1,661 cocoa recipes

Black Forest rugalach pastries with a cream cheese dough wrapped around boozy cherry, dark chocolate and walnut filling. The Jewish bakery classic given a chocolate-cherry overhaul straight out of the German cake playbook.

Classic homemade chocolate cake with deep cocoa flavor baked in layers or a sheet pan. This tender, from-scratch cake is perfect for birthdays and celebrations.

Rich cocoa chocolate cake baked in a springform tin and finished with a dark chocolate ganache. A classic one-layer cake with an intensely fudgy crumb from bloomed cocoa powder.

Nanaimo bars with a peppermint twist: cocoa graham cracker base, vanilla pudding buttercream middle, and a dark chocolate top layer. No-bake Canadian classic.

Lighter chocolate cheesecake made with low-fat ricotta, yogurt cheese, egg whites, and cocoa powder instead of cream cheese. Topped with fresh strawberries and kiwi.

Chocolate snickerdoodles rolled in a cocoa-cinnamon-sugar coating. Chewy oat cookies with a crackly crust and deep chocolate flavor that beats the classic version.

Double chocolate chunk biscotti loaded with cocoa, white chocolate chunks, and semisweet pieces. Twice-baked Italian cookies built for serious coffee dunking and long shelf life.

Mint chip brownies loaded with mint chocolate chips and chopped walnuts in a fudgy cocoa-based batter. One bowl, no melting chocolate, and ready in 35 minutes.

Classic no-bake oatmeal cookies with cocoa, peanut butter, and coconut. Drop, cool, eat: a stovetop drop cookie with chewy oats and chocolate-peanut butter flavor.

Frozen mocha mousse pie made with cultured cream, dark chocolate, cocoa powder, and brown sugar whipped to stiff peaks, set in pie crusts. A unique fermented chocolate dessert.

Applesauce brownies with no butter or oil, loaded with pecans and chocolate chips. A full cup of applesauce keeps them fudgy while cocoa powder brings deep chocolate flavor.

Chewy peanut butter chip bars with deep cocoa brownie batter and pockets of peanut butter chips. A jelly-roll pan recipe that yields four dozen fudgy chocolate bars.

Mocha macaroons: coconut macaroons spiked with instant coffee and cocoa powder for a chewy, chocolate-and-espresso candy-bar bite. Naturally gluten-free, flourless, and almost embarrassingly simple to mix.

Fudgy chocolate pudding cake that bakes its own gooey sauce underneath. Made with baking mix, cocoa, condensed milk, and chocolate syrup. Serve warm with ice cream or whipped cream.

Fudgy sourdough chocolate cake mixed in one bowl with cocoa, cold coffee, and sourdough starter. Rich, dense, and scratch-made with a tang you can't get from a box mix.

Old-fashioned chocolate sheath cake with cocoa, buttermilk, and a hint of cinnamon, frosted while still hot from the oven. A classic Texas-style sheet cake with a fudgy topping.