When indulgence calls, sometimes only a chocolate fix will do. If you need a sweet treat, stat (or just an achievable dessert recipe to whip up at dinner party) these fast and simple chocolate recipes will do the job, from a brownie you can eat right out of the skillet to silky mousses and and even a decadent dairy-free slab.
These are our go-to recipes for a quick and easy chocolate dessert.
Quick dark chocolate mousse with olive oil and salted pretzel crumb
For when your sweet tooth calls.
Warm chocolate and peanut butter skillet brownie
Serve this straight from the skillet with scoops of ice-cream or clouds of thick cream.
This chocolate soufflé is what dreams are made of
It’s simultaneously rich and feather-light.
Curtis Stone’s no-bake dark chocolate and strawberry tart
No need to turn on the oven for this beauty.
Stokehouse Q’s dark chocolate pots de crème with ginger pear
These baked chocolate custards are a winning trifecta of dark chocolate, pear and ginger.
Chocolate-coconut pudding with passionfruit and ice-cream
No passionfruit? These easy chocolate puddings work just as well topped with fresh berries or a dollop of your favourite jam.
Baked chocolate creams with roasted strawberries
And a touch of ouzo too.
Dark chocolate-matcha truffles
Dark chocolate-matcha truffles recipe – Bring cream to a simmer in a saucepan, remove from heat, whisk in matcha until smooth, then add 300gm chocolate and stand for 5 minutes.
Chilli chocolate lava cake
Chocoholics delight, because this chocolate lava cake is all things spiced, gooey and delicious.
Baked mocha and ricotta pudding with chocolate sauce
These cute, individual puddings are the ideal way to cap off a weeknight dinner.
White chocolate and crème fraîche mousse with passionfruit syrup
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for White chocolate and crème fraîche mousse with passionfruit syrup
Churros with chocolate sauce
Everybody loves churros. Paired with a smooth chocolate sauce and they’re near irresistible.
Chocolate self-saucing pudding with miso and sesame crunch
The addition of red miso paste might sound odd in a dessert, but it adds a delicious, salty umami to this chocolate and sesame pudding.
Date, coconut and chocolate slab
Proof that dairy-free doesn’t mean taste-free.
Sixpenny’s chocolate-marsala mousse with vanilla ice-cream
One of the silkiest chocolate mousses you’ll have the good fortune to come across.
Mascarpone mousse, berries and caramelised white chocolate
“This is our take on berries and cream, with the addition of a simple and delicious spice cake and caramelised white chocolate,” says Andreas Papadakis.
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