Kitchen Tips All About Ingredients Why Chocolate is Good for Your Love Life By Vanessa Greaves Vanessa Greaves Vanessa Greaves is a Senior Editor at Allrecipes with nearly two decades of experience helping home cooks gain confidence in the kitchen. A self-taught cook who grew up reading cookbooks for fun, Vanessa lives and breathes the challenges faced by busy everyday cooks to get dinner on the table. Allrecipes' editorial guidelines Published on February 12, 2015 Trending Videos Close this video player If you're lost for words, just leave it to romantic chocolate to get your message across. Why? Because talk is talk, but chocolate is sweet science. Here's proof. Truffles aka Sweet Science Nuggets larkspur Pictured: Basic Truffles Chocolate Speaks Louder Than Words Chocolate-lovers will be glad to know science says chocolate really is the secret to happiness. How? Because eating chocolate does more than just pleasure your taste buds with its rich flavor and melting texture. (Although that's pretty darn good right there.) But it also affects your behavior by releasing a flood of feel-good neurotransmitters including stress-reducing endorphins, mood-boosting serotonin, and pleasure-seeking dopamine. Can mere sweet talk do all that? So, go on and let chocolate do the talking for you. How to Speak Chocolate Learn how to make Easy Decadent Truffles. You like that? Here are more ideas to make chocolate your messenger of love: Flourless Chocolate Cake Photo by Dianne. Red Velvet Cupcakes Photo by footballgrl16. Chocolate Cappuccino Cheesecake Photo by sugarmints. Popular Chocolate Dessert Videos Chocolate-Covered Strawberries Ultimate Chocolate Dessert Dark Chocolate Mousse Homemade Valentine's Chocolates Chocolate Lava Cake Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit