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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Despite that lengthy maturation, there’s a lightness to the tequila and the palate has notes of dark chocolate, black pepper, leather, and some bright herbs on the finish.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 29 Apr. 2025
While blueberries are known for their antioxidants, many other foods like dark chocolate, goji berries, and green tea contain even more antioxidant compounds.
—Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Rdn, Health, 29 Apr. 2025
The chocolate croissant — buttery, layered and ever so slightly salty pastry with a single slim bar of dark chocolate at its center — is the most common example of the pairing.
—Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2025
The bitter bite of a dark chocolate balances the concentrated sugar.
—Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Apr. 2025
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Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 29 Apr. 2025
While blueberries are known for their antioxidants, many other foods like dark chocolate, goji berries, and green tea contain even more antioxidant compounds.
—Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Rdn, Health, 29 Apr. 2025
The chocolate croissant — buttery, layered and ever so slightly salty pastry with a single slim bar of dark chocolate at its center — is the most common example of the pairing.
—Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2025
The bitter bite of a dark chocolate balances the concentrated sugar.
—Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Apr. 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 10 May. 2025.
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