163 chocolate ganache recipes

Florida Bay Snickers cheesecake: a rich cream cheese base studded with Snickers chunks, topped with caramel glaze, chocolate ganache, and chopped peanuts. Over-the-top indulgence.

Intensely rich chocolate silk mousse cake baked in a water bath with a pound of semi-sweet chocolate and a glossy ganache glaze. Make up to 3 days ahead. Serves 8.

Chocolate and chestnut layer cake with a tender olive oil and white wine sponge, a smooth sweetened chestnut cream filling, and glossy dark chocolate ganache. An elegant autumn and holiday dessert.

Miniature chocolate peanut butter pies in mini muffin tins. Graham crust, frozen peanut butter filling, and chocolate ganache topping. Make 24 ahead and stash in the freezer for up to a week.

Black chocolate Bundt cake with coffee, honey, and a crack of black pepper, draped in a semi-sweet ganache glaze with Grand Marnier. Deep, complex, and show-stopping.

Fudgy brownie batter baked in a chocolate wafer crust, frosted with warm chocolate ganache, and crowned with glossy cherry pie filling. All the Black Forest flavors packed into one intensely chocolatey pie.

A light, soufflé-style chocolate cake loaded with crushed Girl Scout Thin Mints, topped with rich chocolate ganache and a second layer of cookie crumbs. Your sleeve of Thin Mints, leveled up.

Boston cream pie from scratch with a sponge cake split and filled with vanilla custard, topped with a glossy chocolate ganache glaze. The classic American dessert done right with three handmade components.

Flourless-style chocolate mini-cakes baked in a heart pan with semisweet morsels, butter, walnuts, and just two tablespoons of flour. Finished with ganache.

Dense chocolate torte spiked with Chambord raspberry liqueur, drenched in silky semi-sweet ganache, and topped with fresh raspberries. A showstopping dinner party dessert.

Shortbread cookie crust layered with chocolate ganache and fresh strawberries glazed with strawberry jam creates a stunning no-bake pie with three distinct layers.

Penny sous are handmade peanut butter ganache truffles dipped in tempered chocolate and topped with a single toasted peanut. Four-ingredient chocolatier-level dessert.

Almond Butter Cookie Sandwiches: tender shortbread-style cookies made with ground almonds, sandwiched with raspberry jam or chocolate ganache. Linzer-style elegance, makes 24.

Chocolate cookie dough baked inside flat-bottom ice cream cones, dipped in ganache, and topped with sprinkles. A fun baking project kids love that looks like a real ice cream cone.

Norwegian hazelnut cake with ground nuts baked into a dense, buttery crumb and topped with a chocolate chip ganache glaze. A Scandinavian-style single-layer dessert with elegant simplicity.

Layers of chocolate and vanilla ice cream in a spicy gingersnap crust, drizzled with homemade chocolate ganache. This no-bake frozen pie needs just 15 minutes of hands-on work and zero oven time.