Cocoa
Tiramisu Panna Cotta
Creamy panna cotta imbued with mascarpone, espresso, cocoa, and booze is everything you love about classic Italian tiramisu in a lusciously wobbly package.
By Jesse Szewczyk
Peppermint Black-and-White Cookies
A riff on the New York classic black-and-white cookie, featuring refreshing peppermint extract and a sprinkle of festive crushed candy canes.
By Hana Asbrink
Pumpkin Tiramisu
Everything good about the classic dessert with the warming notes of a pumpkin spice latte.
By Jesse Szewczyk
5-Minute Chocolate Mug Cake
Yes, it's a shortcut in a microwave. It's also a gooey, fudgy, wildly good chocolate cake.
By Shilpa Uskokovic
Chocolate-Tahini Slice-and-Bake Cookies
These striking, two-toned cookies get a nutty flavor from tahini and a dose of chocolate from cocoa powder.
By Jesse Szewczyk
Cocoa-Blackened Chicken Thighs With Stone Fruit
Dusted in a blend of cocoa powder and Old Bay and cooked until blackened and charred, these quick chicken thighs make an ideal weeknight dinner.
By Jesse Szewczyk
Quick-and-Spicy Cocoa Shrimp
Tossing shrimp into a quick and spicy pan sauce made with cocoa powder and lime juice makes for a flavorful weeknight dinner that comes together in no time.
By Jesse Szewczyk
Roasted Sweet Potatoes With Sesame-Soy Butter
The secret ingredient is a baking staple you probably already have.
By Jesse Szewczyk
Chocoflan
Part silky flan, part decadent chocolate cake, chocoflan, or impossible cake, as it is sometimes called, feels like a magic trick, inverting in the oven as it bakes.
By Shilpa Uskokovic
Double Dark Chocolate No-Churn Ice Cream
This fuss-free ice cream doubles down on the chocolate flavor with a rich dark cocoa base and a glossy fudge ripple—no churning required.
By Jesse Szewczyk
Double-Layer Gluten-Free Chocolate Fudge Cake
Our best gluten-free chocolate cake recipe combines oat and rice flours for a tender fudgy all-occasion dessert. The pudding-like frosting is just a bonus.
By Shilpa Uskokovic
Tiramisu Snowball Cookies
Easy to make and easy to love, this one-bowl recipe has plenty of flair.
By Hana Asbrink
Bûche de Noël
A little oil in this bûche de noel helps keep it pliable even when cool—perfect for rolling the Yule log shape.
By Claire SaffitzPhotography by Alex Lau
Cookies and Cream Ice Cream Cake
Vanilla ice cream, espresso-spiked fudge, and lots (and lots) of chocolate cookie crunchies.
By Nina Moskowitz
Triple-Chocolate Brownies
Meet Chris Morocco’s ideal brownie: fudgy, rich, and plenty chocolaty.
By Chris Morocco
Get Up & Go Blueberry Date Cocoa Smoothie
Sweetened with dates and boosted with coffee, this fruity smoothie gets its creamy texture from a simple trick: puréeing the dates before adding the frozen fruit.
By Zaynab Issa
Brown Butter Chocolate Soufflé Fit for a Crowd
This larger-than-life gluten-free chocolate soufflé gets a flavor boost from nutty brown butter.
By Claire Ptak
Tahini Hot Fudge Skillet Cake
Cleverly designed to be gluten-, dairy-, and mixer-free, this brownie-like dessert is a great choice for anyone, anytime.
By Shilpa Uskokovic