Chocolate

A batch of homemade chocolate chip scones has the power to turn any regular morning into a special occasion.

This easy chocolate pie recipe is a dream: creamy chocolate custard piled into a chocolate cookie crust and topped with whipped cream.

This elegant dessert relies on the energizing powers of coffee and chocolate—balanced with the richness of cream—to liven up the mood.

With three layers of chocolate sponge cake, a spiked sour cherry filling, and whipped cream frosting, this German classic is bound to impress.

These cakey chocolate cookies are made with mashed potatoes and melted unsweetened chocolate.

Brown butter lends a subtle toffee-like flavor that makes these brown butter chocolate chip cookies far more enticing than your everyday version.

MSG brings a burst of umami into these five-spice nougat brownies.

Tart cherries meet rich chocolate in this easy snacking cake recipe that can be dressed up however you like.

The sourness of tamarind breathes new life into the classic millionaire’s shortbread.

Tamarind’s sharpness takes flight in sweet desserts, its sweetly sour profile offsetting the richness of the caramel in these deeply chocolatey brownies.

This homemade chocolate syrup recipe is rich and versatile, and the process is nearly as easy as running to the grocery store to pick up a bottle of Hershey’s.

The secret to these devil's food cupcakes is mixing natural cocoa powder with boiling water, which allows the flavor to bloom and adds moisture to the cake.

This red velvet cake recipe uses beets to give the cake its supernaturally silken texture and a deep crimson hue.

The ultimate banana split recipe combines a trio of ice creams, hot fudge sauce, homemade cherries, chopped peanuts, and pillowy whipped cream.

For this mocha egg cream, the soda fountain delight gets a wake-up call with instant espresso powder.

This luscious hot fudge sauce comes together in the time it takes to let your ice cream soften up a bit.

Let the microwave do all the work for this better-than-store-bought quick hot fudge sauce. 

Put on your bobby socks and make this old-fashioned chocolate malt with just four ingredients.

If you can’t make your way to Manhattan or Brooklyn to get your hands on a classic New York egg cream, here’s your ticket to make this nostalgic fountain drink at home.