Are there any quotidian decisions as difficult as choosing between chocolate and vanilla? OK, maybe a few. But now you’ll never have to pick a side again. Here, our favorite black-and-white dessert recipes. See, you can have the best of both worlds.
The Best Black-and-White Dessert Recipes
Because you shouldn't have to choose between vanilla and chocolate

Black-and-white Pudding
Fact: homemade pudding is way better than the boxed stuff.
The New Black-and-white Cookie
In our riff on the classic cookie, each one has half vanilla dough with chocolate chips and half chocolate dough with vanilla chips. So you get a little of both flavors in every bite.
Checkerboard Cake
Two boxes of cake mix go a long way. We’ll even show you how to assemble this masterpiece.
Chocolate Cupcakes With Vanilla Frosting
Finally, cupcakes that everyone can agree upon. Plus, this recipe makes the perfect amount--four cupcakes total.
Ice-cream Cupcakes
Umm, excuse us, but these cupcakes are frozen. (And part vanilla, part chocolate.)
Nutella Sandwich Cookies
What do you get when you pair meringue cookies and chocolate-hazelnut spread? These little bites of heaven.
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