Chocolate Guides

Milk, white, dark, or extra-dark—learn how each affects your baking and the outcome of your desserts with our chocolate guides.

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What's the Difference Between Dutch Process and Natural Cocoa Powder?

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The Best Milk, Dark, and Extra-Dark Chocolate Bars for Baking

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To Find the Best Chocolate Bars, I Tried 26 Milk, Dark, and Flavored Options

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Life Handed Us 28 Boxes of Chocolates—We Found the Best Ones for Gifting (or Keeping for Yourself)

How to Store and Use Leftover Melted Chocolate

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10 Supermarket Chocolate Chips for Better Cookies and Pancakes

Explore Chocolate Guides

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What to Do with Cocoa Nibs

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We Tasted Dutch Cocoa Powder—Here Are 5 That Are Rich and Bright

The Best Way to Temper Chocolate | The Food Lab

Can I Substitute Unsweetened Chocolate for Cocoa Powder?

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The Best White Chocolate, Dessert's Delicious Underdog

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Hot Chocolate Fudge | Taste Test

Everything You Need to Know About Baking With Chocolate

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Spice Hunting: Pairing Chiles and Chocolate

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The Best Fancy Drinking Chocolate | Taste Test

How to Pair Spirits and Chocolates

Hot Chocolate and Marshmallow Cake Roll Recipe

Chocolate Gravy Recipe

San Francisco's Dandelion Makes the Case for American Chocolate

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Chocolate Coffee "Graham" Crackers Recipe

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These Chocolate-Peanut Butter Brownies Are So Good It's Almost Unfair

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S'mores Meet Rice Krispies Treats in This Chocolatey, Gooey Mash-Up

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This S’mores Icebox Cake Is the Ultimate Summer Dessert—No Campfire Needed

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These Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheesecake Bars Are a Guaranteed Crowd-Pleaser

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This Classic Mint Julep Has a Surprising Flavor Twist

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This No-Bake Chocolate Dessert Combines the Best of Brownies, Fudge, and Mousse

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Mocha Tres Leches Cake

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Molten Chocolate Mug Cake

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Red Velvet Brownies

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Homemade Hazelnut Spread

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No-Bake Chocolate Nutella Cheesecake

Chocolate-Coated Caramel Honeycomb With Salted Peanuts

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Mississippi Mud Pie

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This Chocolatey Spin on Pecan Pie Is Our Favorite Riff Yet

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Rich and Tender Chocolate Babka

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Millionaire's Shortbread

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Buckeye Brownies

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Black Forest Icebox Cake

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Side view of nanaimo Bars

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Avocado Chocolate Mousse

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Chocolate Mousse

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Dairy-Free Chocolate Cake

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Tate's-Style Thin and Crispy Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

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S'mores Who? These Smoky Brownies Are Your New Campfire Star

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Rich and Gooey Chocolate Banana Pudding

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Guinness-Chocolate Sheet Cake

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Singaporean Fudge Cake

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14 Easy Chocolate Desserts to Make No Matter Your Relationship Status

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Chocolate Pot de Crèmes

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Flourless Chocolate Cake

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Chocolate Banana Bundt Cake

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Creamy Eggless Chocolate Frosting

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Ginger Spice Brownies

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5-Minute Homemade Swiss Miss Mix

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Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake

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Chocolate Bread Pudding

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Chocolate Cupcakes

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Easy Hot Chocolate

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Glossy Fudge Brownies Recipe | BraveTart

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Levain Bakery-Style Super-Thick Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

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The Food Lab's Chocolate Chip Cookies