Chocolate recipe collection

Frozen chocolate souffle cake: a flourless cocoa meringue base topped with rum-whipped cream and chocolate chips, chilled overnight, then served straight from the freezer. Airy, rich, unusual.

Sour cream coffee cake loaded with mini chocolate chips in the batter and a brown sugar streusel topping. Tender, rich crumb that stays moist for days.

Chocolate chip sandwich cookies filled and partly dipped in melted chocolate coating, then sprinkled with chopped almonds. A semi-homemade cookie upgrade from a basic mix.

Lacy Florentine cookies made with ground pecans and coconut, sandwiched together with melted dark chocolate. Thin, crispy, and freezer-friendly for up to a month.

Spiced chocolate glaze with warm cinnamon, made from cocoa powder, corn syrup, and oil. Stir over low heat until shiny, then drizzle over cakes or cookies.

Spicy applesauce brownies with unsweetened chocolate, cinnamon, and walnuts, topped with a cinnamon-powdered sugar drizzle. Fudgy, fruity, and warmly spiced.

Halloween chocolate spider treats made with melted chocolate chips, crunchy chow mein noodles, and M&M eyes. Three-ingredient no-bake party snack kids can make themselves.

Truffle and fudge are together, it is so rich, creamy and smooth, and full of chocolate flavor, these truffle fudge makes everyone being addicted.

No-bake stained glass cookies made with melted chocolate chips, marshmallows, and chopped nuts rolled in coconut. Slice from frozen for a colorful, fudgy treat.

Strawberry ice cream pie with a spiced shortbread crust and a swirl of warm fudge topping. Make-ahead frozen dessert that comes together in under 30 minutes.

Flaky puff pastry twists layered with hazelnuts and sugar, baked golden, then painted with melted chocolate. An elegant 3-ingredient bakery-style treat ready in 25 minutes.

Summer celebration chocolate cake swaps some oil for applesauce in a buttermilk-cocoa sheet cake, topped with quick chocolate frosting. A potluck-ready eggless crowd-pleaser.

Baked whole apples glazed in cinnamon-citrus syrup, opened like flower petals, and topped with vanilla ice cream and homemade chocolate liqueur sauce.

Super easy mini cheesecakes use a vanilla wafer as the instant crust and bake right in the muffin tin. Five ingredients, foolproof, and individually portioned for parties or potlucks.

Chocolate drop cookies with a hidden chunk of white chocolate baked into the center. No flour, no eggs: melted chocolate chips, sweetened condensed milk and nuts make the entire dough. Fudgy, dense, surprise inside.

Mexican wedding cakes are always a holiday favorite but this recipe takes it up a notch or two, writes Mary Wilhelm of Sparta.