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

Flavors move from blackberry and plum into dark chocolate, mocha, and subtle smoke. —Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2026

For this easy one-layer snacking cake, Marmite is the secret ingredient in the dark chocolate ganache, amplifying the natural fruitiness of dark chocolate and complementing the cardamom, coffee, and orange flavors in the cake. —Kristen Hartke, Saveur, 12 Mar. 2026

Back in 2022, Leni dyed her naturally golden hair a dark chocolate brown. —Elle Meier, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026

Milk chocolate and white chocolate have more milk and sugar, while dark chocolate is not as sweet and can be bitter. —Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 10 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above