My mother-in-law makes a mean lemon bar - so much so that we served them at our wedding! I decided to jazz them up a bit by adding a chocolate layer, and had a lot of fun experimenting with the wide variety of artisanal chocolate flavors available. (Raspberry turned out great, though a little sweet, and today at the store I noticed a lavender and red salt chocolate bar that might be interesting.) Chili chocolate was the clear winner, though, because the touch of heat and a pinch of added salt really helped balance out the tart, sweet lemon.

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