Despite its name, three types of chocolate are folded into this rich cookie dough. Recipe: Ooey-gooey double-chocolate cookies (Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times)
The brownies are super-rich and not too sweet, perfectly topped with creamy homemade coffee ice cream and hot fudge sauce. Recipe: BLD’s hot fudge brownie sundae (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)
This is envisioned as a dessert. But we won’t tell anyone if you make it for breakfast. Recipe: Chocolate German pancake (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)
A creamy confection of caramel custard, chocolate ganache and whipped sour cream. Recipe: Brunos budino al caramello (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)
You might not go back to regular ice cream after this. Recipe: Chocolate gelato (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)
A deliciously dense combination of bittersweet chocolate, dark cocoa and miniature chocolate chips. Recipe: Midnight chocolate brownie bites (Robert Lachman / Los Angeles Times)
This cake combines a moist butter bundt cake and a swirl of rich chocolate syrup, with a big handful of chocolate chips thrown in. Recipe: Buttercake Bakery’s marble cake (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)
These dense chocolate cookies combine ample amounts of ground hazelnuts and almonds for rich flavor and a moist, almost brownie-like texture. Recipe: Tortona chocolate cookies (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
Chocolate pairs with green tea powder in this delicate dessert. Recipe: Matcha truffles (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
This bread pudding is rich with thick, almost pudding-like custard and deep chocolate flavor. Recipe: Warm chocolate bread pudding (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Though famous for its sourdough, Boudin Bakery also makes great, fudge-like brownies. Recipe: Boudin Bakery’s brownies (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)
This torte combines smooth layers of creamy bittersweet, milk and white chocolate mousse on top of a rich chocolate cookie crust. Recipe: Chocolate trio torte (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)
A delicate, crisp crust envelope a wonderfully ooey-gooey filling. Recipe: Lucca Cafe’s brownies (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)
Crunchy around the edges but oh-so ooey-gooey tender in the center — and with no shortage of chocolate to boot. Recipe: Chocolate chip cookies (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)
