream, semi-sweet chocolate, egg yolks, and a hint of Kahlua. The classic French dinner-party finale, no oven required.

Beer float made with chocolate ice cream and a 12-ounce pour of beer in a tall glass. Two ingredients, ready in 30 seconds, and the strangest dessert-drink you'll ever love.

A make-ahead chocolate wafer crumb mix that stores for 6 months. Pull out a cup or two anytime you want a fast no-bake pie crust for cheesecake, mousse pie, or ice cream pie.

Real French chocolate mousse made with semisweet chocolate, egg yolks, butter, cognac, and a splash of strong coffee, lightened with whipped egg whites and unmolded for a classic bistro presentation.

Chocolate wafer crust is the two-ingredient no-fuss foundation for cream pies, cheesecakes, and icebox desserts. Crushed chocolate wafers bound with melted butter and briefly baked for crisp hold.

White chocolate sorbet with dark chocolate chips and a whisper of creme de cassis. A dairy-free frozen dessert with deep cocoa-butter richness and bright black-currant lift.

Lemon foam torte crowns a chocolate-painted sponge base with an airy, gelatin-set lemon meringue dome, finished with melted chocolate and candied lemon. A light, tangy chilled dessert with a sweet-tart lift.

Death by chocolate trifle layered with fudge brownies, Kahlua chocolate syrup, instant mousse, whipped topping, and crushed Heath bars. Feeds a crowd of 16. All from convenience mixes.

Rum cream pie with a cooked egg yolk custard, dark rum, whipped cream, and gelatin in a blind-baked pastry shell. Chilled until set and garnished with bittersweet chocolate curls.

Brownie refrigerator cake layers a fudgy brownie base with sweet cream cheese, chocolate-vanilla pudding, and billows of whipped topping, all finished with chocolate. A make-ahead, chilled layered dessert that's pure indulgence.

Chocolate buttercream icing made with melted bittersweet chocolate, butter, shortening, meringue powder, and powdered sugar. A stable, pipeable frosting for decorating cakes.

White chocolate mousse made with Italian meringue, imported white chocolate, and whipped cream, served over a fresh strawberry-kirsch sauce. An elegant restaurant-quality dessert.