Editors’ Collection

Our Best Chocolate Dessert Recipes

Double chocolate cookies, lava cakes, rich puddings and all kinds of brownies to satisfy your sweet tooth. Discover more Valentine's Day ideas here.

Armando Rafael for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Yossy Arefi.

Recipes

Vegan Chocolate Pudding With Cinnamon and Chile
Mark Bittman
2028 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,028
10 minutes, plus chilling
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Gateau Reine de Saba
Nigella Lawson
450 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
450
55 minutes
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Fudge Brownies
Alex Witchel, Kate Moses
1275 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,275
1 hour, plus several hours’ resting
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Denver Chocolate Sheet Cake
Alex Witchel, "The Junior League at Home"
2334 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,334
45 minutes
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Intense Chocolate Mousse Cake
Nigella Lawson
2804 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,804
1 hour 5 minutes
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Chocolate Whiskey Cake
Melissa Clark, Marti Buckley Kilpatrick
3210 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,210
1 hour 25 minutes
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Maida Heatter’s Chocolate Mousse Torte
Margaux Laskey
815 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
815
1 hour, plus at least 3 hours' chilling
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Chocolate Babka
Melissa Clark
4033 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,033
3½ hours, plus 6 to 24 hours' rising
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Tahini Chocolate Cakes
Florence Fabricant, Maria Elia
523 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
523
40 minutes, plus 20 minutes’ cooling
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Chocolate-Crusted Banana Blondies
Melissa Clark
736 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
736
1 hour
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Supernatural Brownies
Julia Moskin, Nick Malgieri
3782 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,782
About 1 hour
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Chocolate-Molasses Cookies
Alison Roman
1977 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,977
About 40 minutes
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Doris’s Salty Hot Fudge
Kim Severson
396 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
396
10 minutes
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New Classic Brownies
Julia Moskin, “Alice Medrich’s Cookies, Brownies”
1550 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,550
40 minutes
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Vegan Chocolate Pudding Pie
The New York Times
1392 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,392
30 minutes, plus chilling
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Easy
Lisbon Chocolate Cake
Dorie Greenspan
5035 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
5,035
About 1 hour, plus cooling
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Texas Sheet Cake
Genevieve Ko
1274 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,274
45 minutes, plus cooling
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Chocolate Tres Leches Cake
Margaux Laskey, Odette Williams
722 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
722
50 minutes, plus soaking
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Peppermint Brownies
Erin Jeanne McDowell
902 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
902
1¼ hours, plus cooling and chilling
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Blackout Cake
The New York Times, Ebinger’s
2289 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,289
3 hours plus chilling
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Bittersweet Brownie Shortbread
Melissa Clark
2714 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,714
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Chocolate Olive Oil Cake
Melissa Clark
2768 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,768
50 minutes, plus cooling
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Black Forest Cake
Samantha Seneviratne
1088 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,088
1½ hours, plus chilling
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Chocolate Birthday Cake Butter Mochi
Sara Bonisteel, Sheldon Simeon
899 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
899
1 hour 15 minutes, plus cooling
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Chocolate Cream Pie With Oreo Crust
Samantha Seneviratne
2684 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,684
35 minutes, plus chilling
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Chocolate Stout Cake With Coffee Glaze
Laurie Ellen Pellicano
1123 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,123
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Malt Chocolate and Marshmallow Sandwiches
Yewande Komolafe
727 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
727
1 hour, plus 30 minutes chilling
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Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Genevieve Ko
4021 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
4,021
40 minutes
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Easy
Chocolate Pudding With Raspberry Cream
Yossy Arefi
1536 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,536
25 minutes, plus chilling
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One-Bowl Chocolate-Mayonnaise Cake
Melissa Clark
2403 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,403
50 minutes
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Easy
Brookies
Samantha Seneviratne
2618 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,618
45 minutes, plus cooling
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Flourless Cocoa Cookies
Melissa Clark, Erin Jeanne McDowell
3757 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,757
20 minutes
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Whiskey-Soaked Dark Chocolate Bundt Cake
Melissa Clark
2044 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,044
1 hour 30 minutes, plus cooling
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Tiny, Salty, Chocolaty Cookies
Alison Roman
3327 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,327
20 minutes
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Bittersweet Chocolate Soufflé
Melissa Clark
1139 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,139
45 minutes
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Chocolate Gingerbread Cake
Yossy Arefi
403 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
403
1¼ hours
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Ruth Reichl’s Giant Chocolate Cake
Kim Severson, Ruth Reichl
2264 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,264
1½ hours
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Saltine Cracker Brickle
The New York Times, Kelly Mahoney
860 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
860
20 minutes
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Easy
Chocolate Kolbasa (Russian No-Bake Fudge Cookies)
Julia Moskin, Bonnie Frumkin Morales, Deena Prichep
371 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
371
30 minutes, plus 3 hours’ cooling
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Flat-and-Chewy Chocolate-Chip Cookies
Amanda Hesser
2272 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,272
30 minutes
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Chocolate Shortbread Hearts
Melissa Clark
516 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
516
1 hour, plus chilling and cooling
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Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies
Erin Jeanne McDowell
1262 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,262
45 minutes
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Fudgy Bourbon Balls
Melissa Clark
1620 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,620
15 minutes, plus overnight resting
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Gingery Brownie Crinkle Cookies
Susan Spungen
1451 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,451
30 minutes
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Ice Cream Sandwiches
Samantha Seneviratne
861 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
861
35 minutes, plus cooling and about 8 hours' freezing
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Easy
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