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
Fran BellamyExamples of dark chocolate in a Sentence
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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
Not with a satisfying dessert but with a single square of dark chocolate snapped off a seventy-five-per-cent-cacao bar from Whole Foods.
—Reuven Perlman, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Dietitians also suggest pairing almonds with fruit and cheese for a filling snack and pairing them with some dark chocolate chips to satisfy your sweet tooth.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 15 Sep. 2025
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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
Not with a satisfying dessert but with a single square of dark chocolate snapped off a seventy-five-per-cent-cacao bar from Whole Foods.
—Reuven Perlman, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Dietitians also suggest pairing almonds with fruit and cheese for a filling snack and pairing them with some dark chocolate chips to satisfy your sweet tooth.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 15 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dark chocolate
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“Dark chocolate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dark%20chocolate. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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