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

The mezcal is rich and robust on the palate, showcasing flavors of dark chocolate, roasted spices, and a gentle, sweet chili heat reminiscent of mole. —Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025

Made with luscious layers of cream cheese filling and dark chocolate pudding, all held together by a pecan shortbread crust, possum pie is one of the best old-fashioned desserts there is. —Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2025

Moo-llennium Crunch ice cream is a vanilla base with dark chocolate and caramel chunks, pecans, almonds and walnut pieces. —Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025

But the mineral can also be found in foods such as leafy greens, nuts, seeds, beans, fish and dark chocolate. —Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above