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

But Smith and his team have managed to show some restraint by removing the wood from the barrels before things got out of hand, resulting in rich notes of cherry, dark chocolate, caramel, and toffee. —Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 14 Apr. 2024

For the richest flavor, use dark chocolate and cocoa such as Scharffen Berger. —Kara Peeler, Sunset Magazine, 11 Apr. 2024

Fancy it up for Valentine's brunch with a swirl of dark chocolate and raspberry preserves in the batter. —Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Mar. 2024

Aim for protein, Omega-3 fatty acids, eggs, pumpkin seeds, B vitamins and Vitamin D, dark chocolate, turmeric, chamomile, yogurt, green tea and Brazil nuts. —Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024

But don’t use that as an excuse to load up on your favorite childhood candy bar: high quality dark chocolate, which contains a high amount of those healthy cocoa solids, really is best. —Maria Berentzen, Vogue, 25 Mar. 2024

More than 1,000 bottles of Fleur de Miraval Rosé Champagne were popped (for this third year of the partnership between the French maison and the Academy), and bites—from tater tots topped with caviar, wagyu slices, and duck bao to dark chocolate eclairs and strawberry paris-brest—were passed. —David Graver, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2024

Harbor Sweets’s Easter collection for the holiday, on March 31, includes milk and dark chocolate bunnies, 4 ¾-inch tall replicas of the original. —Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2024

Dark Chocolate: The rich, velvety tones of dark chocolate harmonize beautifully with the sweet and smoky notes found in more complex Japanese whiskies. —Lela London, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above