Craving chocolate but short on time? You're in luck! We’ve got two incredibly easy chocolate desserts thatyour'e sure to love without keeping you in the kitchen for hours. Perfect for a quick weeknight treat or an impromptu gathering, these recipes are as simple as they are delicious.

Gooey Chocolate Self-Saucing Pudding (Chocolate Cobbler)

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Chocolate Cobbler also known as a self-saucing pudding, may be the easiest dessert you’ll ever make. With just a few ingredients you probably have in your pantry you can make the best gooey chocolate pudding cake. All you need is some hot water and an oven and you have a no-fail dessert that will curb your chocolate craving.

Last Minute Dessert

When you’re craving something chocolate, you can whip up this chocolate dessert with ingredients from your pantry. No advance planning involved. You’ll have dessert in hand, in 40 minutes. Grab some vanilla ice cream!

This is one of those desserts that is always our fall back dessert. It’s comfort food at it’s finest. You can’t mess it up, the magic occurs when you start with a chocolate base and top with sugar and cocoa powder. Then pour hot water over the top and bake. The result is a gooey brownie like dessert that is gooey. Not as firm as a brownie and not as runny as pudding – somewhere in between.

You may have heard it called chocolate pudding cake or self-saucing pudding but it’s nothing like my decadent chocolate pudding recipe, it’s warm and gooey and great with vanilla ice cream.

What You'll Need for Chocolate Cobbler:

• 1¼ cups sugar divided
• 1 cup flour
• 6 tablespoons cocoa powder divided
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ½ cup milk
• ⅓ cup butter melted
• 1½ teaspoons vanilla
• ½ cup brown sugar
• 1½ cups hot water
• 1 cup chocolate chips

You probably have everything in your pantry.

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Stir together 3/4 cup sugar, flour, 3 tablespoons cocoa, baking powder, and salt. Stir in milk, butter, and vanilla, mixing until smooth. Add chocolate chips. Spread into an un-greased 8-inch square glass baking pan or large pie pan. ( it will be very thick)
• In a small bowl, mix 1/2 cup sugar, brown sugar, and 3 tablespoons cocoa. Sprinkle evenly over batter. Pour hot water over the top. Do not stir.
• Bake for 35-38 minutes, or until center is almost set. Let stand for 15 minutes, then serve. Great served with vanilla ice cream.

Fudgy Chocolate Brownie Pie – No Pie Crust

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Calling all chocolate lovers, this dessert is like a super fudgy brownie in pie form. No pie crust required for this rich and decadent Brownie Pie. The soft, moist, and chewy brownie filling has an unexpected touch from toasted pecans! Top it off with melty chocolate and serve warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. It’s like a brownie sundae.

Try a No-Fail Decadent Chocolate Fudge Pie With Pecans

This easy brownie pie recipe is so fudgy and delicious that it doesn’t even need a pie crust! Each slice is full of rich chocolate brownie filling that’s great right out of the oven or at room temperature. Even more scrumptious with chocolate syrup and a scoop of ice cream for an over-the-top treat that tastes just like a hot fudge sundae.

This is the best pie for all the chocolate lovers out there. Make it for a special occasion or any time you get a chocolate craving. While it has to bake for 40 minutes, prep time is quick and easy.

Since it doesn’t have a traditional pie crust, there’s no need to blind bake or use pie weights. It’s the perfect pie recipe for new bakers who want to dip their toes into making pie recipes. For another not-fail easy pie, try a cream cheese pie with fresh fruit.

My favorite way to eat this is warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and then drizzled with chocolate syrup. Top with toasted pecans and you’ll be in heaven!

What You'll Need for Chocolate Brownie Pie:

• ¾ cup butter
• 3 oz dark chocolate chopped
• 3 eggs room temp
• 1 ½ cups sugar
• ¾ cup flour
• ¼ tsp salt
• 1 tsp vanilla
• ¾ cup pecans chopped, toasted and divided
• chocolate syrup and vanilla ice cream optional

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350º. Spray a 9 inch pie pan with cooking spray.
• Add butter and chocolate to a microwave safe bowl and microwave on medium power for 2 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds, just until the chocolate has melted.
• Beat the eggs in the bowl of an electric mixer until frothy, about 3 minutes. Gradually add sugar and beat until well combined and it turns a pale yellow.
• Gradually add the chocolate butter mixture and vanilla and beat until well blended. Add flour and beat just until blended. Stir in ½ cup pecans.
• Pour into the greased pie pan and bake for 40-43 minutes. A toothpick should come out with a few to no crumbs.
• Cool before slicing. Top with ice-cream, chocolate syrup and remaining toasted pecans.

Either one you choose will give you a gooey chocolate dessert that everyone will love.