These Quick Chocolate Desserts Will Appeal to Anyone with a Sweet Tooth (2025)

14 of Our Most Decadent Chocolate Cake Recipes

Easy Chocolate Mousse

Some chocolate mousse recipes call for egg yolks but in this recipe, whipped egg whites are what give the 20-minute dessert its cloud-like texture. Pure peppermint extract is added to the mixture for a holiday spin. Top each cup with freshly whipped cream and crushed peppermint candies.

Martha's Warm Chocolate Pudding Cakes

Make the batter for these five-ingredient pudding cakes in advance for an easy date-night dessert. When you sit down to dinner, put them in the oven to bake for 20 minutes. By the time you're done with the main dish, dessert will be ready to go.

One-Bowl Chocolate Cupcakes

Our all-purpose chocolate cupcakes are one of our favorite one-bowl baking wonders, minimizing the mess in the kitchen, and taking just about 30 minutes to transform from batter into 18 fresh, delicious cupcakes.

Chocolate-Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie

Looking for a quick chocolate dessert recipe? This family-friendly skillet gets its fudginess from Dutch-processed cocoa powder and semisweet chocolate chips.

Chocolate Spice Cookies

The secret to these rich chocolate cookies is a combination of ground and fresh ginger, plus ground cinnamon and ground cloves, which bring just the right amount of holiday spices. We can't wait to try them—fortunately, they come together in under one hour.

Chewy Brownies

These irresistible chocolate brownies take just one hour to prepare. The shiny, crackly top and chewy interior are what dreams are made of.

Dark Chocolate Truffles

Take a bite of these delicious vegan chocolate truffles made with chopped dark chocolate, cocoa powder, coconut oil, and vanilla. They're our go-to make-ahead dessert for gifting. Although they only require a few minutes of hands-on prep time, they need several hours to set in the fridge.

Milk-Chocolate Pudding

Master the art of making chocolate pudding with this quick dessert recipe that only takes 45 minutes. The result is so much better than anything you've ever bought at the store.

Molten Chocolate-Espresso Cakes

Adding one tablespoon of instant espresso powder perks up this quick chocolate dessert—the coffee enhances the richness of the bittersweet chocolate.

Mexican Hot-Chocolate Cookies

A marriage of chocolate and spices works in tandem in this quick cookie recipe, inspired by traditional Mexican hot cocoa.

Molten Chocolate Cake

When you're short on time but want to make something that will wow, try this speedy molten cake—the prep time is minimal, yet the results are impressive and delicious.

Coconut-Chocolate Macaroons

In our opinion, coconut macaroons aren't truly complete without a generous drizzle of chocolate. And you can make this recipe in less than one hour, so there's a lot to love about this quick dessert.

Mini Chocolate Cupcakes With Multicolored Frosting

Bake a batch of these cupcakes for a children's birthday party or decorate them for any festive occasion. Thanks to their miniature size, they bake in just 10 minutes.

Chocolate-Zucchini Sheet Cake With Cream-Cheese Frosting

They'll never notice that this quick chocolate dessert is packed with one very green ingredient: four cups of healthy grated zucchini. It brings incredible moistness and a touch of texture.

Dark Chocolate-Walnut Date Bar

Give this semisweet chocolate dessert a healthy spin with chopped dates, peanut butter, walnuts, and coconut oil. Although these bars only take 20 minutes of hands-on preparation time, they do need two hours to chill before serving, so plan accordingly.

Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies

In under one hour, these fudgy cookies transform from cookie dough in a mixing bowl to a sweet treat that you surely can't have just one of. After they've finished baking, the chocolate cookies are filled with a silky ganache that firms up once set.

Vanilla Sheet Cake With Malted-Chocolate Frosting

There's real chocolate magic in the lightly whipped buttercream that's used to frost this crowd-friendly sheet cake. And decorating with chocolate malted milk balls makes this a fun dessert for any occasion.