Happy 2016!
I hope you enjoyed a joyful holiday season and celebrated the New Year in good company. To kick off 2016, I’ve gathered an incredible selection of chocolate recipes from talented food bloggers across the web. Over 130 favorites were generously shared—today I’m featuring the first half, and I’ll publish the remainder next Monday.
This collection includes a wide range of options to suit many tastes and dietary needs: gluten-free, dairy-free, paleo, lower-calorie choices, and classic indulgences. Browse at your leisure—there’s something here for everyone who loves chocolate.
Get ready—these recipes are impressive and sure to inspire your next baking or dessert project!
Chocolate Swirl Milk Shakes — The Heritage Cook
Peppermint White Chocolate Mocha — 365 Days of Baking and More
Hot Chocolate Mix — Like Mother, Like Daughter
Nutella Hot Chocolate — The Roasted Root
Peanut Butter Hot Chocolate — Nutmeg Nanny
Gingerbread Hot Chocolate with Spiced Rum — The Tomato Tart
Mississippi Mudtini — Snappy Gourmet
Peanut Butter & Jelly Hot Chocolate — Bless Her Heart Y’all
Grandma’s Hot Cocoa — Confessions of an Overworked Mom
Double-Decker Chocolate Brownies (Gluten-Free) — The Heritage Cook
Gluten-Free Brownies with Chocolate Orange Cream Cheese — One Creative Mommy
Hazelnut Paleo Skillet Brownies (GF) — Food Faith & Fitness
Classic Brownies with Maple Coconut Whipped Cream (Dairy-Free) — Liv Life
Espresso Fudge Brownies with Mocha Swirl Cookie Dough — Café Delites
Almond Butter Oat Chocolate Chip Blondies — Kristine’s Kitchen
Raspberry White Chocolate Brownies — Julie’s Eats and Treats
Healthier Triple Chocolate Fudge Brownies — With Salt and Wit
The Best Gluten-Free Brownies — Texan Erin
Gluten-Free Salted Caramel Brownie — Confessions of an Overworked Mom
Flourless Mexican Brownies (Gluten-Free) — Spoonful of Flavor
Flourless Bailey’s Fudge Swirl Brownies — Cupcakes and Kale Chips
Chocolate Pumpkin Cake with Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting — The Heritage Cook
Almost Flourless Chocolate Torte with Hazelnut — The Culinary Life
Peanut Butter Cheesecake Chocolate Cake — Barbara Bakes
Fudgy Nutella Chocolate Cake — Roxana’s Home Baking
Chocolate Mochi Mug Cake — Snixy Kitchen
Paleo Chocolate Mug Cake — Everyday Maven
Triple Chocolate Fig Pound Cake — Peas and Peonies
Chocolate Slow Cooker Dump Cake — Homemaking Hacks
Gluten-Free Chocolate Cake with Cheesecake Frosting & Cookie Crumble — The Plant Strong Vegan
Double Chocolate Bundt Cake — It’s Yummi
Chocolate Brownie Cake with Vanilla Mascarpone Buttercream — Peas and Peonies
Deep Dark Chocolate Cake — Amanda’s Cookin’
Triple Chocolate Poke Cake — Beyond Frosting
Black Bottom Cake — Life is But a Dish
Insane Brownie Chocolate Cake — Snappy Gourmet
Chocolate Beet Cake (Gluten-Free) — The Roasted Root
Chocolate Ombre Cake — Hezzi from D’s Books and Cooks
Raspberry Molten Lava Cakes — Texan Erin
Vegan Chocolate Orange Torte — Yummy Smells
Lighter Version of Grandma’s Chocolate Sheet Cake — I Heart Eating
Best Triple Chocolate Layer Cake — Life Made Sweeter
Slow Cooker Chocolate Lava Cake — Culinary Hill
Milky Way Simply Caramel Flourless Chocolate Cake Roll — Cupcakes and Kale Chips
Chocolate Espresso Cupcakes with Chocolate Covered Cherries — Daily Appetite
Guinness Chocolate Cupcakes with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting — Baked by Rachel
Triple Chocolate Cookie Cupcakes — Hezzi from D’s Books and Cooks
Paleo Chocolate Cupcakes — A Girl Worth Saving
Chocolate Coated Almond Roca (Gluten-Free) — The Heritage Cook
Healthy Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls — Tasting Page
Chocolate Popcorn Bars — Donuts, Dresses and Dirt
No-Bake Peppermint Chocolate Bites — The Lean Green Bean
Chocolate Cookie Fudge — Weary Chef
Hot Chocolate Fudge — Chocolate Moosey
4-Ingredient Chocolate Fudge with Coconut (No Butter) — Two Healthy Kitchens
Chile Almond Christmas Crack — Hola Jalapeño
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups — Liv Life
Brownie Brittle Popcorn — Rachel Cooks
English Toffee — Saving Dessert
Superfood Chocolate Coffee Bark — A Healthy Life For Me
Dark Chocolate Pomegranate Hazelnut Fudge — Joyful Healthy Eats
Date Fudge Truffles with Sea Salt — Savoring Today
Brownie Pudding — The Heritage Cook
Avocado Banana Cacao Mousse — Tasting Page
Chocolate Mousse Cups — Barbara Bakes
Mexican Chocolate Pudding — Hola Jalapeño
Paleo Chocolate Pudding — Everyday Maven
Decadent Dark Chocolate Chia Pudding — Joyful Healthy Eats
Chai-Spiced Dark Chocolate Orange Mousse for One — An Edible Mosaic
Chocolate Pots de Crème — The Little Epicurean
Dark Chocolate Beet Pots de Crème — The Roasted Root
Happy First Chocolate Monday of 2016!
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