May 7, 2023

Chocolate recipes

We know you don't need convincing.

Photo: John Paul Urizar (Main)

When it comes to chocolate, we know you don’t need convincing. Our chocolate and banana French toast with salted caramel and a decadent ginger and chocolate tart with roast pears are just a few delicious reasons why chocolate can elevate the simplest of recipes. Not to mention warming chocolate puddings, chocolate cakes, white chocolate pavlova wreaths and chocolate tarts galore.

Here are our best chocolate recipes.

Ginger-chocolate tart with roast pears

Ginger-chocolate tart with roast pears

alt="Coconut and chocolate layered cake on a plate with drinks and colorful tableware." — Photo: Ben Dearnley

Chocolate coconnetta parfait cake

Chocolate coconnetta parfait cake

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O Tama Carey's braised beef brisket recipe

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Chocolate and coffee fudge cakes with Bourbon chocolate sauce

Chocolate and coffee fudge cakes with Bourbon chocolate sauce

Salted-caramel macadamia tart with chocolate ganache

Salted-caramel macadamia tart with chocolate ganache

Rectangular rhubarb and walnut tart on a baking sheet, with a golden-brown crust. — Photo: Mikkel Vang

Rhubarb and chocolate tart

Rhubarb and chocolate tart

Double chocolate and chilli pots

Double chocolate and chilli pots

Chocolate and banana French toast with salted caramel

Chocolate and banana French toast with salted caramel

Chocolate ganache tart

Chocolate ganache tart

Colin Fassnidge’s beetroot brownies with ginger crème fraîche

Colin Fassnidge’s beetroot brownies with ginger crème fraîche

Nougat, salted peanut caramel and milk chocolate tart

Nougat, salted peanut caramel and milk chocolate tart

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Triple chocolate praline tart

Triple chocolate praline tart

Pancakes with swirled cream and syrup, served with a glazed pear on a white plate. — Photo: Chris Court

Chocolate, tahini and pear pancakes

Chocolate, tahini and pear pancakes

Black Forest cake

Black Forest cake

Chocolate and macadamia brownie

Chocolate and macadamia brownie

Baked chocolate creams with roasted strawberries

Baked chocolate creams with roasted strawberries

A round pavlova topped with mango slices, nuts, white chocolate, and gold flakes, on a white plate with a cake server. — Photo: Ben Dearnley

Mango, macadamia and spiced white chocolate pavlova wreath

Mango, macadamia and spiced white chocolate pavlova wreath

Warm chocolate and peanut butter skillet brownie

Warm chocolate and peanut butter skillet brownie

Flour and Stone’s chocolate Manjari cake

Flour and Stone’s chocolate Manjari cake

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Guillaume Brahimi’s salted caramel and chocolate ganache tart

Guillaume Brahimi’s salted caramel and chocolate ganache tart

Salted chocolate layer cake with whipped ganache

Chocolate cannoli

Chocolate-hazelnut meringue cake

Chocolate and hazelnut babka

Chocolate and hazelnut babka

Dark chocolate, pear and pistachio cake

Dark chocolate, pear and pistachio cake

Chocolate French toast

Chocolate French toast

Chocolate and quince tart

Chocolate and quince tart

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Chocolate and beetroot cake

Chocolate and beetroot cake

Sticky bitter chocolate doughnuts

Sticky bitter chocolate doughnuts

Venetian chocolate cake with star anise gelato

Venetian chocolate cake with star anise gelato

Self-saucing chocolate and sherry pudding with quince and quince and sherry ice-cream

Self-saucing chocolate and sherry pudding with quince and quince and sherry ice-cream

White chocolate parfait with chocolate sorbet

White chocolate parfait with chocolate sorbet

Mint chocolate tarts

Mint chocolate tarts

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Chocolate raspberry layer cake

Chocolate raspberry layer cake

Dark chocolate mousse

Dark chocolate mousse

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Chocolate, salted caramel and hazelnut delice

Chocolate, salted caramel and hazelnut delice

Dark chocolate mousse cake

Dark chocolate mousse cake

Soft-centred chocolate budini with milk ice-cream

Soft-centred chocolate budini with milk ice-cream

Chocolate, hazelnut and coffee tartufo

Chocolate, hazelnut and coffee tartufo

Saucy chocolate puddings with muscatel ice-cream

Saucy chocolate puddings with muscatel ice-cream

Chocolate gâteaux with grapefruit sorbet

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Chocolate and hazelnut cake with espresso ganache

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Ricotta, almond and chocolate tarts with poached pears

Chocolate shortbread and truffle cakes with sour cherry jam

Chocolate and buttermilk slab cake

Chocolate Cuban cigars

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Ginger-chocolate tart with roast pears

Chocolate coconnetta parfait cake

Chocolate and coffee fudge cakes with Bourbon chocolate sauce

Salted-caramel macadamia tart with chocolate ganache

Rhubarb and chocolate tart

Double chocolate and chilli pots

Chocolate and banana French toast with salted caramel

Chocolate ganache tart

Colin Fassnidge’s beetroot brownies with ginger crème fraîche

Nougat, salted peanut caramel and milk chocolate tart

Triple chocolate praline tart

Chocolate, tahini and pear pancakes

Black Forest cake

Chocolate and macadamia brownie

Baked chocolate creams with roasted strawberries

Mango, macadamia and spiced white chocolate pavlova wreath

Warm chocolate and peanut butter skillet brownie

Flour and Stone’s chocolate Manjari cake

Guillaume Brahimi’s salted caramel and chocolate ganache tart

Salted chocolate layer cake with whipped ganache

Chocolate cannoli

Chocolate-hazelnut meringue cake

Chocolate and hazelnut babka

Dark chocolate, pear and pistachio cake

Chocolate French toast

Chocolate and quince tart

Chocolate and beetroot cake

Sticky bitter chocolate doughnuts

Venetian chocolate cake with star anise gelato

Self-saucing chocolate and sherry pudding with quince and quince and sherry ice-cream

White chocolate parfait with chocolate sorbet

Mint chocolate tarts

Chocolate raspberry layer cake

Dark chocolate mousse

Chocolate, salted caramel and hazelnut delice

Dark chocolate mousse cake

Soft-centred chocolate budini with milk ice-cream

Chocolate, hazelnut and coffee tartufo

Saucy chocolate puddings with muscatel ice-cream

Chocolate gâteaux with grapefruit sorbet

Chocolate ice-cream with drunken raisins

Chocolate and hazelnut cake with espresso ganache

Ricotta, almond and chocolate tarts with poached pears

Chocolate shortbread and truffle cakes with sour cherry jam

Chocolate and buttermilk slab cake

Chocolate Cuban cigars

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