Hello and welcome to this thing we’re doing where we help you figure out what you’re gonna put in your mouth this week. Some of these are recipes we’ve tried, some of these are recipes we’re looking forward to trying, all of them are fucking delicious. Tell us what you want to put in your piehole or suggest your own recipes, and we’ll talk about which things we made, which things we loved, and which things have changed us irreversibly as people. Last week, we blended the things.
If my relationship with dark chocolate had a theme song, it would be “I Will Always Love You” because we’re always pining for one another (okay, just kidding, our pining is super one-sided, I’ll be honest). But I need you to know it’s the Dolly Parton version, not the Whitney Version. Ours is a quiet love. A tender love. We don’t need theatrics. Just one another. Dark chocolate is the Burt Reynolds of my heart.
For real though, I just fucking love dark chocolate. I eat it almost every day because I’m a grown woman and IÂ can treat myself!
I read somewhere that craving chocolate is a sign your body needs magnesium, but you know what? I think my body really truly needs chocolate to function. I know my HEART AND SOUL AND WILL TO LIVE do, at least.
But I have to confess I’m a chocolate snob. Quit trying to pass off Hershey’s as good chocolate! Dark chocolate is higher in cocoa, which means it’s actually real chocolate, unlike the watered down versions you can buy at the gas station. My favorite kind of dark chocolate is currently made by Chocolove, but I’ll never say no to a Green & Black’s Organic Chocolate Bar because they’re the best. I think we can all agree that sea salt and dark chocolate is the best thing to be paired since the dawn of time.
I’ve rounded up 30 Dark Chocolate Recipes to pair with “I Will Always Love You” which is now stuck in your head.
1. Salted Oatmeal Cookies with Dark Chocolate
2. Flourless Dark Chocolate Cake
3. Dark Chocolate Meringue Cookies with Espresso Ganache Filling
4. White and Dark Chocolate Cream Cheese Chocolate Cake Bars
5. Dark Chocolate Orange Pudding
6. Dark Chocolate Salted Caramel Tart
7. Dark Chocolate Espresso Mousse
8. Dark Chocolate Peppermint Cupcakes
9. Dark Chocolate Almond Butter Cups
10. Dark Chocolate Fudge Merlot Cupcakes
11. Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheesecake
12. Dulce de Leche Fluff Brownies
13. Dark Chocolate Flan
14. Dark Chocolate M&M Cookies
15. Dark Chocolate Ice Cream
16. Creamy Dark Chocolate and Banana Muffins
17. Mini Chocolate Tarts
18. Dark Chocolate and Sea Salt OREO Cookie Balls
19. Trail Mix Brownies
20. Frozen Chocolate Granola Cream Cake
21. Peanut Butter Cookies with Dark Chocolate
22. Brownie Pie
23. Dark Chocolate Mousse Cake with Earl Grey Creme Brulee Filling
24. Florentine Cookies
25. Dark Chocolate Mint Crinkle Cookies
26. Dark Chocolate Mousse
27. Chocolate Stout Cheesecake Fudgesicle
28. Dark Chocolate Chiffon Cake with Rosewater Frosting
29. Dark Chocolate Bark with Candied Maple Bacon and Sea Salt
30. Grilled Chocolate and Parmesan Sandwich
Okay, now before you panic at the thought of chocolate in a grilled cheese, please note that there is scientific research about the flavor profile of parmesan and dark chocolate, determining them to be a perfect pairing:
Each ingredient’s volatile compounds (aromas) are quantified using gas chromatography and/or a mass spectrometer. The concentrations are then compared with their respective flavor threshold and finally matched with other ingredients that have similar compounds.
I don’t pretend to understand science, but that’s some research I can get behind.
What other dark chocolate deliciousness are y’all cooking up?
