Decadent Chocolate and Nut Desserts

Cayenne-spiked cashew brittle is unsurprisingly fantastic alongside crunchy chocolate bark.

Recipe: Spiced Cashew Brittle and Chocolate Crunch Bark

Sacher torte is a classic Austrian chocolate cake layered with apricot preserves. Ground almonds (or almond flour) adds a nuttiness to the cake mix.

Recipe: Sacher Torte

"In Japan I got into all different flours, like roasted soy flour," says Stella Parks. "Then I thought, Why not use nut flour to make gluten-free brownies?"

Recipe: Hazelnut-Brown-Butter Brownies

Cocoa, coffee, and pecans are rolled together in these semisweet, sugar-dusted cookies.

Recipe: Chocolate-Espresso Snowballs

Atlanta chef Anne Quatrano says these brownies have three pertinent flavors: chocolate, butter, and walnuts.

Recipe: Jumbo Brownies

Sam German created the mild, dark baking chocolate called Baker's German's Sweet Chocolate in 1852; in the late 1950s, a Dallas newspaper published a recipe for German's Chocolate Cake. The dessert took the South by storm and has been a staple ever since. This version has nutty pecans in the frosting.

Recipe: German Chocolate Cake

There's no need to spend a lot of money on fancy chocolate when it's so easy to make this deliciously rich dark chocolate bark at home.

Recipe: Dark Chocolate Bark with Roasted Almonds and Seeds

Yigit Pura's ultra-chocolaty version of a coupe combines cocoa nib mousse with chocolate cream and chocolate wafer cookies. The salty hazelnut crumble topping is versatile — Pura recommends using it to replace streusel in just about any dessert.

Recipe: Chocolate Coupe with Cocoa Nib Mousse

Here is the chocolate lover's cookie: a deeply rich, moist cookie speckled with hazelnuts, pistachios, and dried cherries.

Recipe: Cherry-Nut Mudslides

Turn leftover loaves into creamy, nutty parfaits by soaking bread crumbs with whisked sugar and rum. Serve over melted chocolate and top with light, fluffy whipped cream.

Recipe: Chocolate-Bread Parfaits

Feel free to swap walnuts or almonds for the pecans, or use half nuts and half dried cranberries for tart, chewy bars.

Recipe: Chocolate-Chip-Pecan Cookie Bars

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