32 chocolate test Recipes

crushed dark chocolate -and-almond shortbread cookies (about 18 cookies; we tested with keebler dark chocolate and almond shortbread sandies), melted butter, semisweet chocolate baking bars, chopped, whipping cream, cream cheese, softened, sweetened condensed milk, vanilla extract, eggs, ganache topping, garnish: fresh raspberries or white chocolate snowflake

semisweet chocolate, melted, vanilla-flavored vodka (we tested with absolut vanilla), irish cream liqueur, half-and-half, coffee-flavored liqueur (we tested with tia maria), chocolate-flavored liqueur (we tested with godiva)

vanilla candy coating, white chocolate chips, white chocolate baking squares, shortening, pretzel nuggets (tested with snyder s of hanover sourdough , which is what i used), animal crackers (cookies, about 3 cups), coarsely crushed hard peppermint candy

vanilla bark coating, white chocolate morsels, white chocolate baking squares, shortening, pretzel nuggets (we tested with snyder s of hanover sourdough ), animal-shaped crackers (3 cups), coarsely crushed hard peppermint candies

unbleached all-purpose flour (8 3/4 oz), baking soda, unsalted butter (1 3/4 sticks), granulated sugar (3 1/2 oz), dark brown sugar (5 1/4 oz), salt, vanilla extract, egg, egg yolk, bittersweet chocolate chips (ghirardelli recommended) or 1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips (ghirardelli recommended), chopped pecans (optional) or 3/4 cup walnuts, toasted (optional)

orange-colored gelatin powder , such as orange, peach or 1 (3 oz) package apricots, boiling water, peaches , apricots or 1 (15 oz) can pears in juice or 1 (15 oz) can extra-light syrup, not drained, purple grape juice (see note in recipe ), hot chocolate powder (see note in recipe )

sweet chocolate baking bars, chopped (we tested with baker s german sweet chocolate), butter, chopped pecans, vanilla extract

almond filling, dozen small croissants , split in half horizontally, double chocolate morsels (we tested with ghirardelli) or regular semisweet chocolate morsels, sliced almonds, toasted

creamy peanut butter, sugar, eggs, all-purpose flour, cocoa, baking soda, salt, chopped peanuts (we tested with cocktail peanuts), semisweet chocolate mini-morsels, divided, creamy peanut butter, shortening

double chocolate chips (we tested with ghirardelli) or 3 (4-oz) bars bittersweet or dark sweet chocolate, whipping cream, vanilla extract

biscuit and baking mix, sugar, coarsely chopped white chocolate (we tested with bakers premium white chocolate), coarsely chopped macadamia nuts, half-and-half, vegetable oil, vanilla extract, egg, lightly beaten

semisweet chocolate or 6 oz bittersweet chocolate, unsalted butter (1-1/2 sticks), vanilla wafers , finely ground in a food processor, sugar, best quality cocoa, toasted pecan halves, finely ground in a food processor, generous pinch salt, almond paste, sour cream, dark rum or 3/4 cup rum, of your choice or 1 tbsp vanilla extract, chocolate sprinkles

all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, unsalted butter (1 1/2 sticks, melted and cooled ), light brown sugar , packed, eggs, vanilla extract, semi-sweet chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, pecans, toasted and chopped, sweetened flaked coconut, toasted

vanilla extract, espresso powder (or instant coffee), sugar, dutch process cocoa, cornstarch, salt, heavy cream, egg yolks, whole milk, unsalted butter, bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped (60% cocoa)

heavy cream, chilled, eggs, sugar, water, bittersweet chocolate, melted and cooled, vanilla extract, unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces and softened, pie shells, baked and cooled (see note )

quick-cooking oats, light brown sugar , packed, all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, unsalted butter, melted and cooled, all-purpose flour, light brown sugar , packed, instant espresso or 2 tsp instant coffee, salt, semi-sweet chocolate chips, unsalted butter, egg

chocolate candy coating, chopped, shortening, creamy peanut butter, coarsely chopped granola bars (we tested with nature valley maple brown sugar granola bars), sesame sticks or thin pretzels, almonds, toasted, marshmallows, caramels, chopped