Two simple, reliable methods to melt chocolate so it becomes smooth, glossy and perfect for dipping. Use a double boiler on the stove or melt chocolate in the microwave — including guidance for chocolate chips. Melted chocolate should be creamy and shiny, not grainy or burnt. If you’ve ever microwaved chocolate for a minute and … Read more

This Chocolate Chip Banana Bread is the best banana bread recipe around. It’s moist, full of banana flavor, has a perfectly domed top, and is studded with chocolate chips. If you have brown bananas sitting around, the best use for them is almost always chocolate chip banana bread. This loaf is tender and moist, reliably … Read more

If you want an ultra-decadent chocolate cookie, these Nutella-stuffed chocolate cookies are it. Thick and fudgy with a deep chocolate flavor and a molten chocolate-hazelnut center, they ooze Nutella with every bite. I’ve developed many Nutella recipes, and these stuffed chocolate cookies may be the richest yet. The base is a chewy, fudgy double-chocolate cookie … Read more

This easy blueberry bread is buttery, tender and loaded with juicy berries in every bite. Instead of muffins, this recipe is adapted for a loaf pan to produce a moist quick bread the whole family will enjoy. Serve it for breakfast or afternoon tea with a light drizzle of glaze, or simply spread with butter … Read more

These caramel chocolate chip cookies are soft, chewy and filled with gooey caramel. They have a touch of sea salt and plenty of chocolate chips. Picture biting into a warm chocolate chip cookie and being met with molten salted caramel. The caramel’s faint saltiness enhances the chocolate while the cookie balances a slightly crisp edge … Read more

If you love black forest cake, try these black forest brownies: extra-fudgy brownies topped with sweetened whipped cream and fresh cherries. They’re an ideal way to celebrate cherry season. We all know black forest cake, but these brownies deliver the same flavor in a simpler format. They begin with super-fudgy chocolate brownies, then get a … Read more

These baked pumpkin doughnuts with cream cheese glaze are the perfect fall treat. Ready in 30 minutes start to finish – have them for breakfast or afternoon coffee! The weekend finally felt like autumn — cooler air, leaves on the sidewalks, and the perfect excuse to turn on the oven. Naturally, that meant one thing: … Read more

Chocolate + peanut butter + cheesecake — what could be better? These brownies are decadently delicious. These peanut butter cheesecake brownies combine a fudgy brownie base, a creamy peanut butter cheesecake layer, and a smooth chocolate ganache topping. They’re rich without being cloyingly sweet: the tang of the cheesecake balances the peanut butter and chocolate … Read more

Fudgy chocolate cookies studded with mint chips — perfect for mint chocolate lovers. These cookies are thick and fudgy with slightly crisp edges and gooey centers. Use green mint chips for a festive St. Patrick’s Day touch. These mint chip chocolate cookies bake up thick and fudgy, with a satisfying contrast between rich chocolate and … Read more

Gooey, chocolatey, fudge brownie pie. When flaky pastry surrounds the most decadent brownie, it’s a very good thing. I’m not a regular pie baker, so I usually stick to cakes. I admire those grandmas who can make a flaky pie crust from memory — maybe one day I’ll have that magic touch. But I do … Read more