dark chocolate

noun

: chocolate that is dark in color and contains a high percentage cocoa and cocoa butter, usually no milk, and varying amounts of sugar

Imagine opening your mailbox and finding a three-pound bar of 70 percent pure dark chocolate.

—Elizabeth Eilender

The tart mousse was served in a dark chocolate cup, topped with meringue, and finished with a crisp wafer.

—Fran Bellamy

compare milk chocolate, white chocolate

Examples of dark chocolate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

First-class passengers on routes over 900 miles will be able to order a Shake Shack cheeseburger on their flight, served with a side of chips, a Caesar salad, and a dark chocolate brownie. —Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 7 Dec. 2024

Eating dark chocolate might do more than satisfy your sweet tooth. —Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 5 Dec. 2024

The idea that eating cocoa-rich, dark chocolate may offer health benefits is not new. —Allison Aubrey, NPR, 5 Dec. 2024

By using rich Belgian dark chocolate, farm-fresh eggs, natural butter and eliminating trans fat, preservatives and artificial colors, every bite of each sensory delightful brownie will take your VIP back to a simpler time. —Lilian Raji, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above