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From white to dark to milk, chocolate is a great ingredient for both sweet and savory recipes. From rich moles to cakes to sauces, these easy recipes will make chocolate lovers swoon.

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20 Luscious Chocolate Cookie Recipes

From chocolate -peanut butter cookie sandwiches to chocolate -dipped cookies, these chocolaty cookies are proven crowd pleasers.

"The ultimate cookie for chocolate lovers features large chunks of bittersweet chocolate tucked in a chewy mocha-flavored cookie. It's like a chocolate -covered cherry only better. A maraschino cherry, smothered with rich chocolate frosting …"

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Chocolate: Melt, Dip, or Drizzle

For most recipes , you can melt chocolate using one of three methods: direct heat … methods when a recipe calls for melting chocolate with another ingredient, such as butter … cream. For best results, coarsely chop chocolate bars and squares before melting them …

Chocolate: Types, Selection & Storage

Pure chocolate without added sugar. Also known as: bitter chocolate , baking chocolate , chocolate liquor, and pure chocolate . Uses: Used almost exclusively for baking. Legally, at least 35 percent pure chocolate with some small amount of …

How to Make Chocolate

Creating chocolate -shop-style bonbons starts with preparing … into balls that are ready for dipping into chocolate . If you are eating the candy right away, you may choose not to temper the chocolate to save time, but tempering does keep …

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How to Melt Chocolate

Learn the best way to melt chocolate over direct heat on your stove.

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When recipes call for melting chocolate , a direct heat method is easy and convenient. For best results, coarsely chop chocolate bars in squares before melting them. Place the chocolate in a heavy saucepan over very low heat, stirring constantly until the chocolate begins to melt. Always stir chocolate during melting because most chocolate retains its shape as it melts.

When the chocolate is nearly all melted, and there are still some chunks, remove the pan from the heat and stir the chocolate until it is smooth.

Dip into Dark Chocolate

Put a twist on traditional fondue and dip into DARK chocolate . Delicious and good for you too.

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For a decadent dark chocolate dessert, try this! Fondue is an elegant way to serve one of my favorite foods, chocolate , and by using dark chocolate , I'm getting a little antioxidant boost, too. So, it's very simple, you just take a sauce pan, some dark chocolate . Here, I've got some dark chocolate chips, but if you have squares or dark chocolate bars just chop `em up a little bit, so that they melt a little easier. So you've got 12 ounces of a dark chocolate and 3/4 cup of whipping cream. Put that in a heavy sauce pan and heat it through. You're gonna wanna heat this over low heat and stir it pretty frequently. Just to make sure that the chocolate doesn't scald, and this isn't the time to skimp on the fat and use 2% or skim milk. You're gonna wanna use

Melting Chocolate

This direct-heat method of melting chocolate is nearly foolproof. (No licking the spoon until you're done stirring.)

Thu, 5 Aug 2010|More from Food & Recipes
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When recipes call for melting chocolate , a direct heat method is easy and convenient. For best results, coarsely chop chocolate bars into squares before melting them. Place the chocolate in a heavy sauce pan over very low heat, stirring constantly until the chocolate begins to melt. Always stir chocolate during melting because most chocolate retains its shape as it melts. When the chocolate is nearly all melted and there are still some chunks, remove the pan from the heat and stir the chocolate until it is smooth.

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Our Best Chocolate Cake Recipes

A triple chocolate treat, this deep chocolate cake uses cocoa powder plus unsweetened and semisweet chocolates … And, of the many ways to frost it, we vote for our classic Chocolate -Sour Cream Frosting. Dense chocolate cake hides a rich …

Our Best Chocolate Chip Cookies

This chocolate chip cookie recipe is for the true chip lover -- a whopping three cups of chocolate chips are stirred into the dough. Dried … an elegant touch to these triple-spiced chocolate chip cookies. Both ground and sliced almonds …

30 Dark Chocolate Desserts

… the cream filling partner flawlessly with the chocolate layers of this cake. Turn fudgy bittersweet … minutes and are embellished with both a White Chocolate Cream Frosting and a White Chocolate Zabaglione Sauce. A whisper of cinnamon adds …

Healthy Chocolate Recipes

These easy goodies even feature a chocolate drizzle -- a double dose of chocolate in every bite! Make the drizzle for another cookie … of light ice cream makes a fine accompaniment. Chocolate pudding anchors this quick-fix dessert. Top …

Homemade Chocolate Candy Recipes

Two kinds of chocolate and toasted almonds make this crowd … gingersnap layer on the outside and a creamy chocolate center. This recipe is a snap to make … bought vanilla caramels into melted chocolate -flavored candy, then roll the candy …

Luscious Chocolate-Peanut Butter Holiday Desserts

… classic, these thumbprint cookies are simple to make. Top with chocolate candy or frosting after baking. From the crushed chocolate wafer cookie crust to the sweet chocolate ganache topping, this tart is guaranteed to satisfy any chocolate …