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A brownie. Not one of those box-mix brownies, though - a thick, high-quality chocolate, perfectly balanced between cakey and fudgy brownie. And make it big.

Since it's summer here in So TX, I guess it would have to be a chocolate genoise with a light chocolate ganache filling and topping. Don't want heavy in all this heat....

Decadent Chocolate Cake.

A really fudgy, double chocolate homemade brownie.

Malley's chocolates (Cleveland, OH) Pecan BillyBobs, milk chocolate, toasted pecans, caramel. Yum.

Dark Chocolate Gelato from Jeni's

pavlova!! with creme fraiche and raspberries.
the nigella recipe

basically anything sumptuously chocolate described by nigella!

I've got to go old school here and opt for the "Katherine Hepburn" brownie...you all remember that one, don't you? The recipe was passed around everywhere, and that was pre-internet. They're moist, fudgy and practically flourless...brownie perfection!

If I was feeling extremely decadent I'd add a scoop of chocolate caramel ice cream and a drizzle of dark chocolate syrup...

a slab of Callebaut white chocolate. Sandwiched between a slab of Dark and a slab of milk. With hazelnuts in it.

A huge, warm-from-the-oven, chocolate chip cookie served with ice cream, drizzled with chocolate and caramel syrup, and topped with nuts.....mmmm

mmm...the best dark chocolate, something around 70-85%. I'm sure I haven't had the good fortune yet to taste the best, so I can't specify which brand/manufacturer. I want to remember that flavor!

A really top-notch brownie, warm and with some vanilla ice cream.

Don't enter me in the contest (I won a book two months ago and I ordered this book already) but I had to make note of my mom's chocolate cake. It was the best...from scratch and always delicious and this comes from a person who generally has a take-it-or-leave-it attitude towards eating chocolate.

Side note: ordered the cookbook so I can find new treats to make for all the diehard chocoholics in my life.

a big bowl of ganache made with dark chocolate

a hot fudge sundae

a rich chocolate fudge cake with whipped cream and dark chocolate curls

mint chocolate chip ice cream or ben & jerry's half-baked.

dark chocolate brownie with a side of chocolate mousse.

Michael Laiskonis's warm chocolate cake. Except I'd make it in a gallon bucket, if it was going to be the last time.

I would eat about 10 pounds of dark chocolate, all at once!

Straight up dark chocolate, or Ritter Sport dark chocolate with hazelnuts.

ina garten's chocolate brownies, from scratch, not the box, with a glass of ice colk whole milk.

Quadruple Chocolate Espresso Bean Cookies, adapted from 101cookbooks.com

Flourless chocolate cake at Gotham in Manhattan.

A warm fudgy brownie, topped with vanilla ice cream, hot fudge sauce, and roasted peanuts.

Chocolate éclairs from Le Nôtre

A pistol, so I could kill myself.

a really dense, fudgy chocolate six layer cake with chocolate hazelnut buttercream

A good quality chocolate bar and a jar of peanut butter.

a chocolate chip cookie dipped in ganache! yummers!

oh man, this is really hard. dark chocolate gelato with coconut and espresso beans

a rich, dark chocolate mousse topped with real whipped cream

chocolate mousse

Chocolate cheesecake!

Hmm.. last chocolate EVER? Well, it would have to be dark, maybe a dark chocolate mousse, with a chocolate wafer cookie?

Homemade chocolate peanut butter ice cream. I know, it's not a solo project, but I think peanut butter just makes chocolate taste better!

Tri-chocolate mousse.

While it doesnt contain chocolate, my choice is Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout

Everything in the La Maison Du Chocolat shop in Paris.

Oh probably a brownie sundae... with the brownie still warm, and it has to be one of those brownies with chocolate pieces in it... or my mom's chocolate peanut butter pie with the chocolate wafer cookie crust, creamy peanut butter filling, and chocolate ganache topping.

the best dark chocolate money can buy

Any chocolate confection from Pierre Herme

I think it would have to be a chocolate truffle from eclipse in san diego, with lavender sea salt on top.

brownies - the cooks illustrated recipe

a chocolate caramel truffle with sea salt

I'd have the densest, richest, most indulgent flourless chocolate cake possibly conceivable.

my mom's new year's mocha pie

A bar of Don Puglisi's vanilla cold-press chocolate. The mere memory of its intensity would easily last me a lifetime.

A bar of Dagoba dark chocolate. Then I'd find a way to end my life, because a life without chocolate is akin to death.

