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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Older whisky isn’t always good whisky, but this is a fantastic release that is not overly oaky or dominated by tropical fruit as can be the case sometimes, with notes of dark chocolate, pineapple, vanilla, caramel, raisin, and cinnamon on the palate.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 17 July 2024
Dry roasted and salted California pistachios are covered in dark chocolate for a sweet and salty bite.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 28 June 2024
Blue Bell’s Raspberry Fudge Brownie ice cream features an almond ice cream with fudge brownie chunks, dark chocolate and a raspberry sauce swirl.
—Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024
The dessert menu is just as backward-looking (or, more generously, classic-minded) as the savory offerings: cheesecake with a swash of berry sauce, dark chocolate pot de crème.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 30 June 2024
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Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 17 July 2024
Dry roasted and salted California pistachios are covered in dark chocolate for a sweet and salty bite.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 28 June 2024
Blue Bell’s Raspberry Fudge Brownie ice cream features an almond ice cream with fudge brownie chunks, dark chocolate and a raspberry sauce swirl.
—Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024
The dessert menu is just as backward-looking (or, more generously, classic-minded) as the savory offerings: cheesecake with a swash of berry sauce, dark chocolate pot de crème.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 30 June 2024
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“Dark chocolate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dark%20chocolate. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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