There is a particular kind of comfort that only chocolate can deliver, and a 18 chocolate orange dessert recipes with bright citrus notes is the most reliable way I know to put it on the table. I have spent years collecting recipes like these — testing them in my own kitchen, comparing the keepers to the forgettables, and bringing the best of the best to readers like you. This is the roundup I wish I had when I was first getting serious about chocolate at home.
Every recipe below is one I genuinely make (or would make) on a slow weekend, a birthday, or a Tuesday that needs a little more chocolate in it. Each one is a real dessert from a real food blogger who knows their way around a whisk. Click through, save your favorites, and let me know which one you try first — I am always looking for the next one to add to the list.
What’s Inside
- Healthy Chocolate Mousse – Just 2 Ingredients (No Yogurt!)
- Chocolate Orange Truffles – Just 3 Ingredients! (+VIDEO)
- Homemade Chocolate Bars – Just 3 Ingredients!
- Chocolate-Orange Biscotti Recipe | Bon Appétit
- Chocolate, Orange and Honey Cake Recipe | Bon Appétit
- Keto Cake – The BEST Chocolate Recipe!
- Chocolate Decadence Ice Cream Recipe | King Arthur Baking
- BA's Best Chocolate Lava Cake Recipe | Bon Appétit
- Chocoflan Recipe | King Arthur Baking
- Favorite Fudge Birthday Cake Recipe | King Arthur Baking
- Chocolate Budino With Candied Walnuts Recipe | Bon Appétit
- 11 fabulous and festive holiday desserts | King Arthur Baking
- Dark Chocolate Peppermint Mousse | Minimalist Baker Recipes
- Sticky Chocolate Cake Recipe | Bon Appétit
- Chocolate Cassata Cake Recipe | King Arthur Baking
- The Ultimate Chocolate Truffle Pie – NO Baking Required!
- Chocolate Macarons with Orange Ganache Recipe | Bon Appétit
The 17 Recipes
From a one-bowl weeknight fix to a showstopper for next weekend, here is everything you need to keep your kitchen smelling like cocoa for the rest of the year.
Healthy Chocolate Mousse – Just 2 Ingredients (No Yogurt!)
From chocolatecoveredkatie.com by Katie Higgins
I have been making this version for years, and it never disappoints. The whole kitchen will smell like a chocolate shop by the time it is ready.
Chocolate Orange Truffles – Just 3 Ingredients! (+VIDEO)
From chocolatecoveredkatie.com by Katie Higgins
If you have been looking for a foolproof version, this is it. Bring it to a potluck and watch it disappear before anything else on the table.
Homemade Chocolate Bars – Just 3 Ingredients!
From chocolatecoveredkatie.com by Katie Higgins
This recipe is the kind of thing that turns a regular evening into something worth remembering. I usually make a double batch — one to share, one to keep.
Chocolate-Orange Biscotti Recipe | Bon Appétit
From bonappetit.com by Betty Rosbottom
It is simple enough for a weeknight, but feels like a special occasion on the plate. It is the recipe I recommend to anyone who is skeptical about homemade.
Chocolate, Orange and Honey Cake Recipe | Bon Appétit
From bonappetit.com by Selma Brown Morrow
I tested this side-by-side with three other versions, and this one won every time. Pair it with coffee and a slow morning, and you have a perfect weekend.
Keto Cake – The BEST Chocolate Recipe!
From chocolatecoveredkatie.com by Katie Higgins
The texture on this is what keeps me coming back — and the flavor is right behind it. If you have ten extra minutes, do not skip the finishing step. It is worth every second.
Chocolate Decadence Ice Cream Recipe | King Arthur Baking
From kingarthurbaking.com
If you are new to making this at home, start with this recipe. It is the most forgiving one I know. Make it once and you will see exactly why it earned its spot on this list.
BA's Best Chocolate Lava Cake Recipe | Bon Appétit
From bonappetit.com by Chris Morocco
This is one of those recipes I come back to every single season. The whole kitchen will smell like a chocolate shop by the time it is ready.
Chocoflan Recipe | King Arthur Baking
From kingarthurbaking.com
I have been making this version for years, and it never disappoints. Bring it to a potluck and watch it disappear before anything else on the table.
Favorite Fudge Birthday Cake Recipe | King Arthur Baking
From kingarthurbaking.com
If you have been looking for a foolproof version, this is it. I usually make a double batch — one to share, one to keep.
