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
Elizabeth EilenderThe 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
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Add some dark chocolate chips for a more complete trail mix.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 22 Sep. 2025
The result is a tasty 95-proof bourbon with notes of ripe berries, cinnamon, dark chocolate, tannic oak, and black pepper on the palate.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2025
Dark Chocolate Eating dark chocolate may help improve your blood pressure due to its flavanol content.
—Team Verywell Health, Verywell Health, 17 Sep. 2025
Chocolate Cake with a Mirror Glaze Viewers everywhere can bet the finale is sure to be as drama-filled as Jeremiah's wedding cake request (a two-tier dark chocolate cake with raspberry coulis filling and a mirror glaze, of course).
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2025
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Merve Ceylan, Health, 22 Sep. 2025
The result is a tasty 95-proof bourbon with notes of ripe berries, cinnamon, dark chocolate, tannic oak, and black pepper on the palate.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2025
Dark Chocolate Eating dark chocolate may help improve your blood pressure due to its flavanol content.
—Team Verywell Health, Verywell Health, 17 Sep. 2025
Chocolate Cake with a Mirror Glaze Viewers everywhere can bet the finale is sure to be as drama-filled as Jeremiah's wedding cake request (a two-tier dark chocolate cake with raspberry coulis filling and a mirror glaze, of course).
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Dark chocolate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dark%20chocolate. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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