Chocolate
Chocolate and Passionfruit Layer Cake
Chocolate cake is a beautiful thing on its own, but adding a thick layer of sharp passionfruit curd undercuts the heavy richness and balances the sweetness—which dangerously means that one slice is no longer enough…
How to Master Chocolate Ganache
Learn how to make chocolate ganache and you'll master beautiful truffles, cakes, frostings, and tarts with just three ingredients.
How to Make Insanely Good Edible Cookie Dough
The trick to making egg-free cookie dough taste delicious, plus five variations.
Edible Cookie Dough
Cookie dough lovers, eat your hearts out! Toasting the flour in this egg-free version zaps any bacteria, making the raw dough safe to eat as is.
15 Desserts With a Graham Cracker Crust
Whether homemade or store-bought, a simple graham-cracker crust is a nutty and sweet base for many creamy desserts.
How to Make Chocolate Croissants (aka Pain au Chocolat) From Scratch
A step-by-step tutorial on making perfect chocolate pastries.
7 Reasons You Need These Sheet-Pan Brownie Thins In Your Life
Because you can never be too rich or too thin (if you're a brownie).
Sheet-Pan Brownie Thins
These sheet-pan brownies don't require any special equipment. The batter gets spread into a thin layer yielding rich, chewy brownies that are about 1/4-inch thick.
How to Make Pound Cake Without a Recipe
All you need is a kitchen scale, a simple ratio, and the willingness to let go of tyrannical recipes (for at least an hour or two).
How to Make Chocolate Bark Without A Recipe
Chocolate bark is the answer for when you want to give a homemade treat but you don't have much time.
5 Pro Tips to Make You a Soufflé Master
Soufflé gets a bad rap. Follow these simple steps for a sky-high rise and flavor beyond your dreams.
Our Food Editor's Absolute, All-Time Favorite Recipes
Every once in a while, Epi's Food Director digs deep into the Epicurious database and pulls out the highest-rated recipes for lasagna, chocolate chip cookies, French onion soup, and other home-cook classics. Then she tears those recipes apart, taking the best element from each and combining those elements to make the ultimate recipe—a "frankenrecipe," if you will. And you will—especially after you taste those cookies.
Chocolate-Covered Peanuts
These easy-to-make peanuts will make you feel like a chocolatier assembling a world-class candy bar. If you're anything like me, you can't keep chocolate bars around the house without breaking off a hunk every time you pass by, so by all means double the recipe if you want, just to make sure there's enough for folding into the ice cream later on.
Double-Chocolate Skillet Brownie
This double-chocolate brownie with crunchy pecans and ice cream is perfect for dinner parties, family gatherings, or any time a hungry crowd wants something sweet and delicious.
Alert: An Avocado Chocolate Bar Finally Exists
We tried it. And it's actually pretty good.
23 Sweet and Salty Ways to Cook With Peanuts
Don't be a goober, just eat one.
Easter Egg Cake with Strawberry Frosting
This cake tastes like a strawberry malted milkshake. The white chocolate nest? That just makes it irresistible.
24 Reasons to Love White Chocolate
Step aside, haters: when it comes to white chocolate, there's a lot to love.
St. Patrick's Day Cupcakes with White Chocolate and Pistachios
Studded with pistachios and white chocolate, these festive green cupcakes are better than finding a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
Puppy Chow Party Mix
Sifting the powdered sugar may seem a bit fussy, but it’s the key to getting an even, not clumpy coating of sugar on each and every piece.