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Need a Passover treat? Heres a make-ahead Passover dessert thats as decadent as it is easy to make! Crunchy matzo crackers are topped with layers of toffee, semi-sweet chocolate, and chopped toasted nuts. Coco Morante Even better, Matzo Toffee is vegan, so you might serve it after any Seder meal. If your Passover meal is vegetarian or you do not follow kosher law, feel free to use butter. I also like to sprinkle on a little bit of flaky sea salt to cut all of the sweetness....

Chocolate babka is a sweet, braided bread filled with swirls of semi-sweet chocolate. It may seem ambitious, but its a decadent and stunning loaf thats worth the effort. Cambrea Gordon Chocolate babka is a sweet, braided bread filled with swirls of semi-sweet chocolate. Cambrea Gordon The babka bakes into a sweet, fluffy, chocolatey loaf that makes for a decadent breakfast or dessert. Babka looks impressive, and it certainly is. After baking, it looks stunning, no matter how messy the shaping was....

This banana bread has a double dose of chocolate and is sure to vanish in no time. That’s sort of a no-brainer, right? Lovely and sweet, yet still separate and distinct. Simply Recipes / Mihaela Kozaric Sebrek After a while both want something morea merging of wills, a commitment! Then, come baking time, just squeeze the flesh right out of the peel. Dutch-Process Vs. Natural Cocoa This recipe calls for unsweetened natural cocoa powder and not Dutch-process....

A rich, boozy chocolate Bundt cake infused with whiskey. Simply Recipes / Annika Panikker Chocolate. I think the moment my father spied this recipe in the New York Times he was a goner. Simply Recipes / Annika Panikker (“You had me at chocolate.") Nothing was going to stop him from making this cake. We were both wrong. Simply Recipes / Annika Panikker With 1/2 cup we could barely taste the bourbon....

Growing up my mother always said thank you with pecan pie. People were always happy to do favors for her. As I grew up and became interested in baking, I quickly gravitated to pie. Sally Vargas Few pies are this effortless while still having real wow factor. Ive added a healthy dose of salt and vanilla along with a glug of bourbon. The alcohol cooks off in the oven so its not boozyrather, it punctuates the brown sugar and vanilla....

This chocolate Bundt cake recipe looks elegant but is secretly simple to make. Good strong coffee and bourbon knock its flavor out of this world. With an even crumb and a fine texture, its an ideal chocolate Bundt cake for company. Simply Recipes / Elise Bauer Simply Recipes / Elise Bauer This chocolate Bundt cake is not your run-of-the-mill chocolate cake! Yes, you’re free to sub the bourbon for another whisky or for just more coffee....

Hes a vanilla kind of guy, but my daughter is all chocolate all the time. The chocolate cookie base is the perfect crisp foundation for the luscious, creamy chocolate filling. The whole thing is topped with none other than chocolate ganache. Simply Recipes / Alison Bickel A Cheesecake for Chocolate Lovers Only This chocolate cheesecake is for those who LOVE chocolate. Its rich, decadent, and filling. A small slice goes a long way....

A classic Southern dessert. My sister and I favor chocolate chess pie. If youre already familiar, then I hope this dependable recipe will go into your regular rotation. Simply Recipes / Mark Beahm What Is Chess Pie? Its a cooked custard pie that gently cooks right in the pie crust in the oven. Or, my favorite, is it from the Southern pronunciation of just pie? Simply Recipes / Mark Beahm...

Banana bread and coffee cake combined, plus chocolate! Serve for breakfast, brunch, or dessert. Simply Recipes / Mark Beahm My mother would bake banana bread quite often growing up. Simply Recipes / Mark Beahm I would slice rounds off of the loaf and slather them with butter for an after-school snack. This turns the banana bread into a coffee cake-banana bread hybrid that’s fit for breakfast or dessert. Just think of it as a treat to your future self....

Chocolate chip cookie + cheesecake = chocolate chip cheesecake bars! Why choose one when you might have both? Bonus: these cheesecake bars are ready in about half the time as regular cheesecake. Simply Recipes / Cindy Rahe Simply Recipes / Cindy Rahe Cheesecake is a big deal in my house. My husband’s family loves it and its my go-to for any gathering. The thing with cheesecake, however, is that it can take forever to make!...

Its an effortless treat that arguably pairs even better with a scoop of ice cream than ahomemade vanillaorchocolate cake. With a traditional cake, you might spend more time assembling and decorating than actual partying. First, beat the butter, brown sugar, vanilla extract, and salt together until light and fluffy. Simply Recipes / Mark Beahm Mix in the egg, followed by the flour and baking soda. To make the chocolate buttercream frosting, start bymelting the chocolate....

These Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Energy Balls make a great after-school (or after-work!) They also freeze beautifully! On any given day I have a pack of wild children roaming the halls of my home. Leela Cyd Ross These chocolate chip peanut butter treats take only minutes to throw together. I use old fashioned oats pulsed in the food processor as the foundation. It gives the balls a nice texture without being too chewy....

Its the ultimate combination of tender chocolate biscuit top and rich, warm filling. Its easy and decadentlike achocolate lava cake, but so much easier. Chocolate Cobblers Unorthodox Method The method for making a chocolate cobbler is a bit unexpected. Simply Recipes / Mark Beahm The melted butter in the dish crisps the chocolate batter and infuses into it as well as the sauce. In a pinch, you cansubstitute for the buttermilk....