18 flavors that taste great with chocolate
..and 17 combinations to avoid.
We analyzed over 500,000 recipes to figure out which ingredients makes chocolate better. On average, recipes with chocolate received a 4.35⭐ review scores. However, in some combinations, review scores improved significantly. Like with rolled oats. And sometimes worse. Like with flour.
These are the most important combinations we found:
Stand out combinations
High potential
Unfavorable to
Spoiled by
Worse all around
Common combinations
- vanilla
- egg
- sugar
- brown sugar
- granulated sugar
- milk
- cocoa powder
- peanut butter
- cinnamon
- water
- maple syrup
- white sugar
- powdered sugar
- walnuts
- egg yolk
- honey
- vegetable oil
- semisweet chocolate
- confectioners sugar
- sea salt
- cream cheese
- coconut
- almonds
- dark brown sugar
- oil
- egg whites
- sour cream
- pecans
- coffee
- cornflour
- bittersweet chocolate
- almond butter
- margarine
- almond flour
- nuts
- canola oil
- quick oats
- dutched cocoa
- old fashioned oats
- corn syrup
- zucchini
- pumpkin puré
- condensed milk
- applesauce
- cocoa
- marshmallows
- coconut sugar
- nutmeg
- salted butter
- almond milk
- wheat flour
- coconut milk
- raisins
- flaky sea salt
- oats
- peanuts
- instant coffee
- nut butter
- oreo cookies
- flaxseed meal
- greek yogurt
- onion
- cake flour
- allspice
- milk chocolate
- raspberry
- wheat pastry flour
- graham cracker crumbs
- agave
- cranberry
- dark chocolate
- pretzels
- cumin
- peppermint
- pumpkin pie spice
- whipping cream
- white wheat flour
- fruit
- white chocolate
- ginger
- cashew nuts
- cider vinegar
- graham crackers
- sweetener
- espresso powder
- cayenne
- pumpkin
- butterscotch
- blueberry
- evaporated milk
- cream of tartar
- dates
- black pepper
- lemon juice
- bourbon
- sprinkles
- tahini
- caramels
- black beans
- coconut flakes
- crispy rice cereal
- cherries
- vanilla bean
- nutella
- flax egg
- tomato sauce
- bay leaf
- oregano
- orange zest
- ancho chili
- seeds
- hazelnuts
- ground beef
- neutral oil
- berry
- marshmallow cream
- chocolate syrup
- maraschino cherries
- white vinegar
- worcestershire sauce
- white flour
- cinnamon sugar
- vanilla ice cream
- malted milk powder
- almond meal
- ice
- dark rum
- saltine crackers
- pretzel twists
- pie crust
- carrots
- virgin coconut oil
Explore the stand out connections in the visual explorer 👉
Remember this is how people score them online. A bad combination might not be a bad combination. It might be hard to cook or people make poor substitutions. If you think it makes sense to use something, just pay extra attention.
Here are some great recipes we found with chocolate:
Chocolate Zucchini Cake with Brown Butter Frosting
beyondfrosting.com
Review: 4.35/5 Dish Dragon Score: 5.9/10
Chocolate Cherry Almond Brownies {traditional and gluten free recipes}
barefeetinthekitchen.com
Review: 4.35/5 Dish Dragon Score: 5.8/10
Chocolate Chip Pecan Blondies {traditional and gluten free recipes}
barefeetinthekitchen.com
Review: 5/5 Dish Dragon Score: 5.8/10
Pumpkin Muffins with Chocolate Chips (and Pecan Streusel)
carlsbadcravings.com
Review: 4.35/5 Dish Dragon Score: 5.7/10
Gluten Free/Dairy Free Brownie Ice Cream Sandwich Cookies
bromabakery.com
Review: 5/5 Dish Dragon Score: 5.4/10
