News from Chocolate Land

Three ripe bananas, 1/2 cup cocoa, 1/3 cup chocolate chips, 50 minutes at 350F. One bowl, no eggs, no dairy, and a fudgy quick bread crumb.

Twelve berries in 15 minutes: 4 oz vegan dark, coconut oil, 90F temper. Why dry strawberries set glossy, plus 3 topping ideas.

A vegan chocolate box should list 70% plus cacao, no dairy, and a real maker. What 9 piece, 24 piece, and gift sets actually deliver.

One 9x9 pan, almond flour, flax egg, 3/4 cup cocoa, 25 minutes at 350F. Fudgy center, crackly top, no eggs or wheat in the build.

Five ingredients, no flour, no eggs, no dairy. Aquafaba whips, 70% dark melts, 350F for 25 minutes yields a truffle dense slice.

Vegan Dubai chocolate bar: oat milk dark shell, pistachio cream, toasted kataifi, tahini. 4 ingredients, no dairy, full crunch and viral snap.

A no bake vegan chocolate pie with silken tofu, 70% dark, and maple. Sets in 4 hours, slices clean, and tastes nothing like tofu.

Twelve truffles in 2 hours: 70% dark, coconut cream, a pinch of salt. Cocoa, hazelnut, or matcha coats, plus the rolling temperature that holds.

Vegan ganache in 2 ingredients: full fat coconut cream and 70% dark chocolate, 1:1 for glaze, 2:1 for truffles. The temperature that prevents splits.

Dubai chocolate bar in Las Vegas: 4 spots on and off Strip, with prices, hours, and the pistachio quality test. Plus a vegan online option.