Chocolate Recipes

Banana cream pie with a buttery pecan-shortbread crust, a thin chocolate layer, vanilla custard folded with whipped cream and fresh bananas. Makes two pies for the county fair winner's circle.

Snickers pie is a no-bake freezer pie with melted Snickers bars, peanut butter, and whipped topping folded into a graham cracker crust. A potluck dessert that disappears before the coffee pours.

Low-calorie marbled chocolate cheesecake made with cottage cheese, gelatin, cocoa, and whipped egg whites on a cocoa-vanilla wafer crust. No baking required.

Premier white sugar cookies with melted white chocolate baked right into the dough, then glazed with more. A tender, rollable sugar cookie made for decorating.

These simple and delicious cookies are made with chocolate kisses and pecans.

Homemade Irish cream liqueur made in a blender with whiskey, sweetened condensed milk, heavy cream, eggs, chocolate syrup, and instant coffee. Bottled and chilled, keeps for a month.

Mud pie with an Oreo cookie crust, coffee ice cream layered with homemade chocolate-marshmallow mud sauce, and Kahlua whipped cream on top. The retro frozen dessert that earned its nickname for a reason.

Chocolate chip squares made in the microwave with oats, brown sugar, and chopped nuts. Chewy, no-oven-needed bars ready in under 30 minutes.

Mint chocolate brownie pie layers mint chocolate chips and fudgy brownie batter in a flaky pie crust, baked until set and served warm with vanilla ice cream. A rich after-dinner dessert with a built-in shortcut.

No-bake chocolate nut cake layered with graham crackers. A creamy cocoa filling with cashews or almonds sets firm in the fridge. No oven needed.

Chocolate oat snack cake made in the microwave with brown sugar, walnuts, and a melted chocolate chip topping. Dense, chewy, and ready in under 30 minutes.

No-bake peanut butter Rice Krispie balls dipped in chocolate. Crunchy, sweet, and loaded with chunky peanut butter, then coated in a glossy chocolate shell.

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

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

A masterchef-level dessert: espresso chocolate mousse over creme anglaise, served in flowerpot dishes and topped with handmade chocolate flowers.

No-bake cookies and creme pie with melted Hershey bars, marshmallows, and whipped topping in a chocolate cookie crust. Freezer dessert ready with zero baking.