Recipes with chocolate, semi-sweet

A rich chocolate cake mixed entirely in the blender in 30 seconds, topped with melted semi-sweet chocolate and chopped nuts straight from the oven. Double the fudge, half the cleanup.

Five-ingredient no-bake-style brownies with graham cracker crumbs, chocolate chips, butterscotch morsels, walnuts, and sweetened condensed milk. Mix, press, bake. That's it.

Coconut macaroons packed with Mounds candy pieces, cream cheese, and almond extract get drizzled with dark chocolate for bakery-worthy cookies.

Chocolate mocha pie with a silky French silk-style filling whipped from butter, chocolate, and instant coffee, set in a crunchy walnut-chocolate crust and crowned with coffee whipped cream. A make-ahead showstopper.

It takes some time to make this decadent cake, but whoever tastes it will tell you how delicious it is. They might think this is from some high-end bakery.

Cheesecake lovers beware! This rich and decadent cake is bound to be a favorite in your household, but it won't last long!

Homemade cannoli from scratch with Marsala wine shells and sweet ricotta filling studded with chocolate chips and candied citron. Crispy, creamy, and worth every minute of effort.

Midnight muncher bars with a marbled chocolate and vanilla base, caramel pecan frosting filling, and a glossy chocolate ganache topping. Three decadent layers in one rich bar cookie.

Four-ingredient chocolate bark loaded with chopped brazil nuts and raisins. Melt, spread, chill, snap into pieces. The easiest homemade candy you'll ever make.

A moist chocolate date cake baked in an 8-inch square pan with chocolate chips in the batter and a crunchy chip-nut-sugar topping. Dates softened in boiling water keep it impossibly tender. The kind of no-fuss cake you carry straight to the picnic in the pan.

A moist chocolate date cake baked in an 8-inch square pan with chocolate chips in the batter and a crunchy chip-nut-sugar topping. Dates softened in boiling water keep it impossibly tender. The kind of no-fuss cake you carry straight to the picnic in the pan.

Old-fashioned chocolate butterscotch fudge cooked to soft ball stage with sweetened condensed milk, crunchy walnuts, and a toffee-like richness you won't find in shortcut recipes.

Turtle swirl cheesecake on a chocolate wafer crust with semi-sweet chocolate ribbons, butterscotch drizzle, and toasted pecans. Marbled, dense, and unapologetically rich.

Peanut butter marshmallow cups with semi-sweet chocolate and mini marshmallows in foil baking cups. A four-ingredient no-bake candy that melts together in minutes and sets in the fridge.

This cake won me First Prize at the county fair last year. It is very chocolaty.

This is one of those "ooooof!" cakes. Between the chocolate ganache and the chocolate mousse filling you might break out in some butter sweats, but it is very worth it. The cake is fluffy and moist, the mousse cool and airy, and the ganache smooth and creamy. A great show off cake for special occasions. Best of all, really easy to make!