The 10 Chocolate Desserts Our Readers Loved Most in 2025

If you believe chocolate and peanut butter are at their best when layered aggressively, these buckeye brownies are for you. A deeply fudgy brownie base gets topped with a creamy, salty-sweet peanut butter layer, then finished with a glossy blanket of dark chocolate ganache. Inspired by the classic Ohio candy, they’re unapologetically rich, nostalgic, and exactly the kind of dessert that disappears fast at holiday gatherings.