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12 Mindblowing Chocolate Desserts in Houston

Where to live your best ganache-filled life

by Alex Vickery
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What’s better than cake and lots of frosting?
| Fluff Bake Bar/Facebook
by Alex Vickery

As any chocolate lover knows, a dish isn’t really dessert without chocolate in it. Forget cheesecake and strudel; if it isn’t drizzled with melted chocolate or loaded with chocolate chips, what even is the point?

Luckily, Houston has everything to satisfy anyone’s cacao craving, from soft chocolate chip cookies to decadent chocolate cake to Nutella pizza. Raid a specialty dessert shop right away or enjoy a savory dinner first, but be sure to save room for these excellent chocolate creations.

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Fat Cat Creamery

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For a boozy treat, dig into Fat Cat Creamery’s Milk Chocolate Stout flavor, made locally with Texas beer. Try it in a cup, waffle cone, or milkshake. It’s all good here. In an unleaded dessert is important, Fat Cat’s decadent chocolate sundae is an equally solid choice.

1901 N Shepherd Dr, Houston, TX 77008
(713) 869-1080
(713) 869-1080
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Red Dessert Dive

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There’s nothing quite like a rich cup of delicious hot cocoa, and Red Dessert Dive serves up some of the best. Pair it with the chocolate bread pudding drizzled with bourbon caramel sauce for a taste of heaven. The rocky road chocolate cake, in all its glory, is also worth a try.

1045 Studewood St, Houston, TX 77008
(832) 649-2977
(832) 649-2977
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Benjy's

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Benjy’s deserves a spot on this list due to one renowned menu item: Mom’s Chocolate Cake. Legend has it that Benjy’s mom still makes the rich pecan-studded cake from scratch daily.

5922 Washington Ave, Houston, TX 77007
(713) 868-1131
(713) 868-1131
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Fluff Bake Bar

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Hit this Midtown bakery for an assortment of gourmet cookies, baked treats, and cup cakes—that is, a slice of cake in a cup. For a punch of salty and sweet, try the Veruca Salt, an absurdly decadent creation made with devil’s food cake, salted caramel buttercream, and pretzels.

314 Gray St, Houston, TX 77002
(713) 522-1900
(713) 522-1900
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Petite Sweets

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Petite Sweets has a variety of bite-sized treats, from macarons to cake balls to mini cupcakes. With flavors like chocolate hazelnut, chocolate peanut butter, and chocolate peppermint on rotation, there’s plenty of chocolate to go around.

2700 W Alabama St, Houston, TX 77098
(713) 520-7007
(713) 520-7007
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Sleek Chocolatier & Crêperie

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As far as Insta-worthy desserts and treats go, the Triple Chocolate Crepe from Sleek is a feast for the eyes that’s hard to top. Drizzled with three types of chocolate, it’s almost too pretty to eat.

5868 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX 77057
(713) 637-4047
(713) 637-4047
Sleek Chocolate/Facebook

Tiny Boxwoods

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It’s no secret that Tiny Boxwood’s has one of the best chocolate chip cookies in town. Crispy on the outside, gooey on the inside—the hype is real. Enjoy it with a side of brunch or as a midday treat on its own.

3614 W Alabama St, Houston, TX 77027
(713) 622-4224
(713) 622-4224
Eater Austin/Facebook

The Chocolate Bar

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The Chocolate Bar is a chocoholic’s dream. With inventive ice cream flavors, giant slices of layered cake, and an array of chocolate-covered fruit, it’s hard to go wrong with anything on deck.

1835 W Alabama St, Houston, TX 77005
(713) 520-8599
(713) 520-8599
The Chocolate Bar/Facebook

Oui Desserts

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This Upper Kirby dessert shop has customers raving about the chocolate Nutella cake—moist and flavorful, but not too sweet. The toffee chocolate chip cookie is another menu highlight that’s hard to beat.

3411 Kirby Dr, Houston, TX 77098
(713) 487-9788
(713) 487-9788
Oui Desserts/Facebook

Dessert Gallery

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Dessert Gallery has a cake for everyone, from merengue to mousse to German chocolate to good old fashioned birthday cake. The layered Chocolate Euphoria Cake topped with dark chocolate ganache is a chocolate lover’s dream come true.

3600 Kirby Dr D, Houston, TX 77098
(713) 522-9999
(713) 522-9999
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HS Green

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This health-conscious cafe has a dark side: Its dinner dessert menu. The Nutella pizza is the star—topped with bananas, strawberries, mint, and powdered sugar—but the warm brownie and cookie sundae are just as tempting.

5092 Richmond Ave, Houston, TX 77056
(713) 904-3547
(713) 904-3547
HS Green/Facebook

Smoosh Cookie

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Customize the perfect ice cream sandwich at this food truck in Rice Village. The combination of warm cookies, a scoop of ice cream, and crunchy toppings will satisfy even the most discerning sweet tooth.

