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

This bourbon exhibits dark chocolate, stone fruit, and sweet corn with a smoky, complex finish. —Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024

Adding citrus fruits, leafy greens, dark chocolate, and other foods to your diet can be an important strategy for fighting colds, flu, and other diseases. —Cathy Nelson, Verywell Health, 18 Dec. 2024

Use dark chocolate, coffee extract, and chopped chocolate covered espresso beans for a coffee-forward fudge. —Melissa Gray, Southern Living, 12 Dec. 2024

For each weekly serving of dark chocolate, the risk was reduced by 3%. —Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 6 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above