Happily, it’s not just OK to indulge chocolate cravings, it’s good for you, considering the many health benefits—including better heart health and easier weight loss!—that are attributed to this popular “fruit” of the cacao tree.

To help you reap all the healthful goodness of chocolate while enjoying every bite, our top chefs and nutritionists offer easy recipes for delicious and healthful treats. We’ve got rich, chewy brownies that are full of fiber but not full of sugar…natural candies that you don’t have to feel guilty for eating…luscious chocolaty desserts that look worthy of a pastry chef but are actually simple to make….savory ways to use cocoa to give a unique flavor to salad dressing, barbecue sauce and steak…and much more.

Get ready to indulge to your heart’s content…

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