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

Magnesium turns up in green leafy vegetables, nuts, seeds, dark chocolate and whole grains. — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2026

Raspberry ganache peanut butter brownie bites are crowned with dark chocolate ganache and a bright touch of raspberry. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Just be sure to choose unsweetened peanut butter and dark chocolate that contains at least 70% cocoa. — Jillian Kubala, HEALTH, 2 Sep. 2026

But this 80-proof expression distilled on copper pot stills, a blend of three different marks (specific batches), is a versatile and tasty Jamaican white with notes of molasses, stone and tropical fruit, and a hint of dark chocolate on the palate. — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 1 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above