Chocolate recipe collection

A sweet, sipping chocolate, perfect on a cold winter day. I use 85% chocolate. The amount of sugar can be decreased, or the chocolate can be increased for a richer chocolate flavor.

No-bake milk chocolate fudge made with two kinds of chocolate chips, marshmallows, and sweetened condensed milk. Silky, rich, and ready to slice in just 2 hours of chill time.

Microwave bundt cake spiked with creme de cocoa and orange juice, swirled with chocolate syrup. Rich, boozy, and ready in 25 minutes flat.

Chewy drop cookies loaded with chocolate-covered raisins and toasted almonds. Makes 5 dozen in just 25 minutes. A fun, crunchy cookie that kids love to help bake.

Crunchy Crispix cereal coated in melted chocolate and peanut butter, then shaken in powdered sugar. The classic puppy chow snack mix everyone fights over.

Dirt dessert layers crushed Oreo cookies, chocolate pudding, and whipped topping in a flower pot for a fun no-bake treat. Add gummy worms for the full effect.

Double peanut chocolate popcorn cake binds popcorn with melted marshmallows and peanut butter, studded with chocolate chips and peanuts. A no-bake bundt-shaped party dessert.

Five-second banana breakfast smoothie with skim milk, nonfat yogurt, and optional protein powder or chocolate syrup. Blend it, grab it, and get out the door. Morning fuel that actually tastes good.

Easy chocolate-covered cherry cookies from a brownie mix: fudgy chocolate drop cookies studded with pecans and maraschino cherries, baked just until set for a soft, brownie-like center. A quick holiday cookie.

Five-ingredient magic bars with a soda cracker base, coconut, chocolate chips, nuts, and sweetened condensed milk. No mixing bowl needed. Ready in 30 minutes.

Father Time chocolate chip cookies decorated with piped clock face icing for New Year's Eve. Chewy brown sugar cookies with a simple powdered sugar icing design.

Homemade fondant: a soft, moldable butter-and-sugar candy center ready to flavor, shape, and dip in chocolate. Old-school candy-making in four ingredients, no thermometer needed.

Frosted chocolate drop cookies with rolled oats, sour cream-tendered crumb, and a vanilla glaze topped with a pecan half. Bakery-style cake cookies from a 1950s lunch counter.

Fudgy chocolate chip cookies with melted chocolate in the dough plus extra chips and walnuts throughout. A quick-soured milk trick adds tang and tenderness to a dense, brownie-like cookie.

German chocolate delight milkshake blending chocolate ice cream, milk, chocolate syrup, and cream of coconut, topped with whipped cream and chopped pecans. Ready in 10 minutes.

Glazed butternut balls shape buttery nut shortbread into eggs, then half-dip in glaze or chocolate with coconut or sprinkles on top. Pretty holiday cookies that store for weeks.