TOP 5 CHOCOLATE DESSERTS IN BALTIMORE

As adults, we eat our main course first and save our dessert for last. But when you feast your eyes on a taste-tempting chocolate confection, restraining yourself from at least one nibble beforehand may be a tall order. When you want a home-baked chocolate eclair or a decadent Du Monde Cake, you don’t have to travel farther than the Baltimore, Maryland, area to find extraordinary chocolate desserts to satisfy your sweet tooth.

BALTIMOREOS FROM CHARM CITY CHOCOLATE

With its mission to create gourmet chocolates in small batches using family recipes, Charm City Chocolate is a chocolate lover’s delight. Calling home to The Avenue in Baltimore’s historic Hampden neighborhood, Charm City Chocolate offers chocolate gift boxes, chocolate truffles, toffee, and more for in-store pickup or delivery. 

Husband-and-wife team Todd and Michelle Zimmerman opened Charm City Chocolate in early February 2016. The business uses only the finest ingredients and chocolate sourced from sustainable growers worldwide. 

If you’re looking for a chocolate confection that beams Baltimore pride, hon, then the BaltimOreos can’t be beaten. Charm City Chocolate covers an Oreo cookie in a milk or dark chocolate coating. The BaltimOreo gift box features three Baltimore-themed Oreos adorned appropriately with the words “Baltimore,” “hon,” and a crab image. While they’re a delicious indulgence on their own, these BaltimOreos make a thoughtful welcome gift for someone new to the area.

Location: 809 W. 36th St.

Telephone: 443-449-5164

CHOCOLATE ECLAIRS FROM HOEHN’S BAKERY

For close to 100 years, Hoehn’s Bakery in Highlandtown has provided the Baltimore community with the highest quality baked goods made in the time-honored tradition of family-style baking. Started in 1927 by William Hoehn, a German immigrant, Hoehn’s Bakery still uses the original brick hearth oven he installed 94 years ago. Today, William’s recipes live on in the family members who preserve the baking heritage of scratch-made products free of chemical additives and preservatives.

If your morning coffee is looking a little lonely lately, you need a Hoehn’s chocolate eclair to accompany it. Hoehn’s takes a light-as-air pastry, fills it with rich pastry cream, and tops it with a generous chocolate frosting for a treat that’s every bit as luscious as you can imagine. Eclairs are $3 per piece, and because they’re so popular among customers, you may want to call in your order to reserve some for yourself.

Location: 400 S. Conkling St.

Telephone: 410-675-2884

CHOCOLATE WITH CHOCOLATE CHIPS GELATO FROM PITANGO GELATO

With six locations throughout Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., Pitango Gelato has quickly become one of the most sought-after businesses for premium gelato and sorbet in the mid-Atlantic region. Founder Noah Dan recreates the gelato he remembered from his youth growing up in Trieste, Italy, and shares this impeccable goodness with customers young and old alike. Today, Pitango Gelato’s Fells Point location is a must-stop place for Baltimoreans.

The Chocolate with Chocolate Chips Gelato is arguably one of the finest chocolate gelato creations you’ll taste. It features milk chocolate and chocolate chips (Domori’s Arriba Ecuador single origin) for pure chocolate lusciousness with every bite. On the sorbet side of the menu, the Sur del Lago features the distinctive flavors of Sur del Lago cocoa beans grown in the tropical mountain forest region south of Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela.

Location (Baltimore): 802 S. Broadway

Telephone: 410-236-0741 

DU MONDE CAKE FROM YIA YIA’S BAKERY

Family is at the heart of every small business. This statement epitomizes Yia Yia’s Bakery in Rosedale. The bakery’s name reflects the Greek word for grandmother. According to its website, the bakery’s founder came from Greece to America when she was only 16 years old and began baking and selling products out of her kitchen to restaurants and markets in the Baltimore area. Today, Yia Yia’s Bakery is one of the most well-respected baking establishments in Maryland. 

Plan to visit Yia Yia’s Bakery in person. When you do, you’ll experience the unmistakable aromas of freshly baked loaves of bread, cakes, and pastries that no commercial baking outlet could ever duplicate. 

Chocolate connoisseurs can find several items worthy of tasting, but choose the Du Monde Cake if you want the ultimate chocolate indulgence. This exquisite 10-inch cake features a three-layer chocolate cake filled with white chocolate and chocolate mousse, frosted with chocolate ganache, and topped with chocolate pieces. The Du Monde Cake elevates any special occasion you serve it at into an extraordinary one.

Location: 9415 Philadelphia Road

Telephone: 410-238-2253

MILK CHOCOLATE ALFAJORES FROM DULCEOLOGY ARTISAN BAKERY

Taste the passion in the product. Dulceology Artisan Bakery’s team of cake and pastry artists possess the talent for turning the finest ingredients into the most exceptional baked goods that Charm City has seen. Milk, eggs, flour, sugar, butter, and chocolate are the core ingredients these bakers use in every dessert prepared with a Latin-American influence.

While the bakery’s cake creations are true works of art in edible form, the alfajores are one treat that customers can’t resist. Handcrafted just as they would be if you got them straight from Argentina, Dulceology’s alfajores measure about 2 inches in diameter. Don’t let their diminutive size fool you. These decadent desserts make every bite memorable. The alfajores, containing cage-free eggs, butter, and pure Mexican vanilla extract, are filled with dulce de leche, a blend of cooked milk and sugar resembling caramel, and covered with chocolate. 

Pick them up in person at the bakery’s Federal Hill location or have them shipped to family and friends nationwide. One thing is for sure: Dulceology’s alfajores will have you coming back for more after just one bite.

Location: 1138 S. Charles St.

Telephone: 667-210-2164

What did you think about our list of chocolate confections? Did we overlook one of your favorites in Charm City? Write to us and let us know so that we can add it here.

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