Chocolate recipes

If you need to melt chocolate, watch how it's done in our Cookery School video.

Once you've mastered the art of melting chocolate you are opening yourself up to a world of wonderful chocolate recipes.

From chocolate bread-and-butter-pudding to profiteroles and Sachertorte. Who can resist?

Chocolate and Almond Cupcakes

These beautifully moist cupcakes are a very chocolatey affair indeed, light in colour but with dark speckle...

These beautifully moist cupcakes are a very chocolatey affair indeed, light in colour but with dark speckles of melted chocolate inside and a white chocolate icing on ...

a picture of sliced brownies on a layer of greaseproof paper

Chocolate and Prune Brownies

Prunes and chocolate are, for me, a heavenly partnership, especially if soaked in Armagnac. The Delia On...

Prunes and chocolate are, for me, a heavenly partnership, especially if soaked in Armagnac. The Delia Online Cookery School: In our Chocolate Cakes lesson, Delia sh...

Vegetarian

Chocolate and Sour Cherry Crumble

If you are a chocolate lover – or a crumble lover – this is a truly sublime combination of the two. It’s...

If you are a chocolate lover – or a crumble lover – this is a truly sublime combination of the two. It’s rich, luscious and perfect for a celebration. Serve it warm...

35 minutes

a picture of a round chocolate sponge cake on a white plate with chocolate covered prunes decorating the top

Chocolate, Prune and Armagnac Cake

This is the very lightest chocolate cake of all, the reason being that no flour is used – it's simply made ...

This is the very lightest chocolate cake of all, the reason being that no flour is used – it's simply made with eggs and cocoa powder. It's very fragile, almost sou...

Chocolate-crunch Torte with Pistachios

This is the easiest chocolate recipe ever invented – I first made a more basic version on children's televi...

This is the easiest chocolate recipe ever invented – I first made a more basic version on children's television. Since then it's got much more sophisticated, but th...

Chocolate-crunch Torte with Stem Ginger

This is the easiest chocolate recipe ever invented - and yet it tastes wonderful. I first made a more ba...

This is the easiest chocolate recipe ever invented - and yet it tastes wonderful. I first made a more basic version for children's TV. Since then it's got much more...

Gluten-free Chocolate Pudding

This recipe comes from Darina Allen's book, Healthy Gluten-free Eating. Add some freshly roasted hazelnu...

This recipe comes from Darina Allen's book, Healthy Gluten-free Eating. Add some freshly roasted hazelnuts and a dash of Frangelico to the whipped cream for extra p...

15 minutes - 40 minutes

a picture of a chocolate cake with sknowflakes marked out with icing sugar, on a white plate

Fallen Chocolate Souffle

Yes, it's really true – this soufflé is supposed to puff like a normal one, but then it is removed from the...

Yes, it's really true – this soufflé is supposed to puff like a normal one, but then it is removed from the oven and allowed slowly to subside into a lovely, dark, squ...

Florentines

If there was such a thing as a prize for the very best biscuit in the world, one bite of a Florentine would...

If there was such a thing as a prize for the very best biscuit in the world, one bite of a Florentine would tell you this was the winner. Absolutely top drawer and ...

10 minutes - 12 minutes

Frozen Chocolate Bananas

Sounds odd, doesn't it? But you'll believe it when you try it. These are truly sensational – better than...

Sounds odd, doesn't it? But you'll believe it when you try it. These are truly sensational – better than ice cream or a sorbet. First you bite into crisp frozen cho...

Chocolate and Almond Cake

I feel somewhat constrained when trying endlessly to explain the merits of cakes to people who have not tri...

I feel somewhat constrained when trying endlessly to explain the merits of cakes to people who have not tried them, but there is only one word for this one. Magnifi...

1 hour

Hand-made Chocolates

People search the world over for the very best chocolates, but there's no need. The very best of all are...

People search the world over for the very best chocolates, but there's no need. The very best of all are those freshly made at home. Just the thing to serve with th...

Home-made Chocolate Truffles

This is a subject that experts get awfully fussed about and there are all kinds of rules and regulations ab...

This is a subject that experts get awfully fussed about and there are all kinds of rules and regulations about handling chocolate. Therefore what I have on offer he...

Two glass sundae dishes layered with cream and chocolate with nuts sprinkled on top and two spoons on the side

Hot Chocolate Fudge Sundae

This is the most sublime summer chocolate dessert, especially for eating out of doors – say, at a barbecue....

This is the most sublime summer chocolate dessert, especially for eating out of doors – say, at a barbecue. The sauce can be made at any stage and kept covered in t...

Hot Chocolate and Rum Souffle

You can now watch how to make this recipe in our Cookery School Video, click the image to play.

20 minutes

Iced Chocolate Creams

This is one of the best frozen dessert dishes ever. Not only do the creams look and taste very good but ...

This is one of the best frozen dessert dishes ever. Not only do the creams look and taste very good but they are also easy to make and keep well for a good 5-6 week...

Irish Whiskey Truffles

Since everyone seems to want chocolate at Christmas it's a good excuse to make some real proper home-made t...

Since everyone seems to want chocolate at Christmas it's a good excuse to make some real proper home-made truffles. If you like you can use rum or brandy, but Irish...

Jamie Oliver: Chocolate Orange Pots

When only chocolate will do, these pots are sweet, tangy, comforting, silky and utterly delicious. Ex...

When only chocolate will do, these pots are sweet, tangy, comforting, silky and utterly delicious. Extracted from Eat Yourself Healthy by Jamie Oliver publi...

12 minutes

a picture of a chocolate sponge pudding on a white plate with a slice take out showing the melted chocolate inside

Melting Chocolate Puddings

This, I suspect, could be the chocolate recipe for the beginning of the 21st century – very light, very cho...

This, I suspect, could be the chocolate recipe for the beginning of the 21st century – very light, very chocolatey individual baked puddings that have a melted fudge-c...

12 minutes - 15 minutes

Melting Chocolate Risotto

You need to think rice pudding first, then it's easier to imagine a sweet version of a creamy, slightly sou...

You need to think rice pudding first, then it's easier to imagine a sweet version of a creamy, slightly soupy Italian risotto – only instead of melting cheese you get ...

35 minutes

Vegetarian

Miniature Choc Ices

This is an unashamedly fun recipe, great for special parties and at Christmas, or to serve instead of choco...

This is an unashamedly fun recipe, great for special parties and at Christmas, or to serve instead of chocolates or mints at the end of a meal. But although it's fu...

Three chocolate-topped cake squares on a white serving spatula, each decorated with small speckled mini eggs. A bowl of additional eggs is in the foreground on a white surface.

Chocolate and Rum Squares Flourless

If there is an ultimate chocolate cake this one could be high on the list of contenders. No flour, just ...

If there is an ultimate chocolate cake this one could be high on the list of contenders. No flour, just chocolate, ground almonds and whipped egg whites which make ...

55 minutes - 1 hour

Profiteroles with Hot Chocolate Sauce

Profiteroles – little choux buns filled with cream and covered in a chocolate sauce – make a rather special...

Profiteroles – little choux buns filled with cream and covered in a chocolate sauce – make a rather special ending to a dinner party. The Delia Online Cookery Schoo...

15 minutes - 20 minutes

Prune and Armagnac Chocolate Log

If you want different recipes for the celebrations, this is one of them – a traditional Christmas log with ...

If you want different recipes for the celebrations, this is one of them – a traditional Christmas log with two very special fillings: a chocolate mousse and prunes wit...