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The 10 Best Chocolate Recipes for Valentine's Day

Donna YenAssistant Food Editor

Updated Wed, February 11, 2015 at 9:00 PM UTC

Chocolate Soufflé — “For extra richness, use a spoon to make a little pocket in the center of the soufflé and fill it with chocolate sauce and a scoop of vanilla ice cream,” says food writer Yossy Arefi. Her recipe on Food52 includes easy tips for how tackle this iconic, but sometimes difficult, dessert.
Food52

Chocolate-Banana Pudding — You don’t even have to turn on the oven to make this no-bake pudding, which is layered with thin chocolate wafers and banana slices. Thanks, Martha Stewart!
Martha Stewart

Dark Chocolate Waffles — Bon Appétit’s recipe for chocolate waffles comes from Brooklyn chocolatiers, the Mast Brothers. Cocoa powder and finely chopped chocolate are in the batter, making this what the duo calls “The most decadent breakfast ever.”
Bon Appétit

Chocolate Caramel Macarons — “Instead of the typical buttercream or ganache filling, there’s a crunchy caramel candy layer in between the cocoa layers,” The New York Times’s Melissa Clark. “These are fudgy little confections more like candy than cookies.”
New York Times

Flourless Chocolate Cake — Avoid the restaurant reservation wait list and make Valentine’s Day dinner—and dessert—yourself. This flourless chocolate cake, writes Food52’s editors, is where “chocolate and butter and eggs are in a perfect union.”
Food52

Grilled Chocolate Sandwich with Caramel Sauce — The sandwich goes sweet! Food & Wine’s recipe from Autumn Martin of Hot Cakes in Seattle makes grilled chocolate sandwiches that are deliciously messy.
Food & Wine

Brown Butter Cupcake Brownies — “Spoon the batter into cupcake molds and hide a chocolate chunk surprise deep in the middle of each,” writes Dash and Bella food blogger Phillis Grant, who created this recipe. We like surprises.
Food52

Chocolate Fudge with Bourbon Sugar — William Werner of San Francisco patisserie Craftsman and Wolves makes this fudge recipe for Bon Appétit using barely hot condensed milk and bittersweet chocolate.
Bon Appétit

Salted Chocolate Caramel Tart — Epicurious takes chocolate tarts—and our taste buds—to new levels by mixing bitter chocolate, sweet caramel, and crunchy salt.
Epicurious

Luxuriously Thick and Creamy Hot Chocolate — Cozy up with molten chocolate; this recipe from America’s Test Kitchen makes the creamiest, richest hot chocolate you’ve ever tasted.
America's Test Kitchen

Whether you’re planning a party with friends or cooking a romantic meal for two, Valentine’s Day requires chocolate. Do you remember a year in which February 14 came and went without a trace of something sweet and dark? We can’t. Here are ten of our best chocolate recipes, from brownies to waffles to soufflés. Pick one (or three) and celebrate with the sweetest people in your life.

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