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Recipes With Plain Chocolate

Got plain chocolate on hand? Here are 24 recipes you can make with it, ranked by how few extra ingredients they need — the simplest matches come first.

Churros con Chocolate
Churros con Chocolate
Dessert · Spanish
Profiteroles
Profiteroles
Dessert · French
Soufflé
Soufflé
Dessert · French
Eclairs
Eclairs
Vegetarian
Sachertorte
Sachertorte
Vegetarian
Boterkoek (Dutch Butter Cake)
Boterkoek (Dutch Butter Cake)
Dessert · Netherlands
Sachertorte (Original Version)
Sachertorte (Original Version)
Vegetarian
Mazurek Cake
Mazurek Cake
Vegetarian
Chocolate Raspberry Brownies
Chocolate Raspberry Brownies
Dessert · United States
Macarons
Macarons
Dessert · French
Banoffee Pie
Banoffee Pie
Vegetarian
Espresso Brownies
Espresso Brownies
Vegetarian
Chocolate Cheesecake
Chocolate Cheesecake
Vegetarian
Double Chocolate Cheesecake
Double Chocolate Cheesecake
Vegetarian
Churros
Churros
Dessert · Spanish
Chocolate churros with chocolate & salted caramel sauce
Chocolate churros with chocolate & salted caramel sauce
Dessert · Spanish
Rum Truffles
Rum Truffles
Vegetarian
Piernik (Polish gingerbread)
Piernik (Polish gingerbread)
Dessert · Polish
Chocolate Souffle
Chocolate Souffle
Dessert · French
Pistachio Kunafa Chocolate Cake and Cupcakes
Pistachio Kunafa Chocolate Cake and Cupcakes
Dessert · Saudi Arabian
Carapulcra
Carapulcra
Chicken · Peruvian
Black Forest Cake
Black Forest Cake
Vegetarian
Nanaimo Bars
Nanaimo Bars
Dessert · Canadian
Christmas Pudding Trifle
Christmas Pudding Trifle
Dessert · British

Pairs well with

Butter Eggs Flour Heavy Cream Sugar Vanilla Milk Powdered Sugar

Storing & using Plain Chocolate

Keep dry and sealed in the pantry — check that leaveners (baking powder/soda, yeast) are still active if they've been open a while. Out of Plain Chocolate? semi-sweet chocolate is a common swap (1:1). UK term for dark/semi-sweet chocolate.

Plain Chocolate recipe FAQs

What can I make with just plain chocolate?

Start with the simplest recipes above — most lean on butter or a few everyday staples alongside it.

What goes well with plain chocolate?

Butter, Eggs, Flour, Heavy Cream, Sugar are the most common pairings in our recipes.

How do I find recipes for plain chocolate plus what else I have?

Use Cook with what you have (/pantry/) — add plain chocolate plus anything else in your kitchen, and recipes rank by how many you already own.