Chocolate
Money Can’t Buy You Happiness Brownies
I am always in search of the best brownie, and I figure if you can’t find it, make it. So here it is: a triple chocolate brownie, with a layer of toasted chopped nuts encased in dulce de leche, then topped with a zesty cheesecake mixture and baked again. I rest my case.
By Nadiya Hussain
For Dessert in a Snap, Make an Ice Cream Icebox Cake—Any Way You Like It
Ice cream + jam + whipped cream + cookies = the frozen treat formula you’ll be using all summer.
By Kendra Vaculin
High-Altitude Raspberry Cheesecake Brownies
These raspberry cheesecake brownies are tart, chocolatey, and cheesecake-filled, so stop reading and make them!
By Nicole Hampton
High-Altitude Poppy Seed Pound Cake
Developed for baking in the mountains, this flavorful pound cake is a winner, especially when topped with creamy homemade chocolate icing.
By Mimi Council
High-Altitude Cookie Skillet
Bacon and sea salt make this big, warm, gooey chocolate chip cookie sweet and salty. Serve it with a few scoops of vanilla bean ice cream.
By Mimi Council
How to Make Sheet-Pan Ice Cream Sandwiches and Stock Your Freezer All Summer Long
Peanut butter + chocolate + a nifty sheet pan trick = the perfect treat for the season.
By Kendra Vaculin
Beyond Chips: A Guide to the Best Chocolate Mix-Ins for Baking
Make room in your pantry for other shapes, like fèves, discs, pyramids, and more.
By Kendra Vaculin
The Best Chocolate Bars for Baking
Highly recommended brands for milk, dark, bittersweet, and more—plus, why you need baking bars in the first place.
By Kendra Vaculin
I’m Not Perfect, Yet Somehow My Cocoa Brioche Morning Buns Were
Bill Clark’s morning buns are a pro-level pastry that even amateurs can make (with the help of these visual aids and tips).
By David Tamarkin
Cocoa Brioche Morning Buns
These chocolaty pastries have the attributes of a gloriously flaky croissant on the top, a sticky bun on the bottom, and a rich chocolate-studded brioche in the middle.
By Bill Clark
These Creamy, Honey-Sweetened Bars Go Beyond the Chocolate You Know
Honey Mama’s raw chocolate bars are truffle-meets-fudge goodness.
By Lauren Joseph
Cocoa Powder Guide: How to Buy It, Store It, and What Even Is Dutch-Process, Anyway?
How to shop for, store, and differentiate between styles of this ultimate baking staple.
By Kendra Vaculin
How to Bake a Cake: 11 Tips for Perfect Cakes, Every Time
No dessert is quite as impressive as a beautifully baked and finished cake. Here's how to pull it off.
By Nick Malgieri and Kristi Kellogg
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11 Recipes to Cook for Your Valentine This Weekend
Because we can all use a little chocolate (or a little cheesecake) right now.
By The Editors of Epicurious
Mint Cookies and Cream Cookie Pie
This mall classic, peppered with the ultimate combo of mint and chocolate, is every bit as ridiculous and over the top as it is delicious and irresistible. The secret ingredient in these cookies is the milk powder, which brings an amazing depth of flavor.
By Christina Tosi
Nik Sharma’s Formula for a Better Chocolate Bread Pudding
Miso and coffee punch up the flavor in this superlative chocolate bread pudding.
By Nik Sharma
Chocolate Miso Bread Pudding
In this rich and custardy bread pudding, the chocolate’s flavor is enhanced by the addition of coffee and savory-salty miso. Serve the pudding as a holiday dessert, or as a midday snack.
By Nik Sharma
The Best Chocolate Gifts for Any Occasion
There is no gift greater than that of chocolate.
By Joe Sevier
Salted Miso Brownies
A practically perfect brownie: dense and fudgy thanks to the chia seeds; rich, but not sickeningly so; with a salted caramel-like flavor that comes from using white miso and salt together.
By Meera Sodha