Brigadeiros, chewy fudge balls, are a beloved treat in Brazil. The candies are rolled in sprinkles for good measure. They make a lip-smacking gift.

Here are 13 melt-your-heart chocolate recipes–from waffles and brownies to cheesecake and chocolate-covered nougat. Call them Valentine’s Day artillery.

An easy-to-follow guide to tempering chocolate for all your candy making and chocolate recipes. Just the thing to impress your love this Valentine’s Day.

This is a soft chocolate nougat, similar to what’s in some well-known candy bars, except this one has more chocolate flavor. Call it the Fourth Musketeer.

Say hello to crumb cakes that are sour cream-enhanced, cinnamon-and-walnut-crumb-topped chocolate cupcakes. These crumb cakes are packed with flavor.

Deep, dark chocolate cupcakes are swirled on top with a dollop of creamy butterscotch icing. Serve the cupcakes as an after-school treat or for dessert.

These toffee cookies are biscuits topped with melted dark chocolate, pecans, and a sprinkle of fleur de sel. Serve the cookies as dessert or give as a gift.

Dense, rich, and decadent, this pound cake is made for chocoholics. Cocoa give the cake its chocolate punch. This cake is too big on flavor to be contained in a loaf pan.

Doberge cake is the birthday cake of New Orleans. The most popular is a Doberge with a lemon-iced cake on one side and a chocolate-iced cake on the other.

This french molten chocolate cake flows seductive when cut into with a fork. A cinch to make, this molten chocolate cake is an elegant, impressive dessert.

This fast, easy fudge has the surprise of cocoa nibs—roasted and crushed cocoa beans. Filled with intense chocolate flavor, this fudge is a cinch to make. It’s a great project to do with the kids.

This flourless chocolate-vanilla marble cake has a texture between fudge and cheesecake. The chocolate marbles between the vanilla for a gorgeous look.

These Kahlua truffle triangles are great bar cookies. Rich Kahlua truffle tops a vanilla crumb bottom. Serve these cookies as a snack or an elegant desert.

A decadent chocolate-peanut butter pudding is spooned into chocolate cups to great effect. Make the chocolate-peanut butter pudding and cups with the kids.

This peanut butter fondue is oozing with semisweet chocolate and creamy peanut butter. A unique fondue, it’s a great recipe for peanut butter fiends.

Two kinds of chocolate come together in this pots de creme recipe. Milk and bittersweet chocolate fill these pots de creme and on top is whipped cream.

These dulce de leche crepes ae filled with warm dulce de leche, of course, and topped with a chocolate-coffee sauce, some ice cream, and whipped cream.

This refreshing seafood lasagna, filled with fish, shrimp and lots of pesto, is kind the lasagna recipe to serve year round–just change the seafood.

If you like rich, chocolate, and decadent treats, then these fig bars, studded with chocolate chips and oatmeal streusel, will have you at first bite.

A buttery cocoa crust, a dense chocolate-raspberry filling, and a glossy chocolate topping. What chocolate brownie bar could make Christmas sweeter?

Chocolate, cinnamon, and chipotle peppers–dried, smoked jalapenos–give this milkshake a distinctive kick and a bit of heat. Great for burgers, hot dogs.

Similar to coffee custards or pots de creme, these little cups filled with cardamom-scented Turkish coffee pudding are an elegant ending to a Turkish meal.

These little cupcakes are made with peanut butter and frosted with whipped bittersweet chocolate ganache, then decorated with a flower of salted peanuts.

These cookies, first appearing in the New York Times, are adapted from ones sold at Jacques Torres Chocolates. The secret is to rest the dough for 36 hours.

Even the most sophisticated palates revel in the combination of juicy burgers and indulgent milkshakes. For adult versions, add your favorite liqueurs.