Chili with dark chocolate

With a hint of cocoa powder, espresso, and honey, this unique Chocolate Chili recipe is rich and complex-flavored without being overly heavy. It comes together in 1 pot in just 30 minutes!

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This recipe for Chocolate Chili is a beefy chili with chocolate added to smooth out the flavors and add depth. No one will guess your secret.

A hearty, robust chili with a sophisticated twist of dark chocolate.

Everyone needs a secret ingredient in their chili. Mine is peanut butter and chocolate in the form of a recipe’s peanut butter cup!

This Slow Cooker Chili is a hearty bowl of comfort food that's made with ground beef, three different kinds of beans and dark chocolate!

Chili con Carne with Chocolate may sound like an odd combination, but the chocolate adds a depth of flavor you didn't know your old chili recipe was missing. Yes, this recipe adds chocolate to beef chili.

Dark, good-quality chocolate slow-cooked with beef is brilliant. It might seem a bit odd but it’s a classic combination in French and Mexican cooking. The chocolate adds a fantastic silky texture and deep notes of cocoa. There are quite a few ingredients in this dish but once you have them all in the pot, you just let it simmer away. I always double-up the quantities when I am making it and freeze half. The flavours get better over time — you can make it a couple of days ahead.

This rich Cincinnati chili is made with cloves and cayenne and allspice and cumin. Add in lots of chili powder and some dark chocolate and you have an amazing chili!