These triangles are like a crunchy pain au chocolat, with phyllo replacing the yeasted dough. Dab a little raspberry jam on top of the chocolate before folding.

This fudge-like mousse cake pushes the opulence barometer right to the edge. A cinnamon nut crust holds a 1 1/2 pounds of bittersweet chocolate mousse.

Bon Appetit’s vanilla cheesecake scented with orange peel and topped with sweetened fresh cranberries is a perfect fall dessert when cranberries are fresh.

A frozen version of your favorite chai drink. It’s flavored with black tea, ginger, cardamom, cloves, and cinnamon. On top and bottom are discs of chocolate.

Layers of crispy phyllo, or filo, painted with a cocoa powder-butter mixture, make the perfect bread for this stacked dessert sandwich filled with mousse.

In this recipe, glutinous rice flour makes a snug casing for dark chocolate molded into a ball shape. The balls are coated in sesame seeds and then deep-fried.

Thanks to an ample amount of chocolate, this bread pudding transcends its homey origins. Rich brioche, raisins, milk, cream and eggs make it irresistible.

Brown-sugar ice cream is spiraled between a bittersweet chocolate cake like a jelly roll. Ladled on top is a sumptuous coffee-caramel sauce.

These brownies are swirled with cream cheese and studded with Heath bar bits and pecans. Not too fudgy, not too cakey, these brownies strike the right balance.

Layers of thick, creamy chocolate mousse and smooth coffee mousse alternate with crumbles of walnut brownies and are topped off with dollops of whipped cream.

This almond-speckled chocolate-filled coffee cake is ideal for breakfast, but it also makes a great holiday treat.

Alfajores are shortbread cookies filled with dulce de leche. For this version, the alfajores are enrobed in chocolate and edged with toasted coconut.

These butter-and-cream-cheese pastries are filled with cinnamon-sugared nuts, a slick of jam, currants, and a handful of chopped chocolate.

This bread pudding is heavenly and sinful all at once. It uses a dense egg bread that sets into a creamy custard. Inside are chocolate layers and raisins.

These cookies, which are a dramatic collaboration of chocolate and vanilla, spring from piping swirls of rich chocolate frosting onto lush vanilla cookies.

Ho ho ho. Time to melt some chocolate, toast some nuts and seeds, and cross some folks off your list of folks to gift this holiday season.

A dark, bittersweet chocolate cake is layered with a caramel-y filling of coconut and chopped pecans and stacked tall for a dessert to impress guests.

An Oreo cookie crust is filled with a rich custard made from bittersweet and semisweet chocolate. Vanilla-infused whipped cream is crowned high on top.

This is a sauce to spoon over perfectly ripe summer fruit or drizzle over a fruit pie or tart.

Studded with almonds and coated in silky chocolate, this roca–essentially toffee–is utterly impossible to resist. Give it as a holiday gift.