24 Easy Chocolate Desserts

There’s no denying the popularity of chocolate desserts.

From smooth and sweet milk chocolate pudding to a rich and slightly bitter dark chocolate cake, these treats are always a safe bet.

Chocolate is also super versatile, and there are so many combinations to make with it.

Chocolate and peanut butter? Classic. Chocolate and caramel? Irresistible. Chocolate and chili? Yes, please!

A decadent chocolate dessert can be sweet, rich, bitter, spicy, fruity, or even salty. The possibilities are endless. 

For something more than just your basic chocolate cake, check out these 24 easy chocolate desserts that are sure to impress your family and friends!

20+ BEST Chocolate Dessert Recipes

1. Dream Whip Pie

It doesn’t get much easier than this Dream Whip Pie! All you need is 5 simple ingredients, and a little bit of patience as it sets.

The pie filling lives up to its name. It’s light and dreamy and tastes like a chocolate cloud.

With a creamy whipped cream topping and graham cracker crust, what’s not to love?

2. Triple Chocolate Muffins 

These muffins are for serious chocoholics! With so many chocolate chips, they are sure to soothe those chocolate cravings.

The muffin batter utilizes buttermilk, so they’re impossibly moist and delicious.

It’s a great excuse to have chocolate for breakfast.

3. Old-Fashioned Chocolate Cobbler

Step aside, fruit cobblers. You haven’t lived until you’ve tried this gooey chocolate cobbler!

It has all the goodness of a chocolate lava cake without the effort. It’s so chocolatey, you’ll think you died and went to chocolate heaven.

For best results, serve it up warm with a generous scoop of vanilla ice cream!

4. Death By Chocolate

This chocolate trifle is sure to impress your chocolate-obsessed friends and family.

It pairs layers upon layers of chocolate goodness like brownies, pudding, and candy. Add some whipped cream between those layers, and you have one stunning chocolate dessert.

While it’s best served after chilling overnight, I would understand if you can’t wait that long!

5. Cosmic Brownies

 I like my brownies dense and fudgy, and this recipe has to be my favorite. 

The brownie recipe uses a good dark cocoa powder for maximum flavor. Be careful not to overmix or overbake to ensure they come out perfect.

Although they’re great alone, the ganache topping and rainbow chips are just like you had as a kid and come together too fast to leave off. 

6. Kentucky Derby Pie

If you’re looking for an upgrade to your pecan pie, I have you covered.

Kentucky Derby Pie has a similar sweet filling, made with corn syrup, sugar, and eggs.

But it gets new life by adding chocolate chips and bourbon into the mix. 

This pie is decadent and sweet, so serve it with just a little whipped cream and maybe some extra chocolate shavings. 

7. Chocolate Lava Mug Cake

Chocolate lava cakes are delicious, but notoriously tricky. With the help of your microwave, you can whip up this decadent treat in just 6 minutes.

The trick to that gooey lava center is a piece of your favorite chocolate candy. After a trip in the microwave, it transforms into chocolate lava.

It’s the perfect single-serving treat to calm those chocolate cravings.

8. Too Much Chocolate Cake

Is there a thing as too much chocolate? This Too Much Chocolate Cake tests the boundaries!

This chocolate explosion has it all! From rich devil’s food cake, chocolate pudding, and chocolate chips, every bite delivers chocolatey goodness.

Thanks to a full cup of sour cream, it’s incredibly moist and irresistible.

9. Soft and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

If you like your chocolate chip cookies crisp, I can’t judge you. And heck, cookies are delicious either way.

But a soft, chewy, and warm chocolate chip cookie is pure magic.

This recipe has a ton of helpful tips and tricks to make sure your cookies come out exactly how you like them. 

My favorite has to be adding sea salt on top. It’s such a simple way to jazz up your cookies!

10. French Silk Pie

French Silk Pie is a classic for a good reason. The chocolate pie filling is downright magical.

Paired with an easy Oreo crust and whipped topping, it’s sure to be a big hit at your next holiday party or backyard BBQ.

The best part? It all comes together in just 30 minutes!

