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Chocolate or caramel? Or both?

Do we really have to choose?

Drooling over salted caramel chocolate brownies. Credit: Adam Liaw

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Chocolate or Caramel

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Asking us to choose between chocolate and caramel is like asking a parent to choose their favourite child. Of course, we love both equally... just one more than the other sometimes.

Praline start

A sprinkle of salt flakes is the finishing touch to this rich praline of macadamias, pecans and cashews. Credit: Adam Liaw

The only thing that would make this divine

roasted nut and caramel praline

better would be to go off-recipe and liberally coat it with dark chocolate. Just a thought...

Sliced duo

Up your chocky slice game with a pretty feathered topping. Credit: Alan Benson

Chocolate caramel slice

is a perennial favourite for good reason. A biscuit base, gooey caramel centre and liberal chocolate topping is a combination made in heaven.

Top this

This chilled cake of layered biscuits, whipped cream and caramel-chocolate topping will hit the spot. Credit: Kitti Gould

When the chocolate and caramel toppings start drizzling, your tastebuds start sizzling. Or something like that... Just know that you need this

triple ripple ice cream cake

in your mouth immediately.

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Ginger and salted caramel ice cream sandwich

Yaytime every time

Yay to paying homage to an Aussie ice-cream classic. Credit: Danielle Abou Karam

While we're on the subject of ice cream, have you ever made your own

yaytimes

? The brown bread toffee ice cream is amazing, the crispy chocolate shell is magic and the whole thing is just a delicious excuse to use up wasted bread.

1,2,3 bite

Triple-decker chocolate peanut butter fudge

With ingredients like oats, coconut oil, yoghurt and cocoa, these bites are healthier than you'd think. Credit: Adam Liaw

This t

riple-decker chocolate peanut butter fudge

recipe had us at 'triple-decker'. Because that means leaving teeth-bite marks in layers of everything we love.

Sold on flan

If it's caramel you want, then it's flan you need. Credit: Adam Liaw

The French crème caramel inspired the

Mexican flan

which inspired us to almost love caramel more than chocolate. Warning: this recipe is scarily easy to make.

Strudel smiles

Threading caramel through your apples makes

strudel

very happy indeed. Add a scoop of ice cream and comfort awaits.

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Apple skin caramel

Good side

Mix in whatever you fancy (personally we're choosing choc chips...). Credit: Kitti Gould

Caramel popcorn

is also in contention for 'favourite child'. It's just so sweetly, salty, crunchingly moreish.

Sorry, Caramel

Everyone needs a secret recipe for the perfect chocolate cake. This is Adam Liaw's.

Just when you thought caramel might be winning, chocolate brings out its biggest gun. Can anything ever beat a

layered chocolate cake

CAKE WINS

Two-ingredient chocolate cake

Red wine chocolate cake

Simple orange chocolate cake

So saucy

A sauce of brown sugar, cocoa and boiling water is poured over these puddings just before they're baked, which creates the luxurious self-saucing effect. Credit: Adam Liaw

Another big contender:

the chocolate pudding

. In this case, a self-saucing chocolate pudding that magically turns boiling water into a rich chocolate sauce while you put your feet up and the oven goes YES.

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Self-saucing chocolate espresso pudding

Thumbs up

Each mouthful is a mixture of smooth, salted caramel and crisp, malt-scented cookie. Credit: Adam Liaw

These salted

thumprint bickies

hit the spot when just a dollop of caramel is enough. A hint of malt in the biscuits really enhances the caramel notes, making these sweeties a new instant favourite.

Steady contender

This chocolate soufflé starts with a base made with melted 70% cocoa dark chocolate and cocoa powder for rich chocolate flavour. Credit: Kitti Gould

The

chocolate soufflé

has a reputation for being a bit of a heart-stopper to pull off. But as long as you keep your folding technique whispery light, it's actually just a show-stopper.

Mic drop

Credit: Adam Liaw

This

salted caramel chocolate brownie

is why we love our children equally. When they play nicely together, they are simply perfect.

CHOCOLATE LOVES CARAMEL

Triple chocolate caramel slice

Peanut caramel chocolate tart

Peanut chocolate caramel cups

Chocolate fudge and salted caramel layer cake

Salted caramel popcorn with dark chocolate sauce

Salted caramel chocolate chip cookies

Donna Hay's salted chocolate caramel tarts

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Published 17 April 2024 10:19am

Updated 19 April 2024 12:11pm

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