Chocolate almond ice cream.

chocolate ice cream

Bacon chocolate.

a rich moist brownie

ditto for chocolate molten cake a la mode

I love See's candy especially their Bordeux's, they remind me of my Grandmother who always had them out on special occassions

a really good brownie

chocolate tapioca pudding

Mexican hot chocolate with a chewy nut brownie.

A big pan of Fantasy Fudge

Dark chocolate haystacks. Yummy!

Chocolate Decadence Cake, from Jeanine's Bakery in Santa Barbara, Calif.

My grandma's Texas cake (a thin, moist, sheet cake with cinnamon, and chocolate frosting, garnished with chopped pecans). With all the sophisticated chocolate desserts I've had in my life, this flavor from my childhood is my favorite chocolate memory.

Wow, that's a question that requires some serious thought. For now, I'll probably say a moist and fudgy bittersweet chocolate brownie served a la mode with a scoop of salted caramel gelato!

I have the perfect answer for this question. Death By Chocolate Cake would be the natural choice. LOL

A slice of meltingly tender Reine de Saba cake (the Julia Child recipe).

Semi sweet dark chocolate with chipotle pepper.

Lake Champlain Chocolate Truffles!

Back to the basic...simply a gigantic piece of delectable dark chocolate.

gooey rich chocolate cake w. mint chip ice cream. drool.

I am torn between a pan of made-from scratch fudgy brownies (still warm from the oven, of course) full of melted semisweet chocolate bits, or...

An entire torte made with dense dark chocolate cake and filled with an orange-flavored chocolate mousse. Can you top that with ganache, please, and then decorate it with rosettes of whipped ganache?

Either way, if I can't have chocolate again, I would like a big pitcher of icy cold milk with that, please! Thanks for the offer of a really terrific sounding book.

A flourless chocolate cake smothered in decadent chocolate ganache

a buttery chocolate chip cookie!

Big huge warm chocolate chip cookies.

A piece of homemade German Chocolate cake!

only one more serving of chocolate?? Oh, the agony...

If one was all I could have, then it must be a warm, fudgy brownie with dark chocolate chunks. It would have a light dark chocolate glaze over the top, not enough to be called icing, just enough to complement the decadent goodness within.

Followed by a cold milk chaser.

No question; I'd have a dark chocolate raspberry truffle.

Rich chocolate torte with chocolate ganache.

Peanut butter and chocolate pudding pie, chosen because it's been a while.

My 16 year old daughter makes the very best double dark chocolate chunk cookies! YUM!

Hot chocolate made with gran marinier and Ghiradeli chocolate.

A large white chocolate easter egg filled with Belgian dark chocolate ganache

Chocolate ice cream

white chocolate cake with raspberry filling and white chocolate cream cheese frosting. so what if it's not really chocolate. :)

chocolate ice cream on the best chocolate brownie covered with hot fudge sauce and chocolate chunks.

I'd have a large box of Godiva chocolates.

85% cocoa Valrhona chocolate used as a ganache over a Henri Le Roux CBC with a pinch of smoked sea salt.

Not fully chocolate, but still awesome.

A chocolate chip cookie

Chocolate with real whipped cream.

It would have to be a really good truffle.

Molten chocolate cake. A really big one!

chocolate fudge brownie...mmm.

A slice of deep moist chocolate cake with a whipped cream frosting and chocolate curls ! OMG ...................

Flourless chocolate cake, served warm, with fresh whipped cream.

I would have an assortment of See's candies.

Brownies with pecans or walnuts.

oooh a big guey, warm, melt in your mouth brownie...one of mom's :)

brownie sundae

Rich dark chocolate ice cream with chunks of fudgy brownie and swirls of bittersweet chocolate sauce

Chocolate croissants. :)

Chocolate Mousse from the Heathman Hotel in Portland, OR

A molten chocolate cake with a cold glass of milk.

Moist chocolate cake with chocolate ganache. YUMMY!

a handful of chocolate covered hazelnuts...so good.

What would I have? Well, first a conniption, and then most likely a stroke.
And then, perhaps a very large piece of French Silk pie.

Home made pudding.

Cruel question. Maison du Chocolat ganaches (in every flavor).

The thought of this is painful! I would have to choose the melted chocolate brownie/cake that I had at an Italian restaurant last weekend. I don't know what it was called, but it was spectacular! It had a brownie texture, was soft and melting in the middle and had a chocolate sauce over the top.

I would request the world's largest dark chocolate bar; if that is not OK, then I would go with a simple chocolate cake (6-minute chocolate cake from Moosewood) with chocolate frosting (from the Joy of Cooking ganache recipe). Yummy.

That would be a sad, sad day! But I would have a hunk of the classic Ebinger's chocolate blackout cake, with a big glass of milk.