5505 Morningside Dr, Houston, TX 77005
(832) 582-9864
(832) 582-9864
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Fat Cat Creamery

1901 N Shepherd Dr, Houston, TX 77008

For a boozy treat, dig into Fat Cat Creamery’s Milk Chocolate Stout flavor, made locally with Texas beer. Try it in a cup, waffle cone, or milkshake. It’s all good here. In an unleaded dessert is important, Fat Cat’s decadent chocolate sundae is an equally solid choice.

1901 N Shepherd Dr, Houston, TX 77008
(713) 869-1080
(713) 869-1080
Fat Cat Creamery/Facebook

Red Dessert Dive

1045 Studewood St, Houston, TX 77008

There’s nothing quite like a rich cup of delicious hot cocoa, and Red Dessert Dive serves up some of the best. Pair it with the chocolate bread pudding drizzled with bourbon caramel sauce for a taste of heaven. The rocky road chocolate cake, in all its glory, is also worth a try.

1045 Studewood St, Houston, TX 77008
(832) 649-2977
(832) 649-2977
Red Dessert Dive/Facebook

Benjy's

5922 Washington Ave, Houston, TX 77007

Benjy’s deserves a spot on this list due to one renowned menu item: Mom’s Chocolate Cake. Legend has it that Benjy’s mom still makes the rich pecan-studded cake from scratch daily.

5922 Washington Ave, Houston, TX 77007
(713) 868-1131
(713) 868-1131
Yelp

Fluff Bake Bar

314 Gray St, Houston, TX 77002

Hit this Midtown bakery for an assortment of gourmet cookies, baked treats, and cup cakes—that is, a slice of cake in a cup. For a punch of salty and sweet, try the Veruca Salt, an absurdly decadent creation made with devil’s food cake, salted caramel buttercream, and pretzels.

314 Gray St, Houston, TX 77002
(713) 522-1900
(713) 522-1900
Russell V./Yelp

Petite Sweets

2700 W Alabama St, Houston, TX 77098

Petite Sweets has a variety of bite-sized treats, from macarons to cake balls to mini cupcakes. With flavors like chocolate hazelnut, chocolate peanut butter, and chocolate peppermint on rotation, there’s plenty of chocolate to go around.

2700 W Alabama St, Houston, TX 77098
(713) 520-7007
(713) 520-7007
Petite Sweets/Facebook

Sleek Chocolatier & Crêperie

5868 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX 77057

As far as Insta-worthy desserts and treats go, the Triple Chocolate Crepe from Sleek is a feast for the eyes that’s hard to top. Drizzled with three types of chocolate, it’s almost too pretty to eat.

5868 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX 77057
(713) 637-4047
(713) 637-4047
Sleek Chocolate/Facebook

Tiny Boxwoods

3614 W Alabama St, Houston, TX 77027

It’s no secret that Tiny Boxwood’s has one of the best chocolate chip cookies in town. Crispy on the outside, gooey on the inside—the hype is real. Enjoy it with a side of brunch or as a midday treat on its own.

3614 W Alabama St, Houston, TX 77027
(713) 622-4224
(713) 622-4224
Eater Austin/Facebook

The Chocolate Bar

1835 W Alabama St, Houston, TX 77005

The Chocolate Bar is a chocoholic’s dream. With inventive ice cream flavors, giant slices of layered cake, and an array of chocolate-covered fruit, it’s hard to go wrong with anything on deck.

1835 W Alabama St, Houston, TX 77005
(713) 520-8599
(713) 520-8599
The Chocolate Bar/Facebook

Oui Desserts

3411 Kirby Dr, Houston, TX 77098

This Upper Kirby dessert shop has customers raving about the chocolate Nutella cake—moist and flavorful, but not too sweet. The toffee chocolate chip cookie is another menu highlight that’s hard to beat.

3411 Kirby Dr, Houston, TX 77098
(713) 487-9788
(713) 487-9788
Oui Desserts/Facebook

Dessert Gallery

3600 Kirby Dr D, Houston, TX 77098

Dessert Gallery has a cake for everyone, from merengue to mousse to German chocolate to good old fashioned birthday cake. The layered Chocolate Euphoria Cake topped with dark chocolate ganache is a chocolate lover’s dream come true.

3600 Kirby Dr D, Houston, TX 77098
(713) 522-9999
(713) 522-9999
Dessert Gallery/Facebook

HS Green

5092 Richmond Ave, Houston, TX 77056

This health-conscious cafe has a dark side: Its dinner dessert menu. The Nutella pizza is the star—topped with bananas, strawberries, mint, and powdered sugar—but the warm brownie and cookie sundae are just as tempting.

5092 Richmond Ave, Houston, TX 77056
(713) 904-3547
(713) 904-3547
HS Green/Facebook

Smoosh Cookie

5505 Morningside Dr, Houston, TX 77005

Customize the perfect ice cream sandwich at this food truck in Rice Village. The combination of warm cookies, a scoop of ice cream, and crunchy toppings will satisfy even the most discerning sweet tooth.

5505 Morningside Dr, Houston, TX 77005
(832) 582-9864
(832) 582-9864
@hungriman/Instagram

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