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Top 10 chocolate recipes

We're counting down your favourite Gourmet Traveller chocolate recipes of all time, from cakes to tarts and rich baked puddings.

We’ve sifted through the many chocolate recipes that have featured in the pages of Gourmet Traveller over the years and pulled out the ones that catch your eye above all others. There are classic chocolate tarts, mud cakes and multi-tiered creations. Chocolate is paired with berries, ricotta, beetroot and more. Take your pick or, better yet, bake them all this Easter season.

Chocolate tart

Chocolate tart

You can’t beat an amazing chocolate tart, so it comes as no surprise that this classic recipe comes in as our number one chocolate recipe of all time.

Nougat, salted peanut caramel and milk chocolate tart

Nougat, salted peanut caramel and milk chocolate tart

What’s not to love about a Snickers bar transformed into a tart?

Beetroot chocolate mud cakes

Beetroot chocolate mud cakes

Made with raw cacao, carob powder and golden flaxseeds. Health kicks, ahoy.

Chocolate and almond millefeuille

Chocolate and almond millefeuille

Deceptively light, despite its creamy chocolate filling. Plus it’s not too bad to look at, either.

Triple chocolate praline tart

Triple chocolate praline tart

Chocolate and praline sit pretty together in this decadent dessert.

Chocolate ricotta pudding

Chocolate ricotta pudding

This pudding is made even more sweet when dusted with an extra grating of chocolate to serve.

Chocolate and hazelnut cake with espresso ganache

Chocolate and hazelnut cake with espresso ganache

This can be prepared in advance, so it’s the perfect finale to a sophisticated dinner party.

Rich chocolate cake

Rich chocolate cake

This rich chocolate cake is for the serious chocolate lover; dense and fudgy and with a slug of Italian liqueur.

Chocolate raspberry layer cake

Chocolate raspberry layer cake

Try not to lick the screen.

Self-saucing chocolate and almond milk pudding

Self-saucing chocolate and almond milk pudding

Best served warm with a healthy dollop of double cream.

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