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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Its 6 fillings include hazelnut spread, pastry cream, pistachio spread, dark chocolate, apricot jam and mixed berry jam.
—Gary Stern, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Add aphrodisiacs like apples, avocados, beets, dark chocolate, strawberries, and oysters to your routine.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 5 Aug. 2025
There is a nice balance of sweetness and spice on the palate, something that Crocker was explicitly aiming for, along with notes of dark chocolate, espresso beans, brûléed caramel, toasted coconut, black pepper, cinnamon, clove, maple, and a bit of menthol on the finish.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 27 July 2025
Switch to dark chocolate: Aim for 50% dark chocolate and above, with higher cacao content and less sugar and milk.
—Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 10 July 2025
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Gary Stern, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Add aphrodisiacs like apples, avocados, beets, dark chocolate, strawberries, and oysters to your routine.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 5 Aug. 2025
There is a nice balance of sweetness and spice on the palate, something that Crocker was explicitly aiming for, along with notes of dark chocolate, espresso beans, brûléed caramel, toasted coconut, black pepper, cinnamon, clove, maple, and a bit of menthol on the finish.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 27 July 2025
Switch to dark chocolate: Aim for 50% dark chocolate and above, with higher cacao content and less sugar and milk.
—Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 10 July 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 21 Aug. 2025.
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