Sarris Choclate about 1 lb.

This may be the hardest question I've ever tried to answer... well, not really, but it does cause pain to think of one final chocolate experience!

Here goes: a many layered, tender, moist chocolate cake with copious amounts of rich chocolate frosting between each layer. With colorful decorations. Like what my mom made for my birthday as a kid, but bigger!

Or a few pounds of fresh Sees chocolates.

Or a really good Amano bar. Or Askinosie (white chocolate bar).

a chocolate brownie with nuts and a chocolate ganache frosting

Oh man, just one? A dark chocolate chewy brownie with walnuts

A chocolate brownie sundae :)

Brownie on the bottom with a scoop of chocolate ice cream on top sprinkled with crumbled chocloate cookies, hot fudge, and whipped cream.

A 5lb Ghirardelli Chocolate Mint Bar.

Lots of chocolate champagne truffles!

I would have one of those dark chocolate oranges that you smash on the table and it breaks into slices. Those are sooo good. Has to be the dark chocolate though.

Would love to win this cookbook!!

bon-bons and truffels from this little shop in Estes Park Co. They were so good one almost got drunk eating them

a goey-fudgey-warm-from-the-oven brownie. with maybe some vanilla ice cream on top.

one piece of really good dark chocolate and I would put it in my mouth and let it slowly dissolve.

Lindor balls.

chocolate fudge

Last chocolate would have to be pure and strong - Scharffenberger 70%

rich triple chocolate brownies made with a good dark chocolate

Drool...

I would have to go for a warm, rich, fudgy brownie. A giant one.

One of those sinfully rich, multi-type-of-chocolate, high-end restaurant concoctions. So rich it'd make me sick, so then I wouldn't miss never having chocolate again!

I'd have Death By Chocolate, and a side of hot white chocolate chocolate. So delicious...

It wouldn't matter what is was, as long it's dark chocolate!!

I would have a 5lb. box of Godiva Chocolates to eat while lazing in a hammock under a shade tree.

Two really thick chocolate fudge brownies topped with fudge ripple ice cream covered in hot fudge and finally all covered in chocolate Cool Whip. With a cherry on top to make it a healthy dessert.

A box of Godiva chocolates or a batch of chewy, moist brownies.

Dark chocolate cake with ganache glazed on top and chocolate ice cream, on the side.

Irish Cream Truffles :D

When I was a kid, my dad took us to a French restaurant. I had a flourless chocolate cake. It was amazing, I have never had anything like it since, though I have looked to dulicate the experience. That is what I would like for my last chocolate taste.

Despite all the amazing artisan chocolates out there that I've had the pleasure of sampling, See's Candy brings me back to my youth so I'd have to partake in some of their bridge mix, or scotchmallow, or pecan buds. Mmmmm...

hot chocolate!

cheesecake, with chocolate brownie bites inside and chocolate ganache on top!

That's a hard one, I think I'd have to go with a chocolate brownie sundae with chocolate ice cream. Thank you so much!

All in One Pan Chocolate Cake, from Regan Daley's In the Sweet Kitchen - that recipe alone is worth the book.

my moms choc mousse

super gooey in the middle, crispy chewy on the outside, rich dark chocolate brownie with ice cream and fruit.

a big,warm homemade chocolate brownie with nuts. Topped with a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream and dripping in hot fudge sauce. Yum!!!

Swiss orange chip ice cream from Swensen's. It's a chocolate chocolate chip ice cream flavored with orange. Oh, and it can't be the prepackaged one from the factory. It has to be the one they make in small batches at the SF Russian Hill location.

I'd have myself a great big Dark Chocolate Easter Bunny (solid, of course).

Dark Chocolate !

I love anything chocolate! If I could eat chocolate only last time it would have to be a fresh baked, gooey chocolate brownie, covered with ice cream and sprinkled with nuts...

If, god forbid, I only had one more chance to enjoy the rich and incredible flavor of chocolate, I would eat it straight. A high quality, creamy, semi-dark bar of great chocolate...the memory of that could probably last me a lifetime (albeit a sad one!!).

The chocolate "bark" from Gayles chocolates here in Roya Oak, MI.
INCREDIBLE

My second choice would be to have dark chocolate covered pomegranates! I recently discovered these at a local market and I'm sold. Its a mini-chocolatey-ball of goodness that bursts into a tart and sweet flavor when you hit the pomegranate.

My first choice of course would be for luscious chocolate ice cream sandwiched between warm baked dark chocolate chip cookies (marshmallows optional). Then while you eat it you have the warmth of the cookies softening the ice cream and mixing to create a delish, textured chocolate blend.

