Recipes to satisfy your chocolate cravings
Wicked good chocolate peanut butter pudding cups
If you can describe in vivid detail how you eat a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup, then this luscious pudding from Sticky, Chewy, Messy, Gooey is especially for you. A double dose of chocolate, and a dollop of creamy peanut butter, the flavour is intense and continues to blossom as it chills in the fridge.
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Mississippi mud pie
The typical Mississippi mud pie was too sweet and dense for the taste buds of Baked Explorations authors Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito, so they created this dreamier, more elegant version. A flourless chocolate cake is inside a cookie crust and topped with a layer of silky chocolate pudding and whipped cream.
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Chocolate-espresso icebox cake
Instead of baking in the oven, an overnight trip to the fridge is all that’s necessary to turn a few simple ingredients into delightfully messy, mousse-like cake.
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Soft chocolate mini cakes
Dinner guests will be thrilled when you serve them their own little warm chocolate cake.
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Milk chocolate pretzel pie
This crave-worthy dessert has a crumb crust that’s made with pretzels instead of the usual graham crackers or chocolate cookies.
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Soby’s white chocolate banana cream pie
White chocolate adds an extra layer of flavour in this decadent banana cream pie by pastry chef Teryi Youngblood of Soby's New South Cuisine.
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Chocolate raspberry tofu pie
This chocolate raspberry pie gets an amazing smooth, rich, creamy texture from pureed tofu. But no need to tell that tofu’s the secret ingredient - we’re sure no one will guess.
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Chocolate chiffon cake
Who wouldn't want to receive this amazing chocolate cake as a gift? Or simply treat yourself with this easy recipe.
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Chocolate pretzel sorbet
Satisfy your sweet and salty cravings with this silky dark chocolate-pretzel sorbet.
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Chocolate milk shake 'float'
Worlds collide when you top a rich chocolate milk shake with a scoop of your favorite vanilla ice cream.
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Grasshopper bars
The layers of this bar from Baked Explorations work in perfect harmony: thick brownie base, light mint filling, and a dark ganache top. Interestingly enough, this sweet treat works equally well as a classy plated dessert and as an after-school snack.
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Chocolate tiffin
This Tiffin recipe from Green & Black's Organic Ultimate Chocolate Recipes is perfect served up for an afternoon snack! Gingersnaps, raisins, almonds and pistachios are covered in chocolate to make this chewy, gooey and crunchy bar.
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Ultimate chocolate fudge cake
Deliciously addictive and chocolatey, yet a triumph with its beautifully light texture, this recipe from Green & Black's Organic Ultimate Chocolate Recipes is comprised of four layers with a glossy elegant chocolate icing - truly making a beautiful centerpiece and treat for any special occasion.
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Chocolate whoopie pies
This version of whoopie pie from Baked Explorations eatures a very moist, deep-chocolate cookie and a light and fluffy vanilla filling.
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Chocolate mousse
Bittersweet chocolate mousse may be the standard, but try it with milk or white chocolate for delicious variations.
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Chocolate chip cookies
Try adding this irresistably chewy cookie from Good to the Grain to your chocolate chip cookie repertoire.
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Chocolate friands
Friand is French for 'small mouthful,' and these friands from Tartine, like cupcakes, can be made from any cake batter. If you are going to eat a bit of cake that is only two mouthfuls at most, it should be satisfyingly extra rich and moist and topped with a shiny chocolate glaze.
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Triple chocolate crunch bars
These decadent bars - studded with milk, dark and white chocolate pieces - are for serious chocoholics.
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Chocolate almond avocado brownies
Really? Avocado brownies? Absolutely! Avocado is so mild in flavour that it is nearly undetectable when paired with lots of brown sugar and chocolate, but it lends its soft creaminess to these rich, chewy brownies.
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Chocolate truffle cake
You may be familiar with truffles as a decadent chocolate candy - little cocoa-dusted gems. This recipe will remind you of that very same texture and flavour.
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