11. Hot Chocolate Cookies

Have an obsession with hot chocolate? Then you have to check out these hot chocolate cookies!

They’re everything you love about a warm cup of hot chocolate in cookie form.

With plenty of chocolate chips and marshmallows, it’s sure to be your new favorite addiction.

12. Brownie Truffles

As much as I love an over-the-top truffle with liquor filling and a perfectly tempered chocolate coating, we don’t always have time for that. 

Three ingredient brownie truffles are rich, smooth, and perfect chocolate bites.

All you need is a box of your favorite brownie mix, cream cheese, chocolate chips, and a little patience as they cool!

13. Moon Pies

I’m a little over the moon for this moon pie recipe! It’s the perfect balance of fluffy chocolate cake and sweet vanilla filling.

The creamy vanilla frosting is the perfect compliment to chocolate cake.

Be warned: it’s hard to stop at just one!

14. Eagle Brand Fudge

Sometimes you just want something sweet and chocolatey, but don’t want to worry about putting the oven on. 

That’s where fudge comes in.

Gently heat chocolate with condensed milk and a pinch of salt until smooth and combined. Mix your vanilla at the end and pour into a lined dish. 

It doesn’t get any easier!

15. Millionaire’s Shortbread

Chocolate and caramel are almost as iconic as chocolate and peanut butter.

Millionaire’s shortbread pairs gooey caramel with a chocolate ganache that’s out of this world.

That buttery shortbread crust pulls it all together for chocolate bars that will go fast!

16. Godiva Chocolate Cheesecake

With a chocolate wafer crust and Godiva chocolate filling, this cheesecake is everything you want out of a chocolate dessert.

The secret ingredient to this indulgent chocolate cake is coffee. Don’t worry, it won’t taste like coffee! It helps amplify the chocolate notes from Godiva chocolate.

One bite and you’ll be hooked!

17. Earthquake Cake

If you love chocolate, Earthquake cake is sure to rock your world!

It blends moist German chocolate cake with cream cheese. Then, add chocolate chips, coconut, pecans, and bake to gooey perfection.

Is your mouth watering yet?

18. Coca Cola Cake

If you’ve never put Coca-Cola into your chocolate cake batter, you’re missing out!

Not only does it add rich flavors, but it also helps keep the cake light and moist.

With some hidden marshmallows and a chocolate frosting, it’s sure to be your next go-to potluck contribution.

19. Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies

Need a chocolate treat in your life in less then 20 minutes? Let me introduce you to chocolate cake mix cookies.

They take just 10 minutes to prepare, and 8 minutes in the oven.

With crispy edges, chocolate chips, and gooey centers, they’ll go quick!

20. Crockpot Candy

Crockpot Candy is so easy- the crockpot does all the work. Toss in your ingredients, walk away for a few hours, and it’s done!

This recipe pairs three different type of chocolate with roasted salted and unsalted nuts.

It’s the perfect blend of sweet and salty, and sure to be a surefire hit with the family!

21. Brownie Bread

Brownie bread will make your entire house smell amazing!

Trust me- it tastes as good as it smells. With so much chocolate and brown sugar, it’s enough to make your knees buckle.

Plus, it only takes 20 minutes of prep and 60 minutes in the oven.

22. Chocolate Delight

Need a treat to feed a crowd? Chocolate Delight is a family favorite that’s easy to whip together in a flash.

The pairing of chocolate pudding and whipped topping is a match made in heaven.

Pair it with a homemade pecan crust, and it’s perfection.

23. Zucchini Chocolate Chip Muffins

Hear me out on this one. I know it sounds strange, but these muffins are so incredibly moist and amazing!

Adding zucchini works similarly to carrot cake. They’re moist and tender with plenty of chocolate chips to in every bite.

It’s practically health food!

24. Chocolate Poke Cake

Poke cakes hold a special place in my heart, and this chocolate poke cake recipe is no exception!

Poking holes in the cake after and pouring chocolate pudding on top makes this cake insanely moist.

Adding a chocolate whipped cream topping turns the choco-meter to an 11!