Spicy Chocolate Cake with Jalapeño Fudge Frosting
When you’re ready to dive right into spicy recipes, here is your hero dessert—the chocolate cake alone has just a touch of chili but the jalapeño frosting is not messing around. A little kick is an understatement. And yet, you keep coming back for more.
Recipe via Heather Cristo
Cinnamon Spice Bars
Baking something simple without all the bells and whistles can be immensely satisfying. In this recipe, you won’t find any salted caramel or fancy mix-ins, but you will find incredibly moist, flavor-packed spice bars with hints of molasses, cinnamon and warm spices—all cloaked in a simple cream cheese frosting.
Recipe via Something Swanky
Ancho Chile Dark Chocolate Ice Cream
Ancho chiles have a deep smokiness that complements dark chocolate beautifully, and here that flavor is on full display. We love the dairy-free, coconut milk take on this ice cream and the rich, velvety texture.
Recipe via Wicked Spatula
Salt and Pepper Ice Cream Sundaes
Busy weekdays call for simple desserts, and these sundaes have hump day written all over them. Pick up your favorite ice cream (vanilla works best with these flavors) and then choose if you’d like to go the salt or pepper route. The pepper sundaes have a good hit of flavor thanks to the reduced balsamic reduction and sprinkling of fresh ground pepper.
Recipe via Two Teaspoons
Parmigiano-Reggiano and Cracked Pepper Biscotti
Boasting an entire cup of Parmesan cheese, a healthy handful of nuts and a good sprinkling of pepper, these treats have a bold, snappy flavor that verges on downright addicting.
Recipe via A Cup of Mascarpone
Easy Salted Mayan Chocolate Pot de Crème
These decadent pot de crèmes celebrate the happy marriage of chocolate and salt and go one step further by adding in a pinch of chile. We love the coconut milk version, if you’re looking for a dairy-free alternative.
Recipe via The Pig and Quill
Aztec Chipotle Chocolate Cake with Cocoa Buttercream Frosting
A good classic chocolate cake can be hard to come by, but this slightly spicy version is perfectly tender and moist, and has just a hint of warmth thanks to the cinnamon and chipotle.
Recipe via Gringalicious
Mexican Hot Chocolate Cupcakes
A cake is all fine and good, but sometimes cupcakes are in order. These decadent little sweets boast cinnamon and cayenne in the batter and then bring on a little additional warmth with cinnamon and vanilla in the frosting. The heat is mild enough for kids, but complex and layered enough for any discerning adult.
Recipe via Lemon Sugar
Hot Chili Pepper Truffles
Homemade truffles are deceivingly easy, and these bittersweet chocolate beauties are no exception. To get the process going, the peppers are actually steeped in cream so the flavor of bold spice is brought in subtly: just enough.
Recipe via The View From Great Island
Mexican Chocolate Avocado Mousse
Even if you’re not interested in the paleo diet, trying something new for dessert can be refreshing and these super velvety chocolate mousses are just the thing. Made smooth thanks to avocado, naturally sweetened with honey and spiced with ancho chile and cinnamon, they are a wonderfully guilt-free indulgence.
Recipe via Cook Eat Paleo