Chocolate Budino With Candied Walnuts Recipe | Bon Appétit
From bonappetit.com by Che Fico, San Francisco, CA
This recipe is the kind of thing that turns a regular evening into something worth remembering. It is the recipe I recommend to anyone who is skeptical about homemade.
11 fabulous and festive holiday desserts | King Arthur Baking
From kingarthurbaking.com
It is simple enough for a weeknight, but feels like a special occasion on the plate. Pair it with coffee and a slow morning, and you have a perfect weekend.
Dark Chocolate Peppermint Mousse | Minimalist Baker Recipes
From minimalistbaker.com by Dana @ Minimalist Baker
I tested this side-by-side with three other versions, and this one won every time. If you have ten extra minutes, do not skip the finishing step. It is worth every second.
Sticky Chocolate Cake Recipe | Bon Appétit
From bonappetit.com by Hana Asbrink
The texture on this is what keeps me coming back — and the flavor is right behind it. Make it once and you will see exactly why it earned its spot on this list.
Chocolate Cassata Cake Recipe | King Arthur Baking
From kingarthurbaking.com
If you are new to making this at home, start with this recipe. It is the most forgiving one I know. The whole kitchen will smell like a chocolate shop by the time it is ready.
The Ultimate Chocolate Truffle Pie – NO Baking Required!
From chocolatecoveredkatie.com by Katie Higgins
This is one of those recipes I come back to every single season. Bring it to a potluck and watch it disappear before anything else on the table.
Chocolate Macarons with Orange Ganache Recipe | Bon Appétit
From bonappetit.com by Gina Marie Miraglia Eriquez
I have been making this version for years, and it never disappoints. I usually make a double batch — one to share, one to keep.
That’s a Lot of Chocolate
If you have made it this far, you are officially a chocolate person, and I am so glad you are here. Out of all 17 of these, the one I keep coming back to is Healthy Chocolate Mousse – Just 2 Ingredients (No Yogurt!) — it is the kind of recipe that makes a regular weeknight feel a little more like a holiday. Pick the one that calls to you, save it, and make it this weekend. You will not regret it.
Happy baking, and thank you for letting me share my favorite chocolate recipes with you.
—Marina Caldwell
Sources & Credits
Every recipe in this roundup is the work of a real food blogger who shared it freely on their own site. I am grateful to each one for letting me point my readers their way. If a recipe here sounds like your next favorite thing, click through to the source — that is where the magic (and the credit) lives.
- Healthy Chocolate Mousse – Just 2 Ingredients (No Yogurt!) — chocolatecoveredkatie.com by Katie Higgins
- Chocolate Orange Truffles – Just 3 Ingredients! (+VIDEO) — chocolatecoveredkatie.com by Katie Higgins
- Homemade Chocolate Bars – Just 3 Ingredients! — chocolatecoveredkatie.com by Katie Higgins
- Chocolate-Orange Biscotti Recipe | Bon Appétit — bonappetit.com by Betty Rosbottom
- Chocolate, Orange and Honey Cake Recipe | Bon Appétit — bonappetit.com by Selma Brown Morrow
- Keto Cake – The BEST Chocolate Recipe! — chocolatecoveredkatie.com by Katie Higgins
- Chocolate Decadence Ice Cream Recipe | King Arthur Baking — kingarthurbaking.com
- BA's Best Chocolate Lava Cake Recipe | Bon Appétit — bonappetit.com by Chris Morocco
- Chocoflan Recipe | King Arthur Baking — kingarthurbaking.com
- Favorite Fudge Birthday Cake Recipe | King Arthur Baking — kingarthurbaking.com
- Chocolate Budino With Candied Walnuts Recipe | Bon Appétit — bonappetit.com by Che Fico, San Francisco, CA
- 11 fabulous and festive holiday desserts | King Arthur Baking — kingarthurbaking.com
- Dark Chocolate Peppermint Mousse | Minimalist Baker Recipes — minimalistbaker.com by Dana @ Minimalist Baker
- Sticky Chocolate Cake Recipe | Bon Appétit — bonappetit.com by Hana Asbrink
- Chocolate Cassata Cake Recipe | King Arthur Baking — kingarthurbaking.com
- The Ultimate Chocolate Truffle Pie – NO Baking Required! — chocolatecoveredkatie.com by Katie Higgins
- Chocolate Macarons with Orange Ganache Recipe | Bon Appétit — bonappetit.com by Gina Marie Miraglia Eriquez