What a tough question to answer! In my opinion, there's no better form of chocolate than a perfectly made truffle. I know of no other dessert that can be so satisfying after only a few bites. For me, it would very dark chocolate, with just a hint of espresso and vanilla to really make the chocolate flavor shine, and rolled in sweetened cocoa or possibly powdered sugar to counter-balance the darkness of the chocolate center. It should be ultra-smooth, creamy, but still slightly firm at the same time.

All that said, my other choice would be to drop high-quality dark chocolate chunks or chips into a jar of peanut butter, and then just dig them out with a spoon! :o)

At one of my restaurants I used to male a wonderful flourless chocolate cake incorporating Grand Marnier. One of my subordinates stole the recipe book, so I guess I'll have to reinvent it. Nonetheless, that would be my choice.

french silk pie, because it's the only desert that makes me sick of chocolate by the time I'm done.

Dark chocolate rum cheesecake with white chocolate drizzled over the top and my "famous" double chocolate chunk cookies crushed for the crust.

And a giant glass of milk.

70% dark with dried chilies from Eddie's Market! =)

Double chocolate bread pudding - yummy!

Chocolate milk

Dense chocolate brownie, all the way

The piece of Venezuelan chocolate that I tasted in 1994 that changed my idea of what chocolate could taste like.

A box of John & Kira's Organic Chocolates - specifically containing only the flavors starry night, bergamot, and lavender honey.... mmmmmmmmmmmmm!

A massive piece of the Vegan Chocolate Death Cake from The Grit in Athens, GA. Quite possibly the most amazing thing I've ever eaten.

brownie with vanilla ice cream and hot fudge

dark hot chocolate milk

Chocolate covered bacon!

a super dense chocolate brownie

Something that combines chocolate and textures from brownie to mousse to ice cream, somehow layered all in one, and that also uses multiple types of chocolate from white to dark. Mmmmm, I need to make this concoction...

I love Grand Marnier Orange Chocolate cake!

molton chocolate lava cake

24 inches by 24 inches pan of brownies right out of the oven. ;-) Thanks.

Pure brownie batter with extra fudge on top, extra warm and gooey!

a bowl of chocolate ganache

A perfect chewy brownie would do it for me.

It would have to be a dark chocolate mousse. Umm!

warm chocolate chip cookie!

Butterfinger

super rich, probably-going-to-kill-you-and-should-if-you-can-never-have-chocolate-again dark chocolate ice cream with long slivers of dark chocolate, coconut, and walnuts.

A creamy mint-flavored truffle would be quite delightful....I think I'll go have one now :)

I would have a very big hersey bar.

Warm molten chocolate torte topped with chocolate sauce.

A piece of really good, really extra-dark chocolate.

Home made chocolate pudding

My Mom's chocolate cake with fudge icing.

I'll have a double order of ben & jerry's half-baked

Hmm .... I would have to say a dark chocolate ice cream with chocolate chips and shredded coconut.

The 5 layer chocolate fudge cake sounds wonderful.

I go to a local restaurant that makes a "chocolate ball". The inside is chocolate cake and chocolate mousse. It is dipped in chocolate ganache. Then white chocolate is drizzled on top of it.

A life-size chocolate pudding pie. I'm am so a chocoholic. I gotta win this. :) Many thx.

Ghiradelli 70% dark :)

A huge box of Vosges truffles

Godiva! Love their starfish candies w/raspberry filling.
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Hershey Special Dark with Raspberries and Hazelnuts!

The very thought of chocolate for the last time makes me sad. Very, very sad. I would either have gourmet belgian chocolate truffles or a large piece of chocolate cake.

Lots & lots & lots of Chocolate Molten Cake!!!! mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm :-P

wow, hard choice but a kahlua fudge brownie, thanks for contest

A chocolate trifle I had earlier this year. It was the most amazing concoction of layered and textured chocolate I have ever eaten. Heaven. Absolute heaven.

A fudgy brownie with Moose Track Ice cream on top.

A piece of high-quality plain dark chocolate.

Chocolate mousse

Homemade dark chocolate ice cream with pecans and raisins. Thanks for the giveaway!

one of those "special" brownies would be extra nice.

Warm chocolate mousse souffle

chocolate cake

Chocolate Cake garrettsambo@aol.com

My favorite is homemade chocolate cake with chocolate frosting. Yummy!

A big plate of freshly baked brownies. It's the simple things...

Decadent double-chocolate cake for me. Mmmm.

chocolate cheesecake

though it is painful to even consider a lifetime without chocolate....

My last taste would be the Chocolate Tuxedo Cream Cheesecake at the Cheesecake Factory